Section 230 Of Article 1. Taxable And Exempt Property From California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 1. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 1.
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. (a) With regard to taxes that attach as a lien on or after
January 1, 2001, wooden vessels of historical significance, and all
personal property thereon used in their operation, are exempt from
taxation. This exemption applies if all of the following conditions
are satisfied:
(1) The owner and operator is a nonprofit organization that has
qualified for exemption under either Section 23701d of this code or
under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(2) No part of the net earnings of the owner inures to the benefit
of any private shareholder or individual.
(3) The vessel is used primarily as, or as a part of, a maritime
museum that is regularly open to the public.
(4) Income from fundraising use and use for charter activities
does not exceed 40 percent of operating revenues of the vessel, and
all net earnings are used to further the exempt activity of the
museum.
(b) When claiming an exemption pursuant to this section, a
claiming organization shall give all information required and answer
all questions in an affidavit, to be furnished by the assessor, that
is signed by the claimant under penalty of perjury. The assessor may
require other proof of the facts stated in the affidavit before
allowing the exemption. A claimant for an exemption pursuant to this
section is subject to Sections 255 and 260.
(c) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Wooden vessel of historical significance" means any wooden
vessel that is a refurbished original, wooden inland waters vessel of
47 feet or larger, built in California during or prior to 1910, that
continuously thereafter has remained in California waters, and that
has been designated a California State Historical Landmark.
(2) "Regularly open to the public" means that the museum was open
to the public not less than 20 hours per week for not less than 35
weeks of the 12-month period immediately preceding the lien date for
the year for which the exemption is claimed.