Whenever the director of property valuation shall determine that it is advisable to abate motor carrier ad valorem tax liabilities determined to be uncollectable accounts the director shall file a petition with the state board of tax appeals setting forth: (a) The name of the debtor; (b) the year for which the tax is due; (c) the amount of the obligation; (d) a review or statement of actions taken to collect such taxes; and (e) one or more of the grounds for abatement as hereinafter set forth.

The state board of tax appeals, within 60 days after the petition is filed by the director of property valuation, may approve or disapprove of the abatement of any motor carrier ad valorem tax liability submitted by the director. The director shall prepare an order abating any tax liability, the abatement of which has been approved by the state board of tax appeals, upon receiving notice of such approval. The director shall prepare an order abating any tax liability submitted to and not specifically disapproved by the state board of tax appeals within 60 days of the filing of the petition to abate said tax liability. A list of all tax liabilities abated under the authority of this section shall be filed with the secretary of state and thereafter preserved by the secretary as a public record.