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Senate Bill S1821A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to state aid for certain cities, towns, villages or fire districts adversely affected by a concentration of tax exempt property

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2015-S1821 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1026
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §532-a, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A790
2011-2012: A425
2013-2014: S4605, A1079
2017-2018: S745, A732
2019-2020: A2089
2021-2022: A5219
2023-2024: A4303
2025-2026: A8400

2015-S1821 - Summary

Relates to state aid for certain cities, towns, villages or fire districts adversely affected by a concentration of tax exempt property.

2015-S1821 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1821 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1821

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 15, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. RITCHIE, SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to state aid  for
  certain  towns  adversely  affected  by  a concentration of tax exempt
  property

  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 532-a to read as follows:
  S 532-A. CERTAIN LANDS SUBJECT TO STATE PAYMENTS. IN ANY TOWN IN WHICH
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF TAX EXEMPT PROPERTY REPRESENTS MORE THAN THIRTY-FIVE
PERCENT, BY VALUE, OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF PROPERTY  IN  SUCH  TOWN,  THE
STATE SHALL PAY A SUM, SUBJECT TO BUDGETARY APPROPRIATION, AS FOLLOWS:
  1.  FIFTY  PERCENT  OF SUCH SUM SHALL BE PAID TO EACH ELIGIBLE TOWN IN
PROPORTION TO SUCH TOWN'S POPULATION RELATIVE TO THE POPULATION  OF  ALL
ELIGIBLE TOWNS; AND
  2.  FIFTY  PERCENT OF SUCH SUM SHALL BE PAID BASED ON THE VALUE OF TAX
EXEMPT PROPERTY IN EACH ELIGIBLE TOWN AS A PERCENTAGE OF  THE  VALUE  OF
ALL TAX EXEMPT PROPERTY IN ALL ELIGIBLE TOWNS.
  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
and after the date on which this act shall have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00991-01-5

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2015-S1821A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1026
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §532-a, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A790
2011-2012: A425
2013-2014: S4605, A1079
2017-2018: S745, A732
2019-2020: A2089
2021-2022: A5219
2023-2024: A4303
2025-2026: A8400

2015-S1821A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to state aid for certain cities, towns, villages or fire districts adversely affected by a concentration of tax exempt property.

2015-S1821A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1821A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 1821--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 15, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. RITCHIE, SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local  Government
  -- recommitted to the Committee on Local Government in accordance with
  Senate  Rule  6, sec. 8 -- 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 state aid  for
  certain  towns  adversely  affected  by  a concentration of tax exempt
  property

  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 532-a to read as follows:
  S 532-A. CERTAIN LANDS SUBJECT TO STATE PAYMENTS. IN ANY  CITY,  TOWN,
VILLAGE OR FIRE DISTRICT IN WHICH THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF TAX EXEMPT PROPER-
TY  REPRESENTS  MORE  THAN  THIRTY-FIVE  PERCENT, BY VALUE, OF THE TOTAL
AMOUNT OF PROPERTY IN SUCH CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE  OR  FIRE  DISTRICT,  THE
STATE SHALL PAY A SUM, SUBJECT TO BUDGETARY APPROPRIATION, AS FOLLOWS:
  1.  FIFTY  PERCENT  OF  SUCH  SUM SHALL BE PAID TO EACH ELIGIBLE CITY,
TOWN, VILLAGE OR FIRE DISTRICT IN PROPORTION TO SUCH ENTITY'S POPULATION
RELATIVE TO THE POPULATION OF ALL SUCH ELIGIBLE ENTITIES; AND
  2. FIFTY PERCENT OF SUCH SUM SHALL BE PAID BASED ON THE VALUE  OF  TAX
EXEMPT PROPERTY IN EACH ELIGIBLE CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE OR FIRE DISTRICT AS
A  PERCENTAGE OF THE VALUE OF ALL TAX EXEMPT PROPERTY IN ALL SUCH ELIGI-
BLE ENTITIES.
  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
and after the date on which this act shall have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00991-02-6

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