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After the derecho devasted Eastern Iowa forests, state lawmakers want to raise taxes on them
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WATERLOO, Iowa (KWWL) - State lawmakers are considering legislation that could send property tax costs soaring for privately owned forests throughout the state.
According to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, of Iowa’s nearly 3 million acres of forest land, 85.5 percent are privately owned.
If passed, Senate File 352 would change the Forest and Fruit Tree Reservation law and decrease the property tax exemption from 100% to 75% of the reserved land s actual value.
For forest owners like John Zakrasek, who owns two acres in Linn County, the tax would be 100% of the property s value. Under the new rule, anyone who owns less than 10 acres would not be subject to any exemption. All forest reserve exemptions would expire after five years.
By Jason Taylor
Feb 19, 2021
DES MOINES, Iowa - A bill passed in the Iowa House Thursday would give an additional $27 million dollars to school districts based on how many days of in-person learning they offered.
The bill calls for school districts to count how many days students could attend in person previously in the current school year. Funding would then be divided doled out with more funds going to districts that offered more days of full, in-person learning.
The House amended the bill so schools that had disruptions from the August Derecho could claim those days missed for additional funding.