54:1-74 - Valuation base
54:1-74. Valuation base
a. Upon receipt of reports filed pursuant to section 6 of this act and using procedures developed by the board pursuant to section 4 of this act, the county tax board shall compute and certify to the director on or before December 20 of each year, in such manner as to identify for each qualified municipality the aggregate decline, if any, in the true value of vacant land, comparing the current tax year to the base year. The aggregate changes so identified for each qualified municipality shall constitute its valuation base for purposes of this act.
b. The director shall, on or before January 10 of each year, provide the board with all relevant information collected pursuant to the provisions of this act and any other information deemed necessary by the board to determine the valuation base.
c. Upon receipt of the information, the board shall make a final determination on the valuation base of each qualified municipality; calculate the amount due a qualified municipality, in accordance with the procedures developed pursuant to section 4 of this act, to compensate for a decline, if any, by multiplying its valuation base by its tax rate; and certify to the director and the State Treasurer, on or before February 1 of each year, that amount to which each qualified municipality is entitled.
L.1983, c. 551, s. 7, eff. Jan. 17, 1984; per s.17 as amended by 1987, c.320, s.2, section expired December 31, 1989.