Vermont § 5400 - Statutory purposes

§ 5400. Statutory purposes

• (a) The statutory purpose of the exemption for whey processing fixtures in subdivision 5401(10)(G) of this title is to support industries using whey processing facilities to convert waste into value-added
  products. (b) [Repealed.] [Subsection (c) effective until contingency met; see also subsection (c) effective
  July 1, 2028 if contingency met, set out below.] (c) The statutory purpose of the exemption for qualified housing in subdivision 5404a(a)(6) of this title is to ensure that taxes on this rent- restricted housing provided to Vermonters of
  low and moderate income are more equivalent to property taxed using the State homestead
  rate and to adjust the costs of investment in rent-restricted housing to reflect more
  accurately the revenue potential of such property. [Subsection (c) effective July 1, 2028 if contingency met; see also subsection (c)
  effective until contingency met, set out above.] (c) The statutory purpose of the exemption for qualified housing in subdivision 5404a(a)(6) of this title is to ensure that taxes on this rent-restricted housing provided to Vermonters of
  low and moderate income are more equivalent to property taxed as a homestead property
  and to adjust the costs of investment in rent-restricted housing to reflect more accurately
  the revenue potential of such property. (d) The statutory purpose of the tax increment financing districts in subsection 5404a(f) of this title is to allow communities to encourage investment and improvements that would not otherwise
  occur and to use locally the additional property tax revenue attributable to those
  investments to pay off the debt incurred to construct the improvements. (e) The statutory purpose of the Vermont Economic Progress Council approved stabilization
  agreements in section 5404a of this title is to provide exemptions on a case-by-case basis in conjunction with other economic
  development efforts in order to facilitate economic development that would not otherwise
  occur. (f) [Repealed.] (g) The statutory purpose of the wind-powered electric generating facilities alternative
  tax scheme in subdivision 5401(10)(J)(i) of this title is to provide an alternative to the traditional valuation method in order to achieve
  consistent valuation across municipalities. (h) The statutory purpose of the renewable energy plant generating electricity from solar
  power alternative tax structure in subdivision 5401(10)(J)(ii) is to provide an alternative
  to the traditional valuation method in order to achieve consistent valuation across
  municipalities. (i) The statutory purpose of subdivision 5401(10)(D) of this title is to support Vermont’s ski industry and to encourage personal property investments
  and improvements at ski resorts. [Subsection (j) effective July 1, 2028 if contingency met.] (j) The statutory purpose of the homestead property tax exemption in subdivision 6066(a)(1) of this title is to reduce the property tax liability for Vermont households with low and moderate
  household income. (Added 2013, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 16; amended 2017, No. 73, § 10, eff. June 13, 2017; 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 527, eff. July 1, 2022; 2025, No. 73, § 51, contingently eff. July 1, 2028.)