Rhode Island H7005 authorizes the town of Barrington to provide a tax dollar credit reduction for legally blind persons by ordinance.

Rhode Island H7005 amends the General Laws to authorize the town of Barrington to provide a tax dollar credit reduction for legally blind persons by ordinance. This act allows the town to offer a tax reduction for legally blind individuals, as defined by federal standards or certified by Rhode Island services for the blind and visually impaired. The exemption applies to the property in the municipality where the person resides, and if there is not sufficient property to exhaust the exemption, the person may proclaim or town council of any city or town may, by ordinance, increase the exemption.

Rhode Island H7005 authorizes the town of Barrington to provide a tax dollar credit reduction for legally blind persons by ordinance.

Rhode Island H7005 amends the General Laws to authorize the town of Barrington to provide a tax dollar credit reduction for legally blind persons by ordinance. This act allows the town to offer a tax reduction for legally blind individuals, as defined by federal standards or certified by Rhode Island services for the blind and visually impaired. The exemption applies to the property in the municipality where the person resides, and if there is not sufficient property to exhaust the exemption, the person may proclaim or town council of any city or town may, by ordinance, increase the exemption.