Real Property Tax Reform Act of 1979

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Real Property Tax Reform Act of 1979 - Title I: Findings and Purposes - Declares that the purpose of this Act is to assist State and local governments in coordinating, reforming, and improving the administration of real property taxes and to provide funds for education to States which adopt certain reforms with respect to such taxes. Title II: The Office of Real Property Tax Reform - Establishes the Office of Real Property Tax Reform within the Department of the Treasury to be headed by a Director appointed by the President. States that the functions of such Office shall be: (1) the administration of the programs established by this Act; (2) the coordination and development of compatible fiscal and administrative systems of real property taxation among the Federal, State, and local governments; (3) to act as a clearinghouse of information for State and local governments with respect to Federal programs affecting real property tax administration; (4) to provide other assistance to State and local governments in consultation with the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations; (5) to provide financial assistance for experimental programs in real property taxation; and (6) to …