NY State Senate Bill 2013-S7050A

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 11, 2014	referred to local governments delivered to assembly passed senate home rule request
Jun 10, 2014	ordered to third reading cal.1266 committee discharged and committed to rules
Jun 03, 2014	print number 7050a
Jun 03, 2014	amend and recommit to local government
Apr 21, 2014	referred to local government

Votes

- Jun 11, 2014 - Floor Vote
  S7050A
  
  58
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  3
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 11, 2014
      
      aye (58)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Avella
      
      Ball
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Farley
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gipson
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Grisanti
      
      Hannon
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Latimer
      
      Libous
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Marchione
      
      Martins
      
      Maziarz
      
      Montgomery
      
      Nozzolio
      
      O'Brien
      
      O'Mara
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Perkins
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Sampson
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tkaczyk
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      Zeldin
      
      excused (3)
      
      Espaillat
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Smith
  Jun 10, 2014 - Rules Committee Vote
  S7050A
  
  21
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  3
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 10, 2014
      
      aye (21)
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      Dilan
      
      Espaillat
      
      Farley
      
      Flanagan
      
      Hannon
      
      LaValle
      
      Larkin
      
      Libous
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Maziarz
      
      Montgomery
      
      Nozzolio
      
      Parker
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      aye wr (3)
      
      Gianaris
      
      Krueger
      
      Perkins
      
      excused (1)
      
      Hassell-Thompson

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2013-S7050 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9505
Current Committee:: Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:: Wyoming County
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:: S1700, A3654

2013-S7050 - Summary

Relates to the town of Eagle, county of Wyoming wind project.

2013-S7050 - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S7050

TITLE OF BILL:  An act in relation to the town of Eagle, county of
Wyoming wind project

PURPOSE:

This bill exempts the town of Eagle, county of Wyoming, from certain
provisions of section 6-e of the general municipal law for a limited
period of time to allow the town to minimize the property tax burden
when its wind project PILOT ends.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 states the legislative findings and intent.

Section 2 states that to the extent the town of Eagle exceeded their
maximum appropriation for payment into the contingency and tax
stabilization reserve fund, such amounts are legalized, validated, and
ratified.

Section 3 authorizes the town of Eagle to appropriate an amount up to
fifteen percent of the eligible portion of the annual budget for the
fiscal year for which the appropriation is made into the contingency
and tax stabilization reserve fund.

Section 4 authorizes the town of Eagle to utilize an amount up to
fifty percent of any fiscal year's annual budget from the contingency
and tax stabilization reserve fund to lessen or prevent any projected
real property tax increase needed to finance the eligible portion of
the annual budget for the next succeeding fiscal year. This amount may
be expended from such fund until the fund is wholly depleted or ten
years after the effective date of this act, whichever occurs first.

Section 5 authorizes the town of Eagle to exceed the appropriated
amount of ten percent of the eligible portion of any fiscal year's
annual budget within the contingency and tax stabilization reserve
fund so long as authority exists pursuant to sections 3 or 4 of this
act.

Section 6 states that this act shall take effect immediately provided
that once PILOT payments are no longer received pursuant to the town
of Eagle wind project PILOT, the authority of the town under section 3
of this act shall terminate; and provided further that section 4 of
this act shall take effect upon the final PILOT payment received by
the town of Eagle under its wind project PILOT.

JUSTIFICATION:  During the 2013-2014 fiscal year, the town of Eagle
created a contingency and tax stabilization reserve fund pursuant to
section 6-e of the general municipal law with the purpose of
offsetting property taxes in the future once the town of Eagle wind
project PILOT ends.

Currently, the town of Eagle receives $1 million of the total revenues
associated with the wind project PILOT per year. Most of this money is
used to completely cover all of the town's taxes. The town wants to
put the remaining revenues into its contingency and tax stabilization


reserve fund to offset property taxes once the wind project PILOT
ends. Under current law, the town may only appropriate an amount up to
ten percent of the eligible portion of the annual budget for the
fiscal year for which the appropriation is made into the fund; this
bill raises the appropriation amount to up to fifteen percent per
year. Once PILOT payments are no longer received pursuant to the town
of Eagle wind project PILOT, the town's authority to appropriate this
amount will terminate.

The town of Eagle plans to use the money from its contingency and tax
stabilization reserve fund to offset property taxes once the wind
project PILOT ends. Under current law, the town is limited to how much
money it may utilize from this fund each year to lessen or prevent any
projected increase in property taxes. This bill authorizes the town of
Eagle to utilize an amount up to fifty percent of any fiscal year's
annual budget from the contingency and tax stabilization reserve fund
to lessen or prevent any projected real property tax increase needed
to finance the eligible portion of the annual budget for the next
succeeding fiscal year. The town may expend this amount from such fund
until it is wholly depleted or ten years after the effective date of
this act, whichever occurs first.

This legislation is necessary to ameliorate the serious financial
burden on the town of Eagle's property taxpayers that will result when
the wind project PILOT ends. Since the revenues from the wind project
PILOT currently cover all of the town's taxes, the end of the project
will result in a sudden increase in property taxes that would be
unmanageable for the town of Eagle's taxpayers. While the provisions
under section 6-e of the general municipal law exist to ensure
financial stability for municipalities, it is necessary to exempt the
town of Eagle from certain provisions under this law for a limited
period of time to allow the town to phase in the new property tax
burden after its wind project PILOT ends.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None to the state.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

Immediately.

2013-S7050 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7050

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 21, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

AN ACT in relation to the town of Eagle, county of Wyoming wind project

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

  Section  1.  Legislative  findings  and intent. The legislature hereby
finds that when the town of Eagle  wind  project  PILOT  ends,  it  will
create  a sudden gap in the town's tax revenues. As the current revenues
from this project completely cover all of the town's taxes, the  end  of
this  project will create a serious financial burden on the town's prop-
erty taxpayers. To ameliorate this  burden,  the  legislature  finds  it
necessary to exempt the town of Eagle from certain provisions of section
6-e  of  the general municipal law for a limited period of time to allow
the town to phase in the new property tax burden.
  S 2. 1. It is hereby found and determined  that  the  town  of  Eagle,
county  of  Wyoming, exceeded its maximum appropriation for payment into
the contingency and tax stabilization reserve fund pursuant to  subdivi-
sion  3 of section 6-e of the general municipal law where the balance of
the fund exceeded ten percent of the  eligible  portion  of  the  annual
budget for fiscal year 2013-2014.
  2. Notwithstanding the defects described in subdivision one of section
two  of  this  act,  to the extent that the town of Eagle exceeded their
maximum appropriation, such amounts are hereby legalized, validated, and
ratified.
  S 3. Notwithstanding subdivision 3 and paragraph e of subdivision 4 of
section 6-e of the general municipal law, the town of  Eagle  is  hereby
authorized  to appropriate an amount up to fifteen percent of the eligi-
ble portion of the annual budget for  the  fiscal  year  for  which  the
appropriation  would  be made into the contingency and tax stabilization
reserve fund.
  S 4. Notwithstanding paragraph d of subdivision 4 of  section  6-e  of
the  general  municipal  law,  the town of Eagle is hereby authorized to
utilize an amount up to fifty percent of any fiscal year's annual budget
from the contingency and tax stabilization reserve  fund  to  lessen  or

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

                                                           LBD14737-01-4

S. 7050                             2

prevent  any  projected real property tax increase needed to finance the
eligible portion of the annual budget for  the  next  succeeding  fiscal
year.  This  amount  may  be  expended from such fund until such fund is
wholly  depleted  or  ten  years  after  the effective date of this act,
whichever occurs first.
  S 5. Notwithstanding subdivision 3 and paragraph e of subdivision 4 of
section 6-e of the general municipal law, the town of  Eagle  is  hereby
authorized  to  exceed  the  appropriated  amount  of ten percent of the
eligible portion of any fiscal year's annual budget within  the  contin-
gency  and  tax  stabilization  reserve fund so long as authority exists
pursuant to section three or four of this act.
  S 6. This act shall take effect immediately provided that  once  PILOT
payments  are  no  longer  received  pursuant  to the town of Eagle wind
project PILOT, the authority of the town of Eagle under section three of
this act shall terminate; and, provided, further that  section  four  of
this  act shall take effect upon the final PILOT payment received by the
town of Eagle under the town of Eagle wind project PILOT.

2013-S7050A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9505
Current Committee:: Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:: Wyoming County
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:: S1700, A3654

2013-S7050A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the town of Eagle, county of Wyoming wind project.

2013-S7050A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S7050A

TITLE OF BILL:  An act in relation to the town of Eagle, county of
Wyoming wind project

PURPOSE:  This bill exempts the town of Eagle, county of Wyoming, from
certain provisions of section 6-e of the general municipal law for a
limited period of time to allow the town to minimize the property tax
burden when its wind project PILOT ends.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 states the legislative findings and intent.

Section 2 states that to the extent the town of Eagle exceeded their
maximum appropriation for payment into the contingency and tax
stabilization reserve fund, such amounts are legalized, validated, and
ratified.

Section 3 authorizes the town of Eagle to appropriate an amount up to
fifteen percent of the eligible portion of the annual budget for the
fiscal year for which the appropriation is made into the contingency
and tax stabilization reserve fund.

Section 4 authorizes the town of Eagle to utilize an amount up to
fifty percent of any fiscal year's annual budget from the contingency

and tax stabilization reserve fund to lessen or prevent any projected
real property tax increase needed to finance the eligible portion of
the annual budget for the next succeeding fiscal year. This amount may
be expended from such fund until the fund is wholly depleted or ten
years after the effective date of this act, whichever occurs first.

Section 5 states that this act shall take effect immediately provided
that once PILOT payments are no longer received pursuant to the town
of Eagle wind project PILOT, the authority of the town under section 3
of this act shall terminate; and provided further that section 4 of
this act shall take effect upon the final PILOT payment received by
the town of Eagle under its wind project PILOT.

JUSTIFICATION:  During the 2013-2014 fiscal year, the town of Eagle
created a contingency and tax stabilization reserve fund pursuant to
section 6-e of the general municipal law with the purpose of
offsetting property taxes in the future once the town of Eagle wind
project PILOT ends.

Currently, the town of Eagle receives $1 million of the total revenues
associated with the wind project PILOT per year. Most of this money is
used to completely cover all of the town's taxes. The town wants to
put the remaining revenues into its contingency and tax stabilization
reserve fund to offset property taxes once the wind project PILOT
ends. Under current law, the town may only appropriate an amount up to
ten percent of the eligible portion of the annual budget for the
fiscal year for which the appropriation is made into the fund; this
bill raises the appropriation amount to up to fifteen percent per
year. Once PILOT payments are no longer received pursuant to the town
of Eagle wind project PILOT, the town's authority to appropriate this
amount will terminate.


The town of Eagle plans to use the money from its contingency and tax
stabilization reserve fund to offset property taxes once the wind
project PILOT ends. Under current law, the town is limited to how much
money it may utilize from this fund each year to lessen or prevent any
projected increase in property taxes. This bill authorizes the town of
Eagle to utilize an amount up to fifty percent of any fiscal year's
annual budget from the contingency and tax stabilization reserve fund
to lessen or prevent any projected real property tax increase needed
to finance the eligible portion of the annual budget for the next
succeeding fiscal year. The town may expend this amount from such fund
until it is wholly depleted or ten years after the effective date of
this act, whichever occurs first.

This legislation is necessary to ameliorate the serious financial
burden on the town of Eagle's property taxpayers that will result when
the wind project PILOT ends. Since the revenues from the wind project
PILOT currently cover all of the town's taxes, the end of the project
will result in a sudden increase in property taxes that would be
unmanageable for the town of Eagle's taxpayers. While the provisions
under section 6-e of the general municipal law exist to ensure
financial stability for municipalities, it is necessary to exempt the
town of Eagle from certain provisions under this law for a limited
period of time to allow the town to phase in the new property tax
burden after its wind project PILOT ends.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None to the state.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediately.

2013-S7050A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 7050--A

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 21, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
  recommitted to said committee

AN ACT in relation to the town of Eagle, county of Wyoming wind project

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

  Section  1.  Legislative  findings  and intent. The legislature hereby
finds that when the town of Eagle  wind  project  PILOT  ends,  it  will
create  a sudden gap in the town's tax revenues. As the current revenues
from this project completely cover all of the town's taxes, the  end  of
this  project will create a serious financial burden on the town's prop-
erty taxpayers. To ameliorate this  burden,  the  legislature  finds  it
necessary to exempt the town of Eagle from certain provisions of section
6-e  of  the general municipal law for a limited period of time to allow
the town to phase in the new property tax burden.
  S 2. 1. It is hereby found and determined  that  the  town  of  Eagle,
county  of  Wyoming, exceeded its maximum appropriation for payment into
the contingency and tax stabilization reserve fund pursuant to  subdivi-
sion  3 of section 6-e of the general municipal law where the balance of
the fund exceeded ten percent of the  eligible  portion  of  the  annual
budget for fiscal year 2013-2014.
  2. Notwithstanding the defects described in subdivision one of section
two  of  this  act,  to the extent that the town of Eagle exceeded their
maximum appropriation, such amounts are hereby legalized, validated, and
ratified.
  S 3. Notwithstanding subdivision 3 and paragraph e of subdivision 4 of
section 6-e of the general municipal law, the town of  Eagle  is  hereby
authorized  to appropriate an amount up to fifteen percent of the eligi-
ble portion of the annual budget for  the  fiscal  year  for  which  the
appropriation  would  be made into the contingency and tax stabilization
reserve fund.
  S 4. Notwithstanding paragraph d of subdivision 4 of  section  6-e  of
the  general  municipal  law,  the town of Eagle is hereby authorized to

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

                                                           LBD14737-02-4

S. 7050--A                          2

utilize an amount up to fifty percent of any fiscal year's annual budget
from the contingency and tax stabilization reserve  fund  to  lessen  or
prevent  any  projected real property tax increase needed to finance the
eligible  portion  of  the  annual budget for the next succeeding fiscal
year. This amount may be expended from such  fund  until  such  fund  is
wholly  depleted  or  ten  years  after  the effective date of this act,
whichever occurs first.
  S 5. This act shall take effect immediately provided that  once  PILOT
payments  are  no  longer  received  pursuant  to the town of Eagle wind
project PILOT, the authority of the town of Eagle under section three of
this act shall terminate; and, provided, further that  section  four  of
this  act shall take effect upon the final PILOT payment received by the
town of Eagle under the town of Eagle wind project PILOT.

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Senate Bill S7050A

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

Jun 11, 2014 - Floor Vote

Floor Vote: Jun 11, 2014

Jun 10, 2014 - Rules Committee Vote

Rules Committee Vote: Jun 10, 2014

Bill Amendments

2013-S7050 - Details

2013-S7050 - Summary

2013-S7050 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S7050 - Bill Text download pdf

2013-S7050A (ACTIVE) - Details

2013-S7050A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2013-S7050A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S7050A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Senate Bill S7050A

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Patrick M. Gallivan

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

Bill Amendments

2013-S7050 - Details

2013-S7050 - Summary

2013-S7050 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S7050 - Bill Text download pdf

2013-S7050A (ACTIVE) - Details

2013-S7050A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2013-S7050A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S7050A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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