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Assembly Bill A9191

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee assessment relief act

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2011-A9191 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6311
Current Committee:
Assembly Real Property Taxation
Law Section:
Counties
Laws Affected:
Amd Part G §§3 & 4, add §5-a, Chap 56 of 2011

2011-A9191 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee assessment relief act; extends the time for requesting aid and to reduction of property assessments; enacts a hold harmless provision for municipalities.

2011-A9191 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9191

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 2, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. LUPARDO, P. LOPEZ -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Real Property Taxation

AN ACT to amend chapter 56 of the laws of 2011 establishing  the  Hurri-
  cane  Irene  and Tropical Storm Lee assessment relief act, in relation
  to extending the time for requesting aid and in relation to  reduction
  of property assessments

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

  Section 1. Section 3 of part G of chapter 56  of  the  laws  of  2011,
constituting  the  Hurricane  Irene  and  Tropical  Storm Lee assessment
relief act, is amended to read as follows:
  S  3.  Local  option.  An  eligible  municipality  may  exercise   the
provisions  of this act if its governing body shall, [by the forty-fifth
day] WITHIN ONE YEAR following the date upon which this act is  approved
by the governor, pass a resolution adopting the provisions of this act.
  S  2. Subdivision (b) of section 4 of part G of chapter 56 of the laws
of 2011, constituting the Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee assess-
ment relief act, is amended to read as follows:
  (b) To receive such relief pursuant to this act,  the  property  owner
shall  submit a written request to the assessor within [ninety days] ONE
YEAR following the date upon which this act is approved by the governor.
Such request need not be in a particular format but  shall  describe  in
reasonable  detail the damage caused to the property by either Hurricane
Irene or Tropical Storm Lee or both and the condition  of  the  property
following  the  hurricane  or storm or both, and shall be accompanied by
supporting documentation if available.
  S 3. Part G of chapter 56 of the laws of 2011, constituting the Hurri-
cane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee assessment relief act, is  amended  by
adding a new section 5-a to read as follows:
  S  5-A. MUNICIPALITIES HELD HARMLESS. EACH PARTICIPATING MUNICIPALITY,
INCLUDING A CITY, TOWN, COUNTY, VILLAGE, OR SCHOOL DISTRICT,  WHICH  CAN
DEMONSTRATE  A  REDUCTION  IN  TAXABLE  ASSESSED  VALUE  OF AT LEAST TWO
PERCENT OF THE TOTAL TAXABLE ASSESSED VALUE OF THE  MUNICIPALITY,  OR  A
LOSS  IN  ANTICIPATED OR ACTUAL REVENUE TO THE MUNICIPALITY IN EXCESS OF

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

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