Assembly Bill A6210B

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes the Long Island power plant tax assessment challenge reserve fund

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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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2021-A6210 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Education Law

2021-A6210 - Summary

Establishes the power plant tax assessment reserve fund to lessen or prevent increases in the North Shore central school district's real property tax levy and/or tax rate resulting from decreases in revenue or taxes or a significant shift in tax liability due to a tax certiorari settlement or judgment.

2021-A6210 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6210
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 10, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Education
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to establishing the tax
   certiorari stabilization reserve fund
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  The education law is amended by adding a new section 3654
 to read as follows:
   § 3654. TAX CERTIORARI STABILIZATION RESERVE FUND. 1. DEFINITIONS.  AS
 USED IN THIS SECTION:
   (A) "BOARD OF EDUCATION" OR "BOARD" SHALL MEAN THE BOARD OF  EDUCATION
 OF  ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT REASONABLY ANTICIPATES AN ADVERSE IMPACT OR
 IS IMPACTED BY A TAX CERTIORARI ACTION;
   (B)  "TAX CERTIORARI STABILIZATION RESERVE FUND" OR "FUND" SHALL  MEAN
 THE TAX CERTIORARI STABILIZATION RESERVE FUND  ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT  TO
 THIS SECTION; AND
   (C)    "SCHOOL    DISTRICT"    OR   "DISTRICT"   SHALL MEAN ANY SCHOOL
 DISTRICT THAT REASONABLY ANTICIPATES AN ADVERSE IMPACT OR IS IMPACTED BY
 A TAX CERTIORARI ACTION.
   2.  THE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO ESTABLISH A  TAX
 CERTIORARI  STABILIZATION  RESERVE FUND TO RESERVE AGAINST, OR LESSEN OR
 PREVENT INCREASES   IN THE SCHOOL  DISTRICT'S  REAL  PROPERTY  TAX  LEVY
 AND/OR  TAX  RATE  RESULTING  FROM  DECREASES  IN  REVENUE OR TAXES OR A
 SIGNIFICANT SHIFT IN TAX LIABILITY DUE TO A TAX CERTIORARI SETTLEMENT OR
 JUDGMENT PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT  NO  SUCH  FUND  SHALL  BE  ESTABLISHED
 UNLESS APPROVED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE VOTERS PRESENT AND VOTING ON A
 SEPARATE    BALLOT  PROPOSITION  THEREFOR   AT EITHER A SPECIAL DISTRICT
 MEETING WHICH THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MAY CALL FOR SUCH PURPOSE OR AT THE
 ANNUAL  DISTRICT MEETING  AND ELECTION,  TO BE NOTICED AND CONDUCTED  IN
 EITHER  CASE  IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE FORTY-ONE OF THIS CHAPTER. SUCH
 SEPARATE PROPOSITION  SHALL  SET FORTH  THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE BALANCE TO
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

co-Sponsors

2021-A6210A - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Education Law

2021-A6210A - Summary

Establishes the power plant tax assessment reserve fund to lessen or prevent increases in the North Shore central school district's real property tax levy and/or tax rate resulting from decreases in revenue or taxes or a significant shift in tax liability due to a tax certiorari settlement or judgment.

2021-A6210A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6210--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 10, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
   as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing the  Long
   Island power plant tax assessment challenge reserve fund

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new  section  3654
 to read as follows:
   § 3654. LONG ISLAND POWER PLANT TAX ASSESSMENT CHALLENGE RESERVE FUND.
 1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   (A) "BOARD OF EDUCATION" OR "BOARD" SHALL MEAN THE BOARD OF  EDUCATION
 OF  THE  NORTHPORT-EAST  NORTHPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE NORTH
 SHORE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE OCEANSIDE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT,
 OR THE ISLAND PARK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
   (B)  "LONG ISLAND POWER PLANT TAX ASSESSMENT CHALLENGE  RESERVE  FUND"
 OR  "FUND"  SHALL  MEAN THE LONG ISLAND POWER PLANT TAX ASSESSMENT CHAL-
 LENGE RESERVE FUND  ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT  TO THIS SECTION; AND
   (C)  "SCHOOL  DISTRICT"  OR  "DISTRICT"  SHALL MEAN THE NORTHPORT-EAST
 NORTHPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE  NORTH  SHORE  CENTRAL  SCHOOL
 DISTRICT,  THE  OCEANSIDE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, OR THE ISLAND PARK
 UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
   2. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED  TO  ESTABLISH  A  LONG
 ISLAND  POWER  PLANT  TAX  ASSESSMENT  CHALLENGE RESERVE FUND TO RESERVE
 AGAINST, OR LESSEN OR PREVENT INCREASES  IN THE SCHOOL  DISTRICT'S  REAL
 PROPERTY TAX LEVY AND/OR TAX RATE RESULTING FROM DECREASES IN REVENUE OR
 TAXES  OR  A  SIGNIFICANT SHIFT IN TAX LIABILITY DUE TO A TAX CERTIORARI
 SETTLEMENT OR JUDGMENT PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NO  SUCH  FUND  SHALL  BE
 ESTABLISHED UNLESS APPROVED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE VOTERS PRESENT AND
 VOTING  ON  A  SEPARATE  BALLOT PROPOSITION THEREFOR AT EITHER A SPECIAL
 DISTRICT MEETING WHICH THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MAY CALL FOR SUCH  PURPOSE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

co-Sponsors

2021-A6210B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Education Law

2021-A6210B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the power plant tax assessment reserve fund to lessen or prevent increases in the North Shore central school district's real property tax levy and/or tax rate resulting from decreases in revenue or taxes or a significant shift in tax liability due to a tax certiorari settlement or judgment.

2021-A6210B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6210--B
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 10, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. LAVINE, GRIFFIN -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Education -- committee discharged, bill amended,  ordered
   reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted
   to the Committee on Education in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec.
   2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended
   and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT authorizing the North Shore central school district to establish
   a power plant tax assessment reserve fund
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds that the
 tax  certiorari  settlement  between  Nassau  County and the Long Island
 Power Authority regarding the Glenwood Landing Power Plant may result in
 instability in the real property tax base and the budget  of  the  North
 Shore  central  school  district  due  to a decrease in revenue or taxes
 and/or significant shift in tax liability to the taxpayers.
   § 2. Definitions. As used in this act:
   (a) "Board of education" or "board" shall mean the board of  education
 of the North Shore central school district.
   (b) "Power plant tax assessment reserve fund" or "fund" shall mean the
 power  plant  tax  assessment  reserve fund established pursuant to this
 act.
   (c) "School district" or "district" shall mean the North Shore central
 school district.
   § 3. Power plant tax assessment reserve fund. The board  of  education
 is  hereby  authorized to establish a power plant tax assessment reserve
 fund to lessen or prevent increases in the school district's real  prop-
 erty  tax  levy  and/or  tax rate resulting from decreases in revenue or
 taxes or a significant shift in tax liability due to  a  tax  certiorari
 settlement  or  judgment  provided,  however, that no such fund shall be
 established unless approved by a majority vote of the voters present and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08722-09-2

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