Assembly Bill A4718

Signed By Governor
2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes the county of Schoharie to impose hotel and motel taxes not to exceed four percent

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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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2009-A4718 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1073
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1202-aa, Tax L

2009-A4718 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the county of Schoharie to impose hotel and motel taxes not to exceed four percent of the per diem rental rate; permits such revenues to be used to promote tourism and other forms of business in the county.

2009-A4718 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4718

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 5, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. P. LOPEZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Ways and Means

AN  ACT  to  amend the tax law, in relation to authorizing the county of
  Schoharie to impose hotel or motel taxes

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

  Section  1.  The tax law is amended by adding a new section 1202-aa to
read as follows:
  S 1202-AA. HOTEL OR MOTEL TAXES IN SCHOHARIE COUNTY. (1) NOTWITHSTAND-
ING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE COUNTY OF SCHOHARIE
IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO ADOPT AND AMEND LOCAL LAWS  IMPOS-
ING  IN  SUCH  COUNTY A TAX, IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER TAX AUTHORIZED AND
IMPOSED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE SUCH AS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAS OR
WOULD HAVE THE POWER AND AUTHORITY  TO  IMPOSE  UPON  PERSONS  OCCUPYING
HOTEL  OR  MOTEL ROOMS IN SUCH COUNTY. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,
THE TERM "HOTEL" OR "MOTEL" SHALL MEAN AND INCLUDE ANY FACILITY  PROVID-
ING  LODGING  ON  AN  OVERNIGHT BASIS AND SHALL INCLUDE THOSE FACILITIES
DESIGNATED AND COMMONLY KNOWN  AS  "BED  AND  BREAKFAST"  AND  "TOURIST"
FACILITIES.
  THE  RATES  OF  SUCH TAX SHALL NOT EXCEED FOUR PERCENT OF THE PER DIEM
RENTAL RATE FOR EACH ROOM, PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT SUCH TAX SHALL NOT  BE
APPLICABLE TO A PERMANENT RESIDENT OF A HOTEL OR MOTEL. FOR THE PURPOSES
OF  THIS SECTION THE TERM "PERMANENT RESIDENT" SHALL MEAN A PERSON OCCU-
PYING ANY ROOM OR ROOMS IN A HOTEL OR MOTEL FOR AT LEAST THIRTY  CONSEC-
UTIVE DAYS.
  (2) SUCH TAX MAY BE COLLECTED AND ADMINISTERED BY THE COUNTY TREASURER
OR  OTHER  FISCAL OFFICERS OF SCHOHARIE COUNTY BY SUCH MEANS AND IN SUCH
MANNER AS OTHER TAXES WHICH ARE NOW COLLECTED AND ADMINISTERED  BY  SUCH
OFFICERS OR AS OTHERWISE MAY BE PROVIDED BY SUCH LOCAL LAW.
  (3)  SUCH LOCAL LAWS MAY PROVIDE THAT ANY TAX IMPOSED SHALL BE PAID BY
THE PERSON LIABLE THEREFOR TO THE OWNER OF THE HOTEL OR MOTEL ROOM OCCU-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04241-01-9
              

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