1.  The Department shall, to the extent feasible, provide information on its website or other Internet site concerning property taxes, including, without limitation:

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(a) A description of the assessment process;

(b) An explanation of the manner in which property taxes are calculated;

(c) The rates of taxes imposed by various taxing entities; and

(d) The revenues generated by those taxes.

2.  The information provided pursuant to subsection 1 must, to the extent practicable, be in a form that is easily understood and readily accessible to the public. The Department shall coordinate with each county in this State to disseminate information concerning property taxes and revenue including, without limitation, by providing links from the website or other Internet site maintained pursuant to subsection 1 to similar websites or other Internet sites maintained by counties in this State.

3.  Each county assessor and county treasurer shall, to the extent feasible, provide on a website or other Internet site, if any, that is operated or administered by or on behalf of the county or the county assessor or treasurer, information that is similar to the information provided by the Department pursuant to subsection 1. The information must, to the extent practicable, be in a form that is easily understood and readily accessible to the public.

4.  The Department and each county shall update and upgrade the websites or other Internet sites maintained pursuant to this section to the extent necessary to improve the quantity, quality and accessibility of the information provided to the public on the Internet.