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Assembly Bill A4947

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes a real property tax exemption for enrolled members of auxiliary police organizations

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2015-A4947 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Real Property Taxation
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง466-k, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6261
2011-2012: A6641
2013-2014: A4295
2017-2018: A5651

2015-A4947 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a real property tax exemption for enrolled members of auxiliary police organizations; provides that real property owned by an enrolled member of an auxiliary police organization or such enrolled member and spouse shall be exempt from taxation to the extent of ten percent of the assessed value of such property.

2015-A4947 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4947

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 9, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to establishing a
  real property tax exemption for enrolled members of  auxiliary  police
  organizations

  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 466-k to read as follows:
  S  466-K.  MEMBERS OF AUXILIARY POLICE ORGANIZATIONS. 1. REAL PROPERTY
OWNED BY AN ENROLLED MEMBER OF AN AUXILIARY POLICE ORGANIZATION OR  SUCH
ENROLLED  MEMBER  AND SPOUSE SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM TAXATION TO THE EXTENT
OF TEN PERCENT OF THE ASSESSED VALUE OF SUCH PROPERTY FOR VILLAGE, TOWN,
PART TOWN, SPECIAL DISTRICT OR COUNTY  PURPOSES,  EXCLUSIVE  OF  SPECIAL
ASSESSMENTS,  PROVIDED  THAT  THE  GOVERNING  BODY OF A VILLAGE, TOWN OR
COUNTY, AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING, ADOPTS A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR  RESOL-
UTION PROVIDING THEREFOR; PROVIDED FURTHER, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH EXEMPTION
SHALL IN NO EVENT EXCEED THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS MULTIPLIED BY THE LATEST
STATE  EQUALIZATION RATE FOR THE ASSESSING UNIT IN WHICH SUCH REAL PROP-
ERTY IS LOCATED.
  2. SUCH EXEMPTION SHALL NOT BE GRANTED TO AN  ENROLLED  MEMBER  OF  AN
AUXILIARY POLICE ORGANIZATION UNLESS:
  (A) THE MEMBER RESIDES IN THE CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE WHICH IS SERVED BY
SUCH ORGANIZATION;
  (B) THE PROPERTY IS THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE OF THE MEMBER;
  (C)  THE  PROPERTY  IS  USED  EXCLUSIVELY  FOR  RESIDENTIAL  PURPOSES;
PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT IN THE EVENT ANY PORTION OF SUCH PROPERTY IS  NOT
USED  EXCLUSIVELY  FOR  THE  MEMBER'S  RESIDENCE  BUT  IS USED FOR OTHER
PURPOSES, SUCH PORTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO TAXATION  AND  THE  REMAINING
PORTION  ONLY  SHALL  BE  ENTITLED  TO  THE  EXEMPTION  PROVIDED BY THIS
SECTION; AND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07961-01-5
              

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