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TITLE 34 PUBLIC FINANCE
PART 1COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
CHAPTER 9PROPERTY TAX ADMINISTRATION
SUBCHAPTER IVALUATION PROCEDURES
RULE §9.4001Valuation of Open-Space and Agricultural Lands
ISSUE 03/08/2019
ACTION Proposed
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule

Adoption of the "Manual for the Appraisal of Agricultural Land." This manual specifies the methods to apply and the procedures to use in qualifying and appraising land used for agriculture and open-space land under Tax Code, Chapter 23, Subchapters C and D. Appraisal districts are required to use this manual in qualifying and appraising open-space land. The Comptroller of Public Accounts adopts by reference the Manual for the Appraisal of Agricultural Land dated November 2018 [ January 2017]. The manual is accessible on the Property Tax Assistance Division website. Copies of the manual can be obtained from the Comptroller of Public Accounts, Property Tax Assistance Division, P.O. Box 13528, Austin, Texas 78711-3528. Copies also may be requested by calling our toll-free number 1-800-252-9121. In Austin, call (512) 305-9999.

The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's legal authority to adopt.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on February 22, 2019

TRD-201900633

Victoria North

Chief Counsel, Fiscal and Agency Affairs Legal Services Division

Comptroller of Public Accounts

Earliest possible date of adoption: April 7, 2019

For further information, please call: (512) 914-2050



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