Assessment of private water company property. Payments by municipal water companies on certain property

Land and buildings, with their appurtenances, including dams, pipe lines and mains, pumping stations, machinery or other equipment, whether such property is considered real or personal estate, owned or taken by any person, firm or corporation except municipal corporations for the purpose of creating or furnishing a supply of water for domestic use, shall be assessed in the town in which such property is situated to such person, firm or corporation. Such personal property shall be assessed in accordance with section 12-63. Any such municipal corporation shall, with respect to any such property acquired on or after January 1, 1978, which is situated in a town other than that in which such municipal corporation is located, make annual payments to such town equal to the taxes which would otherwise be due, exclusive of any taxes on improvements made on such property subsequent to acquisition by such corporation.

(1949 Rev., S. 1754; 1967, P.A. 439; 1969, P.A. 714; P.A. 78-273, S. 1, 5.)

History: 1967 act defined fair market value of property owned by public service companies as depreciated value listed in annual audit report; 1969 act deleted amendment introduced in 1967 and provided that personal property be assessed in accordance with Sec. 12-63; P.A. 78-273 added provision re payments to towns for property owned by municipal corporations in towns other than town where located, effective June 1, 1978, and applicable to the 1978 assessment list in any town.

Amendments to section by 1967 P.A. 439 supersede earlier enacted general provisions of Secs. 12-64 and 12-71. 174 C. 556. Cited. 178 C. 100.