S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8281
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
November 20, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. BARRETT, BRINDISI, BRONSON, BUCHWALD, SKARTADOS,
SKOUFIS, STECK, STIRPE -- read once and referred to the Committee on
Real Property Taxation
AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to authorizing
real property tax exemptions for combat veterans who fought in the
Afghanistan or Iraq wars
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 458-a of the real
property tax law, as amended by chapter 179 of the laws of 2006, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) "Period of war" means the Spanish-American war; the Mexican border
period; World War I; World War II; the hostilities, known as the Korean
war, which commenced June twenty-seventh, nineteen hundred fifty and
terminated on January thirty-first, nineteen hundred fifty-five; the
hostilities, known as the Vietnam war, which commenced February twenty-
eighth, nineteen hundred sixty-one and terminated on May seventh, nine-
teen hundred seventy-five; [and] the hostilities, known as the Persian
Gulf conflict, which commenced August second, nineteen hundred ninety;
THE HOSTILITIES, KNOWN AS THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN COMMENCING ON AND AFTER
THE ELEVENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, TWO THOUSAND ONE, TO THE END OF SUCH
HOSTILITIES; AND THE HOSTILITIES, KNOWN AS THE WAR IN IRAQ, COMMENCING
ON AND AFTER THE TWENTIETH DAY OF MARCH, TWO THOUSAND THREE, TO THE END
OF SUCH HOSTILITIES.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to assess-
ment rolls prepared on or after January 1, 2015.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11970-01-3