Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 21, 2012 |
committed to rules |
Mar 29, 2012 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 28, 2012 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 27, 2012 |
1st report cal.454 |
Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to agriculture returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 16, 2011 |
referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 17, 2011 |
advanced to third reading |
May 16, 2011 |
2nd report cal. |
May 11, 2011 |
1st report cal.619 |
May 03, 2011 |
referred to agriculture |
Senate Bill S5159
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 60th Senate District
(R, C) Senate District
(R, C) 58th Senate District
2011-S5159 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7656
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Agriculture and Markets Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง305, Ag & Mkts L
2011-S5159 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides for automatic renewal for agricultural assessments; provides that application for agricultural assessment shall be valid without annual filing as long as the applicant maintains and can prove eligibility; requires reapplication if additional parcels are added and notification if land is reduced.
2011-S5159 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5159 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to providing for automatic renewal for agricultural assessments PURPOSE: To allow for automatic renewal of agricultural assessments provided there are no changes in farmland eligibility or acreage. SUMMARY: Section 305 of Agriculture and Markets Law is amended to allow for automatic renewal of agricultural assessment provided that parcel eligibility is maintained and parcel acreage has not been altered in any way. Applicants must retain appropriate eligibility records for submission upon request by local assessor. If there are any changes in acreage or ownership of the parcel receiving the assessment, new application for agricultural assessment must be made for the revised parcel. JUSTIFICATION: This bill allows farmland to automatically receive an agricultural assessment after the first year's application has been filed and accepted, provided that the property continues to meet all eligibility requirements and no changes have been, made to the property as listed in
2011-S5159 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5159 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 3, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to provid- ing for automatic renewal for agricultural assessments THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 305 of the agricul- ture and markets law, as amended by chapter 514 of the laws of 2007 and as further amended by subdivision (d) of section 1 of part W of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: a. Any owner of land used in agricultural production within an agri- cultural district shall be eligible for an agricultural assessment pursuant to this section. If an applicant rents land from another for use in conjunction with the applicant's land for the production for sale of crops, livestock or livestock products, the gross sales value of such products produced on such rented land shall be added to the gross sales value of such products produced on the land of the applicant for purposes of determining eligibility for an agricultural assessment on the land of the applicant. Such assessment shall be granted only upon an [annual] application by the owner of such land on a form prescribed by the commissioner of taxation and finance. SUCH APPLICATION SHALL BE VALID WITHOUT AN ANNUAL FILING SO LONG AS THE APPLICANT MAINTAINS ELIGI- BILITY FOR AN AGRICULTURAL ASSESSMENT AND CAN SUBMIT RECORDS TO PROVE SUCH ELIGIBILITY AT THE REQUEST OF THE ASSESSOR AT ANY TIME. IN THE EVENT THAT THE APPLICANT ADDS OTHER PARCELS OF LAND TO THE INITIAL APPLICATION, THE APPLICANT MUST APPLY FOR THE ASSESSMENT AGAIN FOR THE NEW ACREAGE. IN THE EVENT THAT THE APPLICANT SELLS OR CEASES LEASING LAND THAT IS RECEIVING THE AGRICULTURAL ASSESSMENT, THE APPLICANT MUST NOTIFY THE ASSESSOR WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THE SALE OF THE LAND OR LAPSE OF THE LEASE. The applicant shall furnish to the assessor such informa- tion as the commissioner of taxation and finance shall require, includ- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10922-01-1
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