North Dakota House Bill 1383 seeks a tax exemption for agricultural land under federal easement. State Representative Jim Grueneich argues perpetual easements handicap farmers and landowners by limiting the use of their land and taxing them for it. “We’re punishing landowners for perpetual easements that have been in place for 70, 80, maybe 100 years that they had absolutely no say in, whether they inherited the land or whether it was part of a family farm.” Grueneich said this bill helps farmers where other proposals failed. “I believe that if you don’t have true control of your land, if you can only control 32 acres and (U.S.) Fish and Wildlife (Service) or federal easements control the other 128, maybe they should pay the property tax.”
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