HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 62
(By Delegates Burdiss, Azinger, Barker, Boggs, Brown, Browning,
Caputo, Crosier, DeLong, Fleischauer, Fragale, Guthrie, Hatfield,
Hrutkay, Hutchins, Iaquinta, Kessler, Klempa, Longstreth, Mahan,
Manchin, Marshall, Martin, Miley, Moore, Moye, Paxton, Perdue,
Perry, Pino, D. Poling, Shook, Staggers, Swartzmiller, Tucker,
Varner, Walters, Webster and Yost)
Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study
large land holdings, county by county, to determine the value
taxation of deed holders of lands in excess of one thousand
acres at an annual tax rate of five hundred dollars per acre
will have in stabilizing the economy of this State in the
twenty-first century economy.
Whereas, There has long existed a general perception that
significant disparities unfairly exist in valuing our State's
natural land resources at a fair and fixed rate from county to
county; and
Whereas, A fundamental principle of public policy to be heeded,
as we proceed to the future, to meet the challenges resulting from
the negative impact of globalization on the State's economy,
requires taxation of large land holdings be imposed equitably and uniformly - and to date - there is no clear measure upon which one
can conclude that equity, equality and long-term financial planning
relative to the benefit and improvement among counties and
municipalities of this State can be achieved through landholding
taxation; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance is hereby
requested to study large land holdings, county by county, to
determine the value taxation of deed holders of lands in excess of
one thousand acres at an annual tax rate of five hundred dollars
per acre will have in stabilizing the economy of this State in the
twenty-first century economy; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and
Finance report to the regular session of the Legislature, 2008, on
its findings, conclusions and recommendations, together with drafts
of any legislation necessary to effectuate its recommendations;
and, be it
Further Resolved, That the expenses necessary to conduct this
study, to prepare a report and to draft necessary legislation be
paid from legislative appropriations to the Joint Committee on
Government and Finance.
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