NY State Senate Bill 2015-S7001

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Mar 15, 2016	referred to local government

2015-S7001 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9590
Current Committee:: Senate Local Government
Law Section:: Real Property Taxation

2015-S7001 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides state aid to a city school district in the county of Dutchess where certain real property was purchased by a religious corporation and granted tax exempt status.

2015-S7001 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S7001

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act in relation to providing state aid to a certain school
district; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon
expiration thereof

 PURPOSE :

This bill provides state aid to the Beacon City School District in
order to mitigate the effect of certain property being removed from
their assessment rolls due to a religious exemption.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1: Outlines that certain school districts in Dutchess County
shall be granted state aid in the event of previously taxable property
being removed from the assessment roll of taxable property due to the
acquisition by a religious corporation eligible for a tax exemption
under Section 462 of the Real Property Tax Law.

Aid payable to the school district by the state for the first year
shall be 100% of the total amount of taxes which would have been
collected had it not been for the acquisition of such property by such
religious corporation, and then 80%, 60%, 40%, and 20% for the second,

third, fourth, and fifth years after, respectively.

Furthermore, increases or decreases in the level of assessment shall
be taking into account when determining how much aid is owed to such
school district.

The chief fiscal officer of such school district to apply for such aid
to the Commissioner of Education in the form prescribed, and that the
state aid shall be paid upon audit and warrant by the state
comptroller.

The term "school tax district" is defined as a city school district
located within Dutchess County where 0.6% or more of their taxable
assessed valuation was granted a religious exemption pursuant to
Section 462 of the Real Property Tax Law due to being acquired by a
religious corporation and where such exemption was approved between
February 28, 2015 and July 2, 2016.

Section 2: This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed
repealed December 31, 2021.

 JUSTIFICATION :

The Watchtower Bible & Tract Society of new York, Inc. has recently
acquired the Rivercrest apartments property, assessed at $31 million.
Currently, 44% of this property is now tax exempt due to it being used
for residential purposes by officiating clergymen of the group.  It is
expected that by next year, over 99% of the property will be tax
exempt. Losing over 99% of a property assessed at $31 million would be
a loss of over 1.5% of Beacon City School District's total taxable
assessed property. This bill would help mitigate the effects felt by
Beacon City School District as well as the district's residents.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

New bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

Approximately $2.25 million total over six years.
 LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

Relief to the Beacon City School District taxpayers.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed repealed
December 31, 2021.

2015-S7001 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7001

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 15, 2016
                               ___________

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

AN ACT in relation to providing state aid to a certain school  district;
  and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration there-
  of

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

  Section 1. State aid; tax exempt property for religious  corporations.
1.  State  aid  shall be payable to a school tax district, as defined in
subdivision five of this section when on any assessment roll the taxable
assessed valuation in such district is reduced by a taking of previously
taxable property by acquisition of a religious corporation, eligible for
tax exemption under section 462 of the  real  property  tax  law,  which
becomes exempt as a result of such acquisition and approval of an appli-
cation for exemption.
  2. The state aid payable to a school tax district as defined in subdi-
vision five of this section shall be equal to one hundred percent of the
total  amount  of  taxes  which were levied on the assessed valuation so
removed from the assessment roll in the year immediately preceding  such
removal.  In  the  next four succeeding years, state aid payable to such
school tax district shall be equal to 80 percent, 60 percent, 40 percent
and 20 percent, respectively, of the total amount of  taxes  which  were
levied  on  the  assessed valuation removed from the assessment roll for
the year preceding such removal.
  3. In making computations and determinations pursuant to this section,
there shall be taken into account increases or decreases in the level of
assessment.
  4. The chief fiscal officer of a school tax district  which  qualifies
for  state  aid pursuant to this section shall make application therefor
to the commissioner of education. The application shall  be  made  on  a
form  prescribed by such commissioner and shall contain such information
as the commissioner shall require.  Upon  approval  of  the  application
therefor  by  such commissioner, such state aid shall be paid upon audit
and warrant by the state comptroller.

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

                                                           LBD14216-01-6

S. 7001                             2

  5. The term "school tax district" shall mean a  city  school  district
located  within  the  county of Dutchess wherein real property was given
tax exempt status pursuant to section 462 of the real property  tax  law
resulting  in  a  six-tenths  of  a  percent or more decrease of taxable
assessed  valuation  in  such municipal corporations originally approved
between February 28, 2015 and July 2, 2016.
  S 2. This act shall  take  effect  immediately  and  shall  be  deemed
repealed December 31, 2021.

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government Committee

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2015-S7001 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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