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By: Menendez, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Uresti) |
H.B. No. 1348 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 22, 2013; |
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April 29, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Finance; May 15, 2013, reported favorably by the following vote: |
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Yeas 13, Nays 1; May 15, 2013, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the taxation of certain tangible personal property |
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located inside a defense base development authority. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 379B.011, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsections (c), (d), and (e) to read as follows: |
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(c) A commercial aircraft to be used as an instrumentality |
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of commerce that is under construction inside the authority is |
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presumed to be in interstate, international, or foreign commerce |
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and not located in this state for longer than a temporary period for |
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purposes of Sections 11.01 and 21.02, Tax Code. |
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(d) Tangible personal property located inside the authority |
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is presumed to be in interstate, international, or foreign commerce |
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and not located in this state for longer than a temporary period for |
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purposes of Sections 11.01 and 21.02, Tax Code, if the owner |
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demonstrates to the chief appraiser for the appraisal district in |
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which the authority is located that the owner intends to |
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incorporate the property into or attach the property to a |
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commercial aircraft described by Subsection (c). |
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(e) In this section, "commercial aircraft" means an |
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aircraft under construction that is designed to be used as |
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described by Section 21.05(e), Tax Code. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to ad valorem taxes imposed for a tax year beginning on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2014. |
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