Assembly Bill A7823A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

In relation to a privately owned vacant property temporary public benefit use exemption

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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A7823 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Real Property Taxation
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §481-a, RP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A6272
2017-2018: A3999
2019-2020: A2702

2013-A7823 - Summary

Relates to a privately owned vacant property temporary public benefit use exemption.

2013-A7823 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7823

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 5, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. LENTOL -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Real Property Taxation

AN  ACT  to  amend the real property tax law, in relation to a privately
  owned vacant property temporary public benefit use exemption

  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 481-a to read as follows:
  S 481-A. PRIVATELY OWNED VACANT PROPERTY TEMPORARY PUBLIC BENEFIT  USE
EXEMPTION. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER, WHERE
PRIVATELY OWNED VACANT PROPERTY IS TEMPORARILY USED FOR THE PUBLIC BENE-
FIT  IN  A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE SUCH PROPERTY
MAY BE EXEMPT FROM TAXATION AND AD VALOREM LEVIES FOR AS  LONG  AS  SUCH
REAL PROPERTY SHALL BE LIMITED TO USE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT FOR A MINI-
MUM  OF  TWENTY HOURS A WEEK IN THE MONTHS OF NOVEMBER THROUGH MARCH AND
TWENTY-FIVE HOURS A WEEK IN THE MONTHS OF APRIL THROUGH OCTOBER.
  2. THE TERM "PUBLIC BENEFIT", AS USED IN THIS SECTION  SHALL  INCLUDE,
BUT  NOT  BE LIMITED TO, OPEN SPACES, COMMUNITY GARDENS, URBAN FARMS AND
POP-UP PARKS.
  3. NO REAL PROPERTY SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE AN EXEMPTION PURSUANT
TO THIS SECTION IF THE OWNER OR OPERATOR OF  SUCH  REAL  PROPERTY  SHALL
RECEIVE OR MAY BE LAWFULLY ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PECUNIARY PROFIT FROM THE
USE OF SUCH REAL PROPERTY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11158-01-3

2013-A7823A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Real Property Taxation
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §481-a, RP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A6272
2017-2018: A3999
2019-2020: A2702

2013-A7823A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to a privately owned vacant property temporary public benefit use exemption.

2013-A7823A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 7823--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 5, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. LENTOL -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on  Real  Property  Taxation  --  committee  discharged, bill amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the real property tax  law,  in  relation  to  privately
  owned vacant property temporary public benefit use exemptions

  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 481-a to read as follows:
  S  481-A. PRIVATELY OWNED VACANT PROPERTY TEMPORARY PUBLIC BENEFIT USE
EXEMPTION. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS  CHAPTER,  ANY
CITY  IN  THIS  STATE HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, ACTING
THROUGH ITS LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BODY, IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED  TO  ADOPT  AND
AMEND  LOCAL LAWS TO PROVIDE A REAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR PRIVATELY
OWNED VACANT PROPERTY THAT IS TEMPORARILY USED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS
PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION.
  2. THE COMMISSIONER OF THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF  FINANCE  SHALL
EXEMPT  FROM THE TAXES IMPOSED BY THIS CHAPTER AND AD VALOREM LEVIES THE
PORTION OF REAL PROPERTY USED FOR THE  PUBLIC  BENEFIT.  SUCH  EXEMPTION
SHALL BE LIMITED TO SUCH REAL PROPERTY USED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT FOR A
MINIMUM  OF  TWENTY HOURS A WEEK IN THE MONTHS OF NOVEMBER THROUGH MARCH
AND TWENTY-FIVE HOURS A WEEK IN THE MONTHS OF APRIL THROUGH OCTOBER.
  3. THE TERM "PUBLIC BENEFIT", AS USED IN THIS SECTION  SHALL  INCLUDE,
BUT  NOT  BE LIMITED TO, OPEN SPACES, COMMUNITY GARDENS, URBAN FARMS AND
POP-UP PARKS.
  4. NO REAL PROPERTY SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE AN EXEMPTION PURSUANT
TO THIS SECTION IF THE OWNER OR OPERATOR OF SUCH REAL PROPERTY  RECEIVES
OR  MAY BE LAWFULLY ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PECUNIARY PROFIT FROM THE USE OF
SUCH REAL PROPERTY.
  5. UPON ADOPTION OF THE LOCAL LAW, THE NEW  YORK  CITY  DEPARTMENT  OF
FINANCE,  AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF PARKS,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11158-04-3

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