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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The General Assembly shall, by law, provide for procedures to be followed with respect to adjusting ad valorem taxes or millage pledged for bonded indebtedness purposes, to assure that the tax or millage levied for bonded indebtedness purposes will, at all times, provide a level of income sufficient to meet the current requirements of all principal, interest, paying agent fees, reserves, and other requirements of the bond indenture.
(b) The millage rate levied against taxable personal property and utility and regulated carrier property in each taxing unit in the state shall be equal to the millage rate levied against real property in each taxing unit in the state. Personal property millage rates currently not equal to real estate millage rates shall be reduced to the level of the real estate millage rate; except to the extent necessary to provide a level of income sufficient to meet the current requirements of all principal, interest, paying agent fees, reserves, and other requirements of the bond indenture.
(c) The provisions of this section shall not affect or repeal the required uniform rate of ad valorem property tax set forth in Amendment 74.
(d) The General Assembly may, by law, prescribe the method and means for reassessing real property and establish the frequency of reassessment. However, reassessment shall occur at least once every five (5) years.
(e) Rollback adjustments under Article 16, Section 14 shall be determined after the adjustments are made to assessed value under this Amendment.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Constitution of 1874 Amendment 79, § 4. Adjustment of taxes - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/arkansas-constitution-of-1874/ar-const-amend-79-sect-4/
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