63N-23-501. Definitions.

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Effective 5/6/2026

As used in this part:

(1)"Affordable housing" means housing offered for sale at 80% or less of the median county home price for housing of that type.

(2)"Agency" means the same as that term is defined in Section 17C-1-102 .

(3)"Base taxable value" means a property's taxable value as shown upon the assessment roll last equalized during the base year.

(4)"Base year" means, for a proposed home ownership promotion zone area, a year beginning the first day of the calendar quarter determined by the last equalized tax roll before the adoption of the home ownership promotion zone.

(5)"Home ownership promotion zone" means a home ownership promotion zone created in accordance with this part.

(6)"Participant" means the same as that term is defined in Section 17C-1-102 .

(7)"Participation agreement" means the same as that term is defined in Section 17C-1-102 .

(8)"Project improvements" means the same as that term is defined in Section 11-36a-102 .

(9)"System improvements" means the same as that term is defined in Section 11-36a-102 .

(10)"Tax commission" means the State Tax Commission created in Section 59-1-201 .

(a)"Tax increment" means the difference between:

(i)the amount of property tax revenue generated each tax year by a taxing entity from the area within a home ownership promotion zone, using the current assessed value and each taxing entity's current certified tax rate as defined in Section 59-2-924 ; and

(ii)the amount of property tax revenue that would be generated from that same area using the base taxable value and each taxing entity's current certified tax rate as defined in Section 59-2-924 .

(b)"Tax increment" does not include property revenue from:

(i)a multicounty assessing and collecting levy described in Subsection 59-2-1602(2) ; or

(ii)a county additional property tax described in Subsection 59-2-1602(4) .

(c)"Taxing entity" means the same as that term is defined in Section 17C-1-102 .

Enacted by Chapter 94 , 2026 General Session