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SCA-13 Property tax: new construction exclusion: small wind turbines and geothermal heat pump systems.(2009-2010)

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2009–2010 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. 13

Introduced  by  Senator Strickland

February 27, 2009

A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Constitution of the State, by amending subdivision (c) of Section 2 of Article XIII A thereof, relating to taxation.


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SCA 13, as introduced, Strickland. Property tax: new construction exclusion: small wind turbines and geothermal heat pump systems.
The California Constitution generally limits ad valorem taxes on real property to 1% of the full cash value of that property. For purposes of this limitation, “full cash value” is defined as the assessor’s valuation of real property as shown on the 1975–76 tax bill under “full cash value” or, thereafter, the appraised value of that real property when purchased, newly constructed, or a change in ownership has occurred.
This measure would authorize the Legislature to exclude from classification as “newly constructed” the construction or addition, on or after January 1, 2010, of a small wind turbine or geothermal heat pump system.
Vote: 2/3   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  
Resolved by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That the Legislature of the State of California at its 2009–10 Regular Session commencing on the first day of December 2008, two-thirds of the membership of each house concurring, hereby proposes to the people of the State of California, that the Constitution of the State be amended as follows:

 That subdivision (c) of Section 2 of Article XIII A thereof is amended to read:

(c) For purposes of subdivision (a), the Legislature may provide that the term “newly constructed” does not include any of the following:
(1) The construction or addition of any active solar energy system.
(2) The construction or installation of any fire sprinkler system, other fire extinguishing system, fire detection system, or fire-related egress improvement, as defined by the Legislature, that is constructed or installed after the effective date of this paragraph.
(3) The construction, installation, or modification on or after the effective date of this paragraph of any portion or structural component of a single- or multiple-family dwelling that is eligible for the homeowner’s exemption if the construction, installation, or modification is for the purpose of making the dwelling more accessible to a severely disabled person.
(4) The construction or installation of seismic retrofitting improvements or improvements utilizing earthquake hazard mitigation technologies, that are constructed or installed in existing buildings after the effective date of this paragraph. The Legislature shall define eligible improvements. This exclusion does not apply to seismic safety reconstruction or improvements that qualify for exclusion pursuant to the last sentence of the first paragraph of subdivision (a).
(5) The construction, installation, removal, or modification on or after the effective date of this paragraph of any portion or structural component of an existing building or structure if the construction, installation, removal, or modification is for the purpose of making the building more accessible to, or more usable by, a disabled person.
(6) The construction or addition, on or after January 1, 2010, of a small wind turbine or geothermal heat pump system, as defined by the Legislature.