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Senate Bill S6311

2011-2012 Legislative Session

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

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2011-S6311 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9191
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Counties
Laws Affected:
Amd Part G §§3 & 4, add §5-a, Chap 56 of 2011

2011-S6311 (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-S6311 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S6311 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6311

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 24, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  BONACIC, LIBOUS, SEWARD -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the  Committee  on  Local
  Government

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

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

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