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Senate Bill S578

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that leases of state park lands require the lessee to make payments in lieu of taxes to school districts within which the lands to be leased are located

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2009-S578 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง405, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S919
2013-2014: S1496

2009-S578 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that leases of state park lands require the lessee to make payments in lieu of taxes to school districts within which the lands to be leased are located.

2009-S578 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S578 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   578

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 9, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation  to  payments  in
  lieu of taxes for the lease of state park lands

  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 405 to read as follows:
  S  405.  LEASE  OF  STATE  PARK  LANDS;  PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES. NO
PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATION  OR  ANY  OTHER  BUSINESS  ENTITY
OPERATED  ON  A FOR PROFIT BASIS SHALL ENTER INTO A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH
THE STATE OF NEW YORK FOR THE LEASE OF LANDS USED  BY  THE  STATE  AS  A
STATE  PARK, UNLESS SUCH LEASE AGREEMENT SHALL PROVIDE THAT SUCH PERSON,
FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATION OR OTHER BUSINESS ENTITY  OPERATED  ON  A
FOR  PROFIT BASIS MAKE PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES TO EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT
WITHIN WHICH THE LANDS TO BE LEASED ARE LOCATED. SUCH PAYMENTS  IN  LIEU
OF  TAXES  SHALL  BE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE AMOUNT OF
REAL PROPERTY TAXES THAT SHALL HAVE BEEN PAID ON SUCH PROPERTY HAD  SUCH
PROPERTY  NOT  BEEN  EXEMPT FROM REAL PROPERTY TAXES PURSUANT TO SECTION
FOUR HUNDRED FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE OR ANY OTHER PROVISION  OF  LAW.    IF
SUCH  LEASED  PROPERTY  LIES  WITHIN MORE THAN ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT, SUCH
PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES  SHALL  BE  DISTRIBUTED  BETWEEN  SUCH  SCHOOL
DISTRICTS  ON  A  PRO  RATA BASIS WITH RESPECT TO THE PERCENTAGE OF LAND
THAT LIES WITHIN EACH SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  apply  to  all
leases of state park lands entered into on or after such date.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04942-01-9

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