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- Title: State Bd. of Equalization v. Tenneco Oil
- Author : Supreme Court of Wyoming
- Release Date : January 24, 1985
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 61 KB
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Appellee, Tenneco Oil Company, is the owner of a trona mine and soda ash plant in southwestern Wyoming which was constructed during the years 1980, 1981, and part of 1982. Pursuant to requirements of state law, Tenneco purchased and installed pollution control equipment at the plant. Start-up operations for the plant were commenced in February 1982, and the entire plant has been in full operation since June 1982. Tenneco was advised by the Department of Revenue and Taxation that the pollution control equipment would not be exempt from taxation for the year 1982 because of a change in interpretation of the applicable exemption statute. Prior to this time the department had not taxed pollution control equipment. Tenneco appealed this decision to the Board of Equalization which upheld the departments interpretation of the statute although modifying the decision. Tenneco then appealed to the district court which reversed the State Board of Equalization, holding that Tenneco was entitled to the ad valorem tax exemption for the pollution control equipment. The State Board of Equalization now appeals that decision.