S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5174--A
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 6, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- 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 --
reported and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
AN ACT relating to establishing the real property tax exemption task
force, and providing for its powers and duties
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Real property tax exemption task force. There is hereby
established within the department of taxation and finance a real proper-
ty tax exemption task force. The purpose of the task force shall be to
study and prepare a report which shall include, but not be limited to
the following:
(a) the types and classifications of New York real properties that can
and have been granted tax exemptions;
(b) the number of each type and classification of real property grant-
ed a partial exemption and the number granted a full exemption and the
total value of each;
(c) the process by which each type and classification has been or can
be granted a tax exemption;
(d) the types and classifications of real property, if any, required
by federal law to be given a tax exemption;
(e) the number of real properties that have been given tax exemptions
by industrial development agencies and the total value of these tax
exemptions; and
(f) recommendations as to whether the types and classifications
permitting such tax exemptions should be continued or reformed.
§ 2. The real property tax exemption task force shall consist of a
total of seven members and shall include: the commissioner of taxation
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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and finance or his or her designee; the comptroller or his or her desig-
nee; the attorney general or his or her designee; one person appointed
by the temporary president of the senate; one person appointed by the
minority leader of the senate; one person appointed by the speaker of
the assembly; and one person appointed by the minority leader of the
assembly. All appointees to the real property tax exemption task force
shall be made no later than thirty days after the effective date of this
act. Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority.
§ 3. The members of the real property tax exemption task force shall
serve without compensation, except that members shall be allowed their
necessary and actual expenses incurred in the performance of their
duties under this act.
§ 4. The department of taxation and finance shall provide the real
property tax exemption task force with such facilities, assistance, and
data as will enable such task force to carry out its powers and duties.
§ 5. The real property tax exemption task force shall issue a report
of its findings and recommendations to the legislature within six months
of its establishment.
§ 6. This act shall take effect immediately.