Enrolled HB 285: Relating to an optional exemption from municipal property taxes for residences of widows and widowers of certain members of the armed forces of the United States.
00Enrolled HB 285 01 Relating to an optional exemption from municipal property taxes for residences of widows 02 and widowers of certain members of the armed forces of the United States. 03 _______________ 04 * Section 1. AS 29.45.050 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 05 (s) A municipality may by ordinance partially or wholly exempt from taxation 06 the real property owned and occupied as a permanent place of abode by a resident who 07 is the widow or widower of a member of the armed forces of the United States injured 08 serving on active duty while eligible for hostile fire or imminent danger pay who dies 09 because of the injury or complications related to the injury or its treatment. The 10 ordinance must include requirements for determining eligibility for the exemption and 11 a procedure for applying for the exemption.