来源类型 | Working Paper
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规范类型 | 论文
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| Current Use Valuation Programs |
| John Talberth; Logan Yonavjak
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发表日期 | 2011-06
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出版年 | 2011
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语种 | 英语
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概述 |
Executive Summary
This paper explores current use valuation programs as one tool for
conserving and fostering sustainable management of southern U.S.
forests under private ownership. The brief identifies key constraints
on existing programs and suggests measures that could be
implemented to enhance program effectiveness.
As a result of rising property taxes on lands under development
pressure, nonindustrial private forestland owners in the South
often resort to selling all or a portion of their properties to pay tax
bills. Rising property taxes also reduce the profitability of timber
production and induce corporate and industry landowners to
engage in real estate sales as an alternative activity.
Current use valuation programs are one way that states and counties
in the South are encouraging landowners to forgo unwanted
development sales. Under these programs, enrolled forest and
agricultural lands are assessed not at their fair market value but at
their value for current uses. This lowers the tax bill for landowners,
improves the profitability of timber production, and helps reduce
development pressure.
Though current use valuation programs in one form or another are
authorized by statute in all southern states, the programs’ general
implementation and programmatic effectiveness is often limited
by perceived negative fiscal impacts, minimal economic benefits
to landowners relative to conversion, land speculation, and lack of
promotion of sustainable forest management.
With respect to fiscal impacts, research shows that while current
use valuation programs may cause a short-term loss of revenue,
preserving these lands can actually result in positive, long-term
fiscal benefits. This is because the cost of providing community
services and public infrastructure on lands converted to residential
use often exceeds the property tax revenues generated. Making
counties more aware of this fact can help overcome reluctance to
offer current use valuation.
Changes that can increase the overall implementation and
programmatic effectiveness of current use valuation programs
include state reimbursement funds for short-term reductions in tax
revenues, longer covenant terms, allowances for ecosystem service
management, and the inclusion of marginal or idle cropland transitioning
into forest.
With these modifications, current use valuation programs can be a
tool for not only keeping forest as forest but also stimulating a wide
range of beneficial management activities, such as reforestation
and management of ecosystem services.
This brief is designed to inform state, county, and municipal decisionmakers; land-use planners; and other stakeholders working to
conserve and sustainably manage forests.
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摘要 | This paper explores current use valuation programs as one tool for conserving and fostering sustainable management of southern U.S. forests under private ownership. The brief identifies key constraints on existing programs and suggests measures that could be implemented to enhance program effectiveness.
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主题 | Forests
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标签 | deforestation
; development
; ecosystem services
; forests
; protected areas
; watersheds
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区域 | United States
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URL | https://www.wri.org/publication/current-use-valuation-programs
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来源智库 | World Resources Institute (United States)
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资源类型 | 智库出版物
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条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/27744
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推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 |
John Talberth,Logan Yonavjak. Current Use Valuation Programs. 2011.
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