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5/18/2018 https: / /www.ncleg.neUgascripts/ statutes /statutelookup.pl ?statute= 105 -275 <br />d. Real or personal property that is used or, if under construction, is to be2tged by a <br />major recycling facility as defined in G.S, 105- 129.25 predominantly for recycling or <br />resource recovering of or from solid waste, if the Department of Environmental <br />Quality ftimishes a certificate to the tax supervisor of the county in which the property <br />is situated stating the Department of Environmental Quality has found that the <br />described property has been or will be constructed or installed for use by a major <br />recycling facility, complies or will comply with the rules of the Department of <br />Environmental Quality, and has, or will have as a purpose recycling or resource <br />recovering of or from solid waste. <br />(9) through (11) Repealed by Session Laws 1987, c. 813, s. 5. <br />(12) Real property that (i) is owned by a nonprofit corporation or association organized to receive <br />and administer lands for conservation purposes, (ii) is exclusively held and used for one or <br />more of the purposes listed in this subdivision, and (iii) produces no income or produces <br />income that is incidental to and not inconsistent with the purpose or purposes for which the <br />land is held and used. The taxes that would otherwise be due on land classified under this <br />subdivision shall be a lien on the real property of the taxpayer as provided in G.S. 105- 355(a). <br />The taxes shall be carried forward in the records of the taxing unit or units as deferred taxes. <br />The deferred taxes for the preceding five fiscal years are due and payable in accordance with <br />G.S. 105- 277.1F when the property loses its eligibility for deferral as a result of a <br />disqualifying event. A disqualifying event occurs when the property (i) is no longer <br />exclusively held and used for one or more of the purposes listed in this subdivision, (ii) <br />produces income that is not incidental to and consistent with the purpose or purposes for <br />which the land is held and used, or (iii) is sold or transferred without an easement recorded at <br />the time of sale that requires perpetual use of the land for one or more of the purposes listed in <br />this subdivision and that prohibits any use of the land that would generate income that is not <br />incidental to and consistent with the purpose or purposes for which the land is held and used. <br />In addition to the provisions in G.S. 105 - 277.117, all liens arising under this subdivision are <br />extinguished upon the real property being sold or transferred to a local, state, or federal <br />government unit for conservation purposes or subject to an easement recorded at the time of <br />sale that requires perpetual use of the land for one or more of the purposes listed in this <br />subdivision. The purposes allowed under this subdivision are any of the following: <br />a. Used for an educational or scientific purpose as a nature reserve or park in which wild <br />nature, flora and fauna, and biotic communities are preserved for observation and <br />study. For purposes of this sub - subdivision, the terms "educational purpose" and <br />"scientific purpose" are defined in G.S. 105- 278.7(f). <br />b. Managed under a written wildlife habitat conservation agreement with the North <br />Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. <br />C. Managed under a forest stewardship plan developed by the Forest Stewardship <br />Program. <br />d. Used for public access to public waters or trails. <br />e. Used for protection of water quality and subject to a conservation agreement under the <br />provision of the Conservation and Historic Preservation Agreements Act, Article 4, <br />Chapter 121 of the General Statutes. <br />f. Held by a nonprofit land conservation organization for sale or transfer to a local, state, <br />or federal government unit for conservation purposes. <br />(13) Repealed by Session Laws 1973, c. 904. <br />(14) Motor vehicles chassis belonging to nonresidents, which chassis temporarily enters the State <br />for the purpose of having a body mounted thereon. <br />(15) Upon the date on which each county's next general reappraisal of real property under the <br />provisions of G.S. 105- 286(a) becomes effective, standing timber, pulpwood, seedlings, <br />saplings, and other forest growth, (The purpose of this classification is to encourage proper <br />forest management practices and to develop and maintain the forest resources of the State.) <br />(16) Non - business Property. - As used in this subdivision, the term "non- business property" means <br />personal property that is used by the owner of the property for a purpose other than the <br />https: / /www.ncleg.neUgascripts/ statutes /statutelookup,pl ?statute= 105 -275 3/7 <br />