assembly Bill A2031

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to reductions of payments in lieu of taxes

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Jan 06, 2016 referred to real property taxation
Jan 15, 2015 referred to real property taxation

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A2031 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S453
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 3-A ยง370, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9577, S5872
2013-2014: A1866, S1488
2017-2018: A8621, S1260
2019-2020: A146, S1914

A2031 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to reductions of payments in lieu of taxes; provides that where such payment agreement is to be reduced due to a reassessment of the parcel of real property such agreement is related to, such reduction shall be phased in over 10 years if the reduction would negatively affect the revenues of a local government by more than 5%.

A2031 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2031

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SCHIMEL, LAVINE, JAFFEE, ABINANTI, MONTESANO,
  COOK, RA -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Real  Property
  Taxation

AN  ACT  to  amend  the real property tax law, in relation to payment in
  lieu of taxes agreements

  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 arti-
cle 3-A to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 3-A
                   PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES AGREEMENTS
SECTION 370. PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES AGREEMENTS.
  S 370. PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES AGREEMENTS. 1.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF
THIS SECTION:
  (A) "LOCAL GOVERNMENT" SHALL MEAN ANY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AS DEFINED
PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  TWO  OF  THE  GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW OR ANY SCHOOL
DISTRICT OR BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES.
  (B) "PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES AGREEMENT" OR  "PILOT  AGREEMENT"  SHALL
MEAN  AN  AGREEMENT  ENTERED INTO BETWEEN A LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND ANOTHER
PARTY WHEREBY SUCH OTHER PARTY COMPENSATES  SUCH  LOCAL  GOVERNMENT  FOR
SOME  OR  ALL  OF  THE  TAX REVENUE LOST DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE USE OR
OWNERSHIP OF A PARCEL OF REAL PROPERTY BY SUCH OTHER PARTY.  THE  AMOUNT
OF  SUCH  PAYMENT  IN  LIEU  OF  TAXES IS BASED ON AN ASSESSMENT OF SUCH
PARCEL OF REAL PROPERTY.
  2. IF THE AMOUNT OF ANY PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES IS REDUCED, DUE TO  A
REASSESSMENT  OF  THE  PARCEL OF REAL PROPERTY SUCH AGREEMENT IS RELATED
TO, AND SUCH REDUCTION WOULD NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE TOTAL REVENUE OF  ANY
LOCAL  GOVERNMENT  BY MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT, SUCH REDUCTION IN PAYMENTS
IN LIEU OF TAXES SHALL BE PHASED IN OVER A TEN YEAR PERIOD.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02487-01-5

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