Assembly Bill A773

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes state reimbursement to municipal corporations for tax revenue lost and expenses incurred as a result of the reduced assessment of forest land

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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-A773 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Real Property Taxation
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§480 & 480-a, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A427
2013-2014: A1712
2015-2016: A844
2017-2018: A726
2019-2020: A2088

2009-A773 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes a procedure whereby the chief executive officer of a municipal corporation in which there is located privately owned forest lands which are exempt from real property taxes to make application to the state for reimbursement for revenues lost as a result of such exemption.

2009-A773 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   773

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Real Property Taxation

AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to the assessment
  of private forest lands and to provide state assistance  to  municipal
  corporations relating thereto

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

  Section 1. Section 480 of the real property  tax  law  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision 10 to read as follows:
  10.  (A)  THE  CHIEF  EXECUTIVE  OFFICER OF A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION IN
WHICH THERE ARE PRIVATELY OWNED  FOREST  LANDS  WHICH  ARE  ASSESSED  IN
ACCORDANCE  WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION MAY
MAKE APPLICATION FOR STATE ASSISTANCE AS PROVIDED IN THIS SUBDIVISION.
  (B) APPLICATION FOR STATE  ASSISTANCE  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SUBDIVISION
SHALL  BE MADE ON A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE STATE BOARD AND SHALL CONTAIN
SUCH INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE STATE BOARD
AND THE STATE BOARD MAY PROMULGATE RULES AND  REGULATIONS  NECESSARY  TO
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
  (C) UPON RECEIPT OF THE APPLICATION FOR STATE ASSISTANCE, SUCH PRIVATE
FOREST LANDS SHALL BE VALUED BY THE STATE BOARD AND THE CUMULATIVE VALUE
OF ALL SUCH LANDS SHALL BE EQUALIZED BY APPLYING THERETO THE APPROPRIATE
STATE  EQUALIZATION  RATE  OR  SPECIAL  EQUALIZATION RATE ESTABLISHED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES OF THE STATE BOARD.
  (D) IF THE CUMULATIVE VALUE DETERMINED AND EQUALIZED PURSUANT TO PARA-
GRAPH (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION EXCEEDS THE TAXABLE ASSESSED VALUATION  OF
SUCH  PROPERTY ON THE PRECEDING ASSESSMENT ROLL, AS REQUIRED BY SUBDIVI-
SION THREE OF THIS SECTION THE STATE BOARD SHALL COMPUTE THE  AMOUNT  OF
STATE  ASSISTANCE PAYABLE TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF EACH MUNICIPAL CORPO-
RATION BY APPLYING TO THE AMOUNT OF THE EXCESS THE APPROPRIATE TAX  RATE
OF  THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND SUCH AMOUNT SHALL BE PAID ON AUDIT AND

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

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