INTRODUCTION TO Lewis County Assessor’s Office 351 NW North St., MS: ASR01 Chehalis, WA 98532 Phone: (360) 740-1392 Fax: (360) 740-1262 DESIGNATED FOREST.

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INTRODUCTION TO Lewis County Assessor’s Office 351 NW North St., MS: ASR01 Chehalis, WA Phone: (360) Fax: (360) DESIGNATED FOREST LAND 4/2016

CURRENT USE TAX PROGRAMS The WA State Legislature created these programs to allow property owners to have their timberlands, open-space lands, and farmlands valued at their current use rather than their highest and best use.  DESIGNATED FOREST LAND (RCW 84.33, enacted in 1971)  OPEN SPACE (RCW 84.34, enacted in 1970)

THE “INCONVENIENT TRUTH” ABOUT SPECIAL TAX PROGRAMS:  Regardless of special tax programs, taxing districts need a certain amount of money to operate (a budget).  Whenever someone pays less in TAXE $, the rest of the landowners pay more.

DESIGNATED FOREST LAND (DFL): The Designated Forest Land program applies preferential taxation to qualifying property owners in exchange for growing, harvesting, and replanting commercial timber.

SOME OF THE DFL BASICS:  Enrolled acreage must total 5 acres or more  Land must be devoted primarily to the growth & harvest of trees for commercial purposes  Land must be replanted within 3 years of harvest

… continued  Land must meet stocking requirements (190 seedlings or 100 mature trees per acre)  Owner must control competing vegetation (Scotch broom, blackberries, etc.)  Tree species must be a commercially harvestable timber It is the owner’s responsibility to ensure the property continues to meet the guidelines for the program

PURCHASING LAND? IF YOU’RE PURCHASING LAND ALREADY ENROLLED IN DFL, THE ASSESSOR’S OFFICE MAY REQUIRE YOU TO SUBMIT A FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN IN LEWIS COUNTY, A FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN GENERALLY IS REQUESTED IF LAND RECENTLY WAS HARVESTED

PURCHASING LAND? IF YOU’RE PURCHASING LAND AND WANT TO ENROLL IN DFL, CONTACT THE ASSESSOR’S OFFICE  APPLICATION FEE IS $150 FOR FIRST PARCEL (DISCOUNT GIVEN FOR ADDITIONAL PARCELS IF THEY ARE ADJACENT)  APPLICATIONS ARE DUE BY DEC. 31

APPLYING FOR DFL? IT’S BASICALLY A THREE-YEAR PROCESS YEAR 1 ___________ LANDOWNER SUBMITS DFL APPLICATION BEFORE THE DEC. 31 DEADLINE YEAR 2 ASSESSOR’S OFFICE INSPECTS THE PROPERTY YEAR 3 IF APPROVED, LANDOWNER BEGINS SEEING TAX SAVINGS ON PROPERTY TAX BILL

PROTECT YOUR INVESTMENT ELK, MICE, INSECTS, SCOTCH BROOM, BLACKBERRIES AND DROUGHT CAN BE REAL KILLERS. SPEAK TO YOUR FORESTER ABOUT THE BEST WAYS TO PROTECT YOUR TREES.

“ALL OF MY TREES DIED … NOW WHAT?” REPLANT. IT IS THE LANDOWNER’S RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THE PROPERTY HAS AT LEAST 190 SEEDLINGS OR 100 MATURE TREES PER ACRE AT ALL TIMES.

“I’M READY TO LOG … NOW WHAT?” YOU CANNOT LET YOUR TIMBER GROW BEYOND A MILLABLE SIZE. THE LEWIS COUNTY ASSESSOR’S OFFICE WILL NOT TELL YOU WHEN, HOW MUCH, OR HOW TO HARVEST. THAT’S BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR LOGGING COMPANY.

AUDITING PROPERTIES ALL PROPERTIES IN LEWIS COUNTY ARE PHYSICALLY INSPECTED AT LEAST ONCE EVERY SIX YEARS … however … ANY PROPERTY IN DFL CAN BE INSPECTED AT ANY TIME

REMOVAL FROM CLASSIFICATION: When, Why, How

REMOVAL FROM CLASSIFICATION:  If program land no longer meets the program requirements, state law says the land must be removed and the compensating taxes paid.  The financial responsibility falls on the owner at the time of removal, regardless of how long they’ve owned it.

COMPENSATING TAXES:  This “tax recapture” is calculated using the difference between what the taxes were while in the program and what they would have been had the property not been in the program. Market Value - Current-Use Value _____________________ Tax recapture

 For Designated Forest Land, the “tax recapture” goes back up to 10 years. (If a landowner had been in the program for only 5 years, the “tax recapture” would go back for just those 5 years.) … continued …

RECLASSIFICATION: MMost Current Use tax programs allow for reclassification between the programs to allow landowners to change land use. FFees for reclassification in Lewis County are still very low compared to other counties. WWe encourage any landowners with questions to contact the Assessor’s Office at (360)

TRANSFERRING FROM DFL TO ANOTHER PROGRAM: LANDOWNERS with property in DFL MAY BE ABLE TO TRANSFER TO:  OPEN SPACE FARM AND AGRICULTURE FOR COMMERCIAL FARMING  OPEN SPACE LAND (ALSO KNOWN AS OPEN SPACE OPEN SPACE) FOR LAND LEFT IN ITS NATURAL STATE

OPEN SPACE FARM AND AGRICULTURE (OSFA) :  Land must be devoted to commercial farming (production of livestock or agricultural products that are sold).  May require 3 years of sales receipts  May require certain amount of gross sales

Land must do one or more of the following: OPEN SPACE LAND (OSL) : Conserve and enhance natural or scenic resources Protect streams or water supply Promote conservation of soils, wetlands, etc. Enhance the value to the public of abutting lands Enhance recreation Preserve visual quality along highways Retain in its natural state a 1.00-acre- plus tract of land in an urban area

No logging No mowing No grazing livestock No building No recreational use that would change the natural state of the land OPEN SPACE LAND continued … Property enrolled in Open Space Land must be left in its natural state

ESTATE PLANNING: We encourage landowners to talk with their …  Spouse  Children  Attorney  Accountant  Assessor’s Office – We are eager to help find options that will best fit each owner’s needs.

CHANGE IN USE:  RCW gives landowners 60 days to notify the Assessor’s Office of a change in use.  Construction of a new home will always require review of Current Use taxation.

SUBDIVISIONS: Landowners subdividing property are encouraged to contact the Assessor’s Office to review how their tax programs may be affected by subdivision.

ANY QUESTIONS?

Lewis County Assessor’s Office 351 NW North St., MS: ASR01 Chehalis, WA Phone: (360) Fax: (360) /2016