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Assembly Bill A1613

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes Rockland county to reduce the waiting period for tax exemptions for volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers

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2009-A1613 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Real Property Taxation
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง466-a, RPT L

2009-A1613 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes Rockland county to reduce the waiting period from five years to two years for tax exemptions for volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers.

2009-A1613 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1613

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, BOYLAND, JAFFEE, EDDINGTON, LAVINE --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  HOOPER,  TITONE  --  read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Real Property Taxation

AN  ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to authorizing a
  certain county to reduce the waiting period  for  tax  exemptions  for
  volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 2 of section 466-a of the real
property tax law, as added by chapter  617  of  the  laws  of  1999,  is
amended to read as follows:
  (d) the applicant has been certified by the authority having jurisdic-
tion  for  the incorporated volunteer fire company or fire department as
an enrolled member of such incorporated volunteer fire company  or  fire
department for at least [five years] TWO YEARS or the applicant has been
certified  by  the  authority  having  jurisdiction for the incorporated
voluntary ambulance service as an enrolled member of  such  incorporated
voluntary ambulance service for at least [five years] TWO YEARS.  IN THE
EVENT  THE  APPLICANT FAILS TO SERVE AT SUCH INCORPORATED VOLUNTEER FIRE
COMPANY OR FIRE DEPARTMENT OR AT SUCH INCORPORATED  VOLUNTEER  AMBULANCE
SERVICE  FOR  AT LEAST FIVE YEARS, ANY TAX BENEFIT OR EXEMPTION RECEIVED
IN CONJUNCTION WITH SUCH APPLICANT'S SERVICE SHALL  BE  REPAID  BY  SUCH
APPLICANT TO THE MUNICIPALITY THAT GRANTED SUCH BENEFIT OR EXEMPTION. 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 procedure for certification.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
ing  the  date  on  which  it shall have become a law and shall apply to
taxable status dates occurring on and after such date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02268-01-9

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