The deadline to claim an Iowa business property tax credit is January 15, 2014. As we reported in a June 14, 2013, article, Iowa enacted legislation to reform certain types of property taxes. One reform applies to businesses that pay property taxes and allows for a credit of up to […]
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EPA Adopts Additional Standard for Environmental Site Assessments
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) adopted an amendment to the All Appropriate Inquiries (“AAI”) rule found in 40 C.F.R. § 312, to allow, but not require, a new ASTM standard to meet the requirements of the existing AAI rule. We previously reported on a proposed amendment relating to […]
Remember to Register Meteorological Evaluation Towers
Nebraska law requires owners and lessors of certain meteorological evaluation towers (“MET”) to register their towers with the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics. Section 66-1901 of the Nebraska Revised Statutes states the requirements for MET registration, and provides that “[a]ll wind measurement equipment associated with the development or study of wind-powered […]
Updated Nebraska Real Estate Title Standards
In October, the Nebraska State Bar Association approved and adopted revised Nebraska Real Estate Title Standards. Although the Nebraska Real Estate Title Standards are not substantive law, they provide minimum standards for performing searches of chains of title for real estate in Nebraska. These standards ensure title searchers and abstractors […]
New EPA Environmental Site Assessment Standards Not Yet in Effect
As we reported in an October 15, 2013, Dirt Alert Article, the United States Environmental Protection Agency adopted a proposed Amendment to Standards and Practices for All Appropriate Inquiries to incorporate ASTM International’s E1527-13 “Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process.” The period to submit […]