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Attorneys for landowners appealing $150 million in denied conservation-easement tax credits are asking state lawmakers to offer settlements or let them go to district court.
J.D. Wright, president of Land Owners United, which represents 80 landowners fighting the state, made the request after federal and state authorities challenged their tax returns because of faulty appraisals.
At issue are tax credits that were granted to property owners in exchange for not developing their land. Some of those credits were later denied.
Those who were denied are now required to appeal to the state Department of Revenue. Also affected are people who bought the tax credits as investments.
