Section 14-169-804 - Tax exemption of certain property(a) The property of an urban renewal agency used exclusively for public purposes and not for profit is declared to be public property, and this property and the agency shall be exempt from all taxes and special assessments from the state or any public body thereof.(b) Any property of an agency used for commercial, business, or industrial purposes shall be assessed and ad valorem taxes paid on it in the manner provided by law for the assessment and payment of taxes on other property. The agency shall furnish the assessor with a certified statement, in writing, of the value at which the property was originally acquired to assist the assessor in arriving at the assessable value of it as provided by law.(c) An agency may agree to make payments in lieu of taxes to a state public body for the benefit of a renewal project. However, in no event shall such payments exceed the estimated cost to the state public body of the improvements, services, or facilities to be so furnished.Acts 1937, No. 298, § 23; Pope's Dig., § 10081; Acts 1969, No. 258, § 1; 1973, No. 193, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3027.