84R2933 TJB-D
 
  By: Lozano H.B. No. 1772
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the authority of the governing body of a taxing unit to
  exempt from ad valorem taxation mineral interests owned by
  nonprofit corporations organized for the exclusive purpose of
  generating income for certain charitable nonprofit corporations
  through the ownership, lease, and management of real property.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 11, Tax Code, is amended by
  adding Section 11.186 to read as follows:
         Sec. 11.186.  MINERAL INTERESTS OWNED BY CERTAIN NONPROFIT
  CORPORATIONS. (a) A nonprofit corporation is entitled to an
  exemption from taxation by a taxing unit of the mineral interests
  owned by the nonprofit corporation if:
               (1)  the nonprofit corporation:
                     (A)  is governed by the Texas Nonprofit
  Corporation Law, as described by Section 1.008, Business
  Organizations Code; and
                     (B)  is organized for the exclusive purpose of
  generating income for a specific charitable nonprofit corporation
  through its ownership, lease, and management of real property,
  including buildings, land, and mineral interests;
               (2)  the charitable nonprofit corporation:
                     (A)  is governed by the Texas Nonprofit
  Corporation Law, as described by Section 1.008, Business
  Organizations Code;
                     (B)  is organized exclusively to perform
  religious and charitable purposes; 
                     (C)  is engaged exclusively in providing housing,
  counseling, training, spiritual aid, and related services to
  children and families in need;
                     (D)  does not charge a fee for the provision of a
  service; and 
                     (E)  does not accept or receive money from a
  governmental entity; and
               (3)  the exemption is adopted by the governing body of
  the taxing unit in the manner provided by law for official action by
  the governing body.
         (b)  A nonprofit corporation described by Subsection (a)(1)
  or (2) may not be operated in a way that results in:
               (1)  the accrual of distributable profits;
               (2)  the realization of private gain resulting from
  payment of compensation in excess of a reasonable allowance for
  salary or other compensation for services rendered; or
               (3)  the realization of any other form of private gain.
         (c)  An exemption under this section adopted by the governing
  body of a taxing unit applies to:
               (1)  the tax year:
                     (A)  in which the exemption is adopted by the
  governing body if officially adopted before April 15; or
                     (B)  immediately following the tax year in which
  the exemption is adopted by the governing body if officially
  adopted on or after April 15; and
               (2)  each tax year following that tax year unless and
  until repealed in the manner provided by Subsection (d).
         (d)  The governing body of a taxing unit may repeal an
  exemption adopted under this section in the manner provided by law
  for official action by the governing body.
         SECTION 2.  Section 11.43(c), Tax Code, is amended to read as
  follows:
         (c)  An exemption provided by Section 11.13, 11.131, 11.132,
  11.17, 11.18, 11.182, 11.1827, 11.183, 11.186, 11.19, 11.20, 11.21,
  11.22, 11.23(h), (j), or (j-1), 11.231, 11.254, 11.271, 11.29,
  11.30, 11.31, or 11.315, once allowed, need not be claimed in
  subsequent years, and except as otherwise provided by Subsection
  (e), the exemption applies to the property until it changes
  ownership or the person's qualification for the exemption changes.
  However, the chief appraiser may require a person allowed one of the
  exemptions in a prior year to file a new application to confirm the
  person's current qualification for the exemption by delivering a
  written notice that a new application is required, accompanied by
  an appropriate application form, to the person previously allowed
  the exemption.
         SECTION 3.  Section 403.302(d), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (d)  For the purposes of this section, "taxable value" means
  the market value of all taxable property less:
               (1)  the total dollar amount of any residence homestead
  exemptions lawfully granted under Section 11.13(b) or (c), Tax
  Code, in the year that is the subject of the study for each school
  district;
               (2)  one-half of the total dollar amount of any
  residence homestead exemptions granted under Section 11.13(n), Tax
  Code, in the year that is the subject of the study for each school
  district;
               (3)  the total dollar amount of any exemptions granted
  before May 31, 1993, within a reinvestment zone under agreements
  authorized by Chapter 312, Tax Code;
               (4)  subject to Subsection (e), the total dollar amount
  of any captured appraised value of property that:
                     (A)  is within a reinvestment zone created on or
  before May 31, 1999, or is proposed to be included within the
  boundaries of a reinvestment zone as the boundaries of the zone and
  the proposed portion of tax increment paid into the tax increment
  fund by a school district are described in a written notification
  provided by the municipality or the board of directors of the zone
  to the governing bodies of the other taxing units in the manner
  provided by former Section 311.003(e), Tax Code, before May 31,
  1999, and within the boundaries of the zone as those boundaries
  existed on September 1, 1999, including subsequent improvements to
  the property regardless of when made;
                     (B)  generates taxes paid into a tax increment
  fund created under Chapter 311, Tax Code, under a reinvestment zone
  financing plan approved under Section 311.011(d), Tax Code, on or
  before September 1, 1999; and
                     (C)  is eligible for tax increment financing under
  Chapter 311, Tax Code;
               (5)  the total dollar amount of any captured appraised
  value of property that:
                     (A)  is within a reinvestment zone:
                           (i)  created on or before December 31, 2008,
  by a municipality with a population of less than 18,000; and
                           (ii)  the project plan for which includes
  the alteration, remodeling, repair, or reconstruction of a
  structure that is included on the National Register of Historic
  Places and requires that a portion of the tax increment of the zone
  be used for the improvement or construction of related facilities
  or for affordable housing;
                     (B)  generates school district taxes that are paid
  into a tax increment fund created under Chapter 311, Tax Code; and
                     (C)  is eligible for tax increment financing under
  Chapter 311, Tax Code;
               (6)  the total dollar amount of any exemptions granted
  under Section 11.186, 11.251, or 11.253, Tax Code;
               (7)  the difference between the comptroller's estimate
  of the market value and the productivity value of land that
  qualifies for appraisal on the basis of its productive capacity,
  except that the productivity value estimated by the comptroller may
  not exceed the fair market value of the land;
               (8)  the portion of the appraised value of residence
  homesteads of individuals who receive a tax limitation under
  Section 11.26, Tax Code, on which school district taxes are not
  imposed in the year that is the subject of the study, calculated as
  if the residence homesteads were appraised at the full value
  required by law;
               (9)  a portion of the market value of property not
  otherwise fully taxable by the district at market value because of:
                     (A)  action required by statute or the
  constitution of this state, other than Section 11.311, Tax Code,
  that, if the tax rate adopted by the district is applied to it,
  produces an amount equal to the difference between the tax that the
  district would have imposed on the property if the property were
  fully taxable at market value and the tax that the district is
  actually authorized to impose on the property, if this subsection
  does not otherwise require that portion to be deducted; or
                     (B)  action taken by the district under Subchapter
  B or C, Chapter 313, Tax Code, before the expiration of the
  subchapter;
               (10)  the market value of all tangible personal
  property, other than manufactured homes, owned by a family or
  individual and not held or used for the production of income;
               (11)  the appraised value of property the collection of
  delinquent taxes on which is deferred under Section 33.06, Tax
  Code;
               (12)  the portion of the appraised value of property
  the collection of delinquent taxes on which is deferred under
  Section 33.065, Tax Code; and
               (13)  the amount by which the market value of a
  residence homestead to which Section 23.23, Tax Code, applies
  exceeds the appraised value of that property as calculated under
  that section.
         SECTION 4.  This Act applies only to ad valorem taxes imposed
  for a tax year that begins on or after the effective date of this
  Act.
         SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect January 1, 2016, but only
  if the constitutional amendment proposed by the 84th Legislature,
  Regular Session, 2015, authorizing the governing body of a
  political subdivision to exempt from ad valorem taxation mineral
  interests owned by nonprofit corporations organized for the
  exclusive purpose of generating income for certain charitable
  nonprofit corporations through the ownership, lease, and
  management of real property is approved by the voters. If that
  amendment is not approved by the voters, this Act has no effect.