BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
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Recommended Position on State Legislation: AB 2283 (Holden) Turf Removal Tax Exemption; AB 3170 (Friedman) Sales and Use Tax Exemptions: Water Efficiency; SB 929 (McGuire) Special Districts: Internet Websites; and Other Legislation Which May Require Urgent Consideration for a Position by the Board.
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RECOMMENDATION:
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A. Adopt a position of "Support" on: AB 2283 (Holden) Turf Removal Tax Removal Tax Exemption;
B. Adopt a position of "Support" on: AB 3170 (Friedman) Sales and Use Tax Exemptions: Water Efficiency; and
C. Adopt a position of "Support" on: SB 929 (McGuire) Special Districts: Internet Websites.
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SUMMARY:
AB 2283 (Holden) Turf Removal Tax Exemption (I-02/13/18)
Position Recommendation: Support
Priority Recommendation: 3
In 2014 the legislature approved, and Governor Brown signed, AB 2434 (Gomez) which amended the Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law to provide a tax exemption for water conservation turf removal rebates for tax years 2014 through 2019. The tax exemptions provided California residents an exclusion from gross income for any rebate, voucher, or other financial incentive issued by a local water agency or supplier for participation in a turf removal water conservation program.
AB 2283 (Holden) would extend the exemption to January 1, 2024.
Importance to the District
AB 2283 is consistent with the District's Landscape Conversion Rebate Program (includes turf conversion and hardware upgrades), which provides $1 per square foot ($2 per square foot in areas cost-shared by participating water retailers) for converting high water using landscapes to low water using landscapes. The Landscape Rebate Program is one of several measures the District employs to provide financial incentives to residents in Santa Clara County with proven results to reduce landscape water use.
As the District moves forward with implementing the state's proposed program know...
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