Sec. 23.96.  TAXATION FOR PRECEDING YEARS.  (a)  If airport property that has been appraised under this subchapter is no longer subject to a deed restriction, an additional tax is imposed on the property equal to the difference between the taxes imposed on the property for each of the three years preceding the year in which the deed restriction expires that the property was appraised as provided by this subchapter and the tax that would have been imposed had the property not been restricted to use as public access airport property in each of those years.
(b)  A tax lien attaches to the property on the date the deed restriction expires to secure payment of the additional tax imposed by this section and any penalties and interest incurred if the tax becomes delinquent.  The lien exists in favor of all taxing units for which the additional tax is imposed.
(c)  The assessor shall prepare and deliver a statement for the additional taxes as soon as practicable after the deed restriction expires.  The taxes become delinquent and incur penalties and interest as provided by law for ad valorem taxes imposed by the taxing unit if not paid before the next date on which the unit's taxes become delinquent that is more than 10 days after the date the statement is delivered.
(d)  The sanctions provided by Subsection (a) of this section do not apply if the change of use occurs as a result of a sale for right-of-way or a condemnation.
Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2355, ch. 581, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 4824, ch. 851, Sec. 15, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.
Amended by: 
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 726 (H.B. 3833), Sec. 6, eff. June 15, 2021.