Section 2229 - Reimbursement of classification or exemption of property for purpose of ad valorem property taxation(a) Any classification or exemption of property for purposes of ad valorem property taxation enacted by the Legislature after January 1, 1973, shall be reimbursed by the state for the 1973-1974 fiscal year and for each fiscal year thereafter.(b) For purposes of this section the actual loss of revenue does not include potential revenue from property of a type which was not being assessed and taxed on January 1, 1973.(c) Upon appropriation of reimbursement funds by the Legislature, each county auditor shall file a claim with the Controller on or before September 30 for reimbursement of the tax loss attributable to the exemption. The Controller shall pay on or before December 30 of each year one-half of the amount claimed and shall pay the other one-half on or before April 30. The Controller may audit, or may request the State Board of Equalization to audit, any of these claims or payments. This section does not apply to classes of property affected by Sections 988, 1152, 5303, and subdivision (c) of Section 227.(d) The Legislative Analyst shall review any classification or exemption of property to which this section is applicable and shall report to the Legislature on the general economic effects thereof. This report shall be submitted at least one year prior to the date on which the classification or exemption is scheduled to terminate.
(e) Any claim alleging that the reimbursement requirements of this section have not been complied with shall be presented directly to the Legislature and Sections 905.2 and 945.4 of the Government Code shall not apply thereto.Ca. Rev. and Tax. Code § 2229
Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 229, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1995.