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30 <br /> TF-13: Promote county property tax system modernization. <br /> Seek legislation that enhances the county property tax system through effective modernization <br /> strategies. <br /> TF-14:Authorize design build option for all counties. <br /> Seek legislation to authorize for all counties the option of using the "Design Build"process to <br /> construct and/or renovate public facilities. A number of counties in North Carolina have special <br /> legislation allowing the "Design Build" method, which allows the bidding of design and <br /> construction of a project in the same package, often resulting in cost and time savings. The <br /> "Design Build" option should be made available as an alternative process for <br /> construction/renovation of county facilities and schools statewide. <br /> TF-I5: Require payment of property taxes on manufactured homes and other titled properties <br /> before transfer of title. <br /> Seek legislation to require that all taxes levied on manufactured homes be paid before the home <br /> may be moved, repossessed or sold on site. County property tax collection efforts for delinquent <br /> taxes on manufactured homes are often hampered by ownership and location transfers. <br /> TF-16: Clark centralized listing and assessing of cellular and cable companies. <br /> Seek legislation to implement the central listing and assessment of cellular and cable companies. <br /> The Department of Revenue's Local Government Division would manage the listing and <br /> assessment process, similar to its assessment of other utilities such as telephone,power and <br /> railroad. DoR supports this change. <br /> TF-17: Support local county law enforcement and rehabilitation services through an increase in <br /> the beer and wine tax revenues. <br /> Support an increase in the excise tax on beer and wine by 10 cents or 20 cents with the total <br /> increased amount distributed to counties. For each 10 cent increase, 7 cents would be dedicated <br /> to law enforcement and 3 cents would be dedicated to rehabilitation purposes. <br /> TF-18: Preserve scrap tire disposal tax proceeds. <br /> Oppose the use of Scrap Tire Disposal Tax Proceeds for other than what is allowed by current <br /> statute(G.S. 105-187.19). <br /> TF-19: Compensate counties for property acquired by the state and removed from the ad <br /> valorem tax base. <br /> Develop state Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) for game lands or other revenue sharing in lieu <br /> of taxes on state-owned wildlife/gamelands. Large portions of some counties are not subject to <br /> property taxes because they are owned by the State. Most of these lands are wildlife or game <br /> lands. In addition, the state continues to buy land using conservation funds. The lands purchased <br /> are already being used for agriculture or timber and therefore require a low level of service. <br /> Although transferring the lands to state control does not affect the levels of service provided by <br /> counties, it does force the tax burden onto a smaller population. <br />