Assembly Bill A6343

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides a real property tax exemption for members of voluntary fire companies and ambulance services in certain counties and municipalities, upon election

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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-A6343 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5755
Current Committee:
Assembly Real Property Taxation
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §466-j, RPT L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A5569

2009-A6343 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides a real property tax exemption for certain members of volunteer fire companies and ambulance services in any county, having a population of more than 150,000 and less than 155,000 as determined in accordance with the latest decennial census, and its municipalities to the extent of ten percent of assessed value of such property, upon the election of the county or municipality.

2009-A6343 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6343

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 2, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. GORDON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. KOLB,
  PHEFFER, WEISENBERG -- 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
  tax  exemption  on  real  property  owned by members of volunteer fire
  companies or voluntary ambulance  services  in  certain  counties  and
  municipal corporations therein

  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 466-j to read as follows:
  S  466-J.  VOLUNTEER  FIREFIGHTERS  AND  VOLUNTEER  AMBULANCE WORKERS;
CERTAIN COUNTIES. 1. REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY AN  ENROLLED  MEMBER  OF  AN
INCORPORATED  VOLUNTEER  FIRE  COMPANY,  FIRE DEPARTMENT OR INCORPORATED
VOLUNTARY AMBULANCE SERVICE OR SUCH ENROLLED MEMBER AND SPOUSE  RESIDING
IN  ANY  COUNTY HAVING A POPULATION OF MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOU-
SAND BUT LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED  FIFTY-FIVE  THOUSAND  AS  DETERMINED  IN
ACCORDANCE  WITH THE LATEST DECENNIAL CENSUS, SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM TAXA-
TION TO THE EXTENT OF TEN PERCENT OF THE ASSESSED VALUE OF SUCH PROPERTY
FOR CITY, VILLAGE, TOWN, PART TOWN, SCHOOL DISTRICT,  SPECIAL  DISTRICT,
OR  COUNTY PURPOSES, EXCLUSIVE OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS, PROVIDED THAT THE
GOVERNING BODY OF A CITY, VILLAGE, TOWN,  SCHOOL  DISTRICT,  OR  COUNTY,
AFTER  A  PUBLIC  HEARING,  ADOPTS  A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION
PROVIDING THEREFOR, PROVIDED FURTHER, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH EXEMPTION SHALL
IN NO EVENT EXCEED THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS MULTIPLIED BY THE LATEST STATE
EQUALIZATION RATE FOR THE ASSESSING UNIT IN WHICH SUCH REAL PROPERTY  IS
LOCATED.
  2.  SUCH  EXEMPTION  SHALL  NOT BE GRANTED TO AN ENROLLED MEMBER OF AN
INCORPORATED VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY,  FIRE  DEPARTMENT  OR  INCORPORATED
VOLUNTARY AMBULANCE SERVICE RESIDING IN SUCH COUNTY UNLESS:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06956-01-9

              

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