S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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790
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 7, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, EDDINGTON, LUPARDO, GIANARIS, JAFFEE,
SCHIMEL, SCOZZAFAVA, CROUCH, SAYWARD, DUPREY, MILLER, MOLINARO, FINCH,
KOLB -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BACALLES, CHRISTENSEN, DESTITO,
ERRIGO, GIGLIO, HIKIND, KOON, LATIMER, MAGEE, MAYERSOHN, PHEFFER,
TOWNSEND -- read once and referred to the Committee on Real Property
Taxation
AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to state aid for
certain towns adversely affected by a concentration of tax exempt
property
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 532-a to read as follows:
S 532-A. CERTAIN LANDS SUBJECT TO STATE PAYMENTS. IN ANY TOWN IN WHICH
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF TAX EXEMPT PROPERTY REPRESENTS MORE THAN THIRTY-FIVE
PERCENT, BY VALUE, OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF PROPERTY IN SUCH TOWN, THE
STATE SHALL PAY A SUM, SUBJECT TO BUDGETARY APPROPRIATION, AS FOLLOWS:
1. FIFTY PERCENT OF SUCH SUM SHALL BE PAID TO EACH ELIGIBLE TOWN IN
PROPORTION TO SUCH TOWN'S POPULATION RELATIVE TO THE POPULATION OF ALL
ELIGIBLE TOWNS; AND
2. FIFTY PERCENT OF SUCH SUM SHALL BE PAID BASED ON THE VALUE OF TAX
EXEMPT PROPERTY IN EACH ELIGIBLE TOWN AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE VALUE OF
ALL TAX EXEMPT PROPERTY IN ALL ELIGIBLE TOWNS.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to assess-
ment rolls prepared on the basis of taxable status dates occurring on
and after the date on which this act shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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