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Assembly Bill A7538A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Eliminates the real property tax exemption for fire districts, fire protection districts and ambulance districts developed through industrial development agencies in certain counties

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2015-A7538 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5202
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §412-a, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9820, A3143, S1559
2011-2012: A5817, S3715
2013-2014: A4402, S3522
2017-2018: A6182, S2757
2019-2020: A5787, S3323
2021-2022: A6804, S5748
2023-2024: A2424, S4806
2025-2026: A5772, S458

2015-A7538 - Summary

Eliminates the real property tax exemption for fire districts, fire protection districts and ambulance districts developed through industrial development agencies in certain counties.

2015-A7538 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7538

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 18, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PALUMBO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Real Property Taxation

AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to the real prop-
  erty tax exemption for industrial development agencies

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of section 412-a of the real property tax
law, as amended by chapter 372 of the laws of 1991, is amended  to  read
as follows:
  1.  Real  property  owned by or under the jurisdiction, supervision or
control of industrial development agencies  enumerated  in  the  general
municipal  law  shall  be  entitled to such exemption as may be provided
therein, EXCEPT FOR FIRE DISTRICTS, FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS AND  AMBU-
LANCE DISTRICTS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to assess-
ment rolls prepared on the basis of taxable status dates occurring on or
after  such  date,  but shall not apply to projects for which an agency,
through the issuance of its bonds, execution of leases or the passage of
an inducement resolution or bond resolution, has authorized any  assist-
ance  prior  to  the date on which this act shall become law, whether or
not such projects are thereafter modified.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03137-01-5

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2015-A7538A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5202
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §412-a, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9820, A3143, S1559
2011-2012: A5817, S3715
2013-2014: A4402, S3522
2017-2018: A6182, S2757
2019-2020: A5787, S3323
2021-2022: A6804, S5748
2023-2024: A2424, S4806
2025-2026: A5772, S458

2015-A7538A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Eliminates the real property tax exemption for fire districts, fire protection districts and ambulance districts developed through industrial development agencies in certain counties.

2015-A7538A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 7538--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 18, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PALUMBO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Real Property Taxation -- recommitted to the Committee on  Real
  Property  Taxation  in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3, sec. 2 --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to the real prop-
  erty tax exemption for industrial development agencies

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 412-a of  the  real  property  tax
law,  as  amended by chapter 372 of the laws of 1991, is amended to read
as follows:
  1. Real property owned by or under the  jurisdiction,  supervision  or
control  of  industrial  development  agencies enumerated in the general
municipal law shall be entitled to such exemption  as  may  be  provided
therein;  EXCEPT THAT IN COUNTIES WITH A POPULATION OF NOT LESS THAN ONE
MILLION FOUR HUNDRED NINETY THOUSAND NOR  MORE  THAN  ONE  MILLION  FIVE
HUNDRED  TEN  THOUSAND  AS  DETERMINED  BY  THE LATEST FEDERAL DECENNIAL
CENSUS, SUCH REAL PROPERTY SHALL REMAIN  SUBJECT  TO  TAXATION  BY  FIRE
DISTRICTS, FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS AND AMBULANCE DISTRICTS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to assess-
ment rolls prepared on the basis of taxable status dates occurring on or
after  such  date,  but shall not apply to projects for which an agency,
through the issuance of its bonds, execution of leases or the passage of
an inducement resolution or bond resolution, has authorized any  assist-
ance  prior  to  the date on which this act shall become law, whether or
not such projects are thereafter modified.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03137-02-6

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