Section 5-12-19 - Tax exemption of property owned or leased by authority--Exception.

5-12-19. Tax exemption of property owned or leased by authority--Exception. Except as hereinafter provided, all land, improvements, and capital equipment owned by the Building Authority, or being leased or acquired by the authority pursuant to a lease having a fixed term plus renewal options exceeding three years, or a lease-purchase or installment purchase contract, shall constitute a separate class of property which is exempt from taxation. Land owned by the authority, or being leased or acquired by the authority, to accomplish projects of the kind listed in § 5-12-8 is not exempt from taxation.

Source: SL 1967, ch 276, § 14; SL 1983, ch 32, § 5; SL 1988, ch 50, § 5.