California · Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC

RTC §214.08: (a) Notwithstanding any other law, both of the following shall apply: (1) Any outstanding ad valorem tax, interest, or penalty that was levied between January 1, 2012, and January 1, 2015, as a result

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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, both of the following shall apply: (1) Any outstanding ad valorem tax, interest, or penalty that was levied between January 1, 2012, and January 1, 2015, as a result of a PILOT agreement shall be canceled, and any tax, interest, or penalty, as so levied, that was paid prior to January 1, 2015, shall be refunded. (2) On or after January 1, 2015, an escape or supplemental assessment shall not be levied on the basis that payments made under a PILOT agreement were, or are being, used in a manner incompatible with the certification requirement contained in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (g) of Section 214. (b) An inference shall not be drawn from the enactment of this section with regard to whether the law, as it read prior to January 1, 2015, authorized a local government to enter into a PILOT agreement or impose a PILOT fee.

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