Assembly Bill A8417

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides a real property tax exemption for members of the United States coast guard auxiliary

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A8417 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Real Property Taxation
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §451, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6450
2011-2012: A1068
2013-2014: A3028
2017-2018: A3865
2019-2020: A3282

2015-A8417 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides a real property tax exemption for members of the United States coast guard auxiliary.

2015-A8417 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  8417

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             October 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Real Property Taxation

AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation  to  providing  a
  real  property  tax  exemption  to  members of the United States coast
  guard auxiliary

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  real  property  tax  law  is amended by adding a new
section 451 to read as follows:
  S 451. UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AUXILIARY. 1. REAL PROPERTY OWNED  BY
AN  ENROLLED  MEMBER  OF THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AUXILIARY OR SUCH
ENROLLED MEMBER AND SPOUSE, SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM TAXATION TO THE  EXTENT
OF  FIVE  PERCENT  OF  THE  ASSESSED  VALUE  OF  SUCH PROPERTY FOR CITY,
VILLAGE, TOWN, PART TOWN, SPECIAL DISTRICT OR COUNTY PURPOSES, EXCLUSIVE
OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS, PROVIDED THAT THE  GOVERNING  BODY  OF  A  CITY,
VILLAGE,  TOWN  OR  COUNTY,  AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING, ADOPTS A LOCAL LAW,
ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION PROVIDING THEREFOR.
  2. SUCH EXEMPTION SHALL NOT BE GRANTED TO AN ENROLLED  MEMBER  OF  THE
UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AUXILIARY UNLESS:
  (A) THE PROPERTY IS THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE OF THE APPLICANT;
  (B)  THE  PROPERTY  IS  USED  EXCLUSIVELY  FOR  RESIDENTIAL  PURPOSES;
PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT IN THE EVENT ANY PORTION OF SUCH PROPERTY IS  NOT
USED  EXCLUSIVELY  FOR  THE  APPLICANT'S RESIDENCE BUT IS USED FOR OTHER
PURPOSES, SUCH PORTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO TAXATION  AND  THE  REMAINING
PORTION  ONLY  SHALL  BE  ENTITLED  TO  THE  EXEMPTION  PROVIDED BY THIS
SECTION; AND
  (C) THE APPLICANT HAS BEEN CERTIFIED BY THE UNITED STATES COAST  GUARD
AUXILIARY AS AN ENROLLED MEMBER FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS. IT SHALL BE THE
DUTY  AND  RESPONSIBILITY  OF THE MUNICIPALITY WHICH ADOPTS A LOCAL LAW,
ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION TO DETERMINE THE PROCE-
DURE FOR CERTIFICATION.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04786-01-5
              

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