Senate Bill S459A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes a working farmland property tax credit for owners of agricultural assessment land within agricultural districts

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S459 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§210-B & 606, Tax L; add Art 18-D §§972 - 972-i, Gen Muni L; amd §922, RPT L; amd §302, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2416
2011-2012: S789
2013-2014: S2249
2015-2016: S2992
2019-2020: S961

2017-S459 - Summary

Establishes a working farmland property tax credit for owners of agricultural assessment land within agricultural districts.

2017-S459 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S459 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    459
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  YOUNG,  BONACIC, CROCI, FUNKE, ORTT, RANZENHOFER,
   SEWARD -- read twice and ordered  printed,  and  when  printed  to  be
   committed to the Committee on Investigations and Government Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the tax law, the general municipal law, the real proper-
   ty  tax  law  and  the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the
   establishment of a working farmland property tax credit for owners  of
   agricultural assessment land within agricultural districts
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature  hereby  finds,  deter-
 mines and declares that the New York agriculture industry has a substan-
 tial  impact on the overall economic health and well-being of the state.
 The state constitution provides that the policy of the state shall be to
 encourage the development and improvement of its agricultural lands  for
 the  production  of food and other agricultural products. The activities
 of farmers and the protection of viable farmland provide  many  environ-
 mental  benefits to society, such as open space, scenic vistas, wetlands
 that aid in water purification, plants that purify air, and food,  water
 and habitat for people, domestic animals and wildlife.  Therefore, it is
 in the public interest to encourage the maintenance of existing farmland
 and  agricultural  lands for farming purposes, thereby helping to ensure
 the continued economic viability of farm operations.
   § 2. Section 210-B of the tax law is amended by adding a new  subdivi-
 sion 11-a to read as follows:
   11-A.  WORKING  FARMLAND PROPERTY TAX CREDIT. (A) GENERAL. IN THE CASE
 OF A TAXPAYER THAT OWNS AGRICULTURAL ASSESSMENT LAND WHICH  IS  ELIGIBLE
 FOR  THE  WORKING  FARMLAND  PROPERTY TAX CREDIT ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO
 ARTICLE EIGHTEEN-D OF THE GENERAL  MUNICIPAL  LAW  AND  AN  AGRICULTURAL
 DISTRICT  ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-FIVE-AA OF THE AGRICUL-
 TURE AND MARKETS LAW, AND  THE  TAXPAYER  HAS  EXECUTED  A  COVENANT  TO
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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2017-S459A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§210-B & 606, Tax L; add Art 18-D §§972 - 972-i, Gen Muni L; amd §922, RPT L; amd §302, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2416
2011-2012: S789
2013-2014: S2249
2015-2016: S2992
2019-2020: S961

2017-S459A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a working farmland property tax credit for owners of agricultural assessment land within agricultural districts.

2017-S459A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S459A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  459--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  YOUNG,  BONACIC, CROCI, FUNKE, ORTT, RANZENHOFER,
   SEWARD -- read twice and ordered  printed,  and  when  printed  to  be
   committed to the Committee on Investigations and Government Operations
   -- recommitted to the Committee on Investigations and Government Oper-
   ations  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 tax law, the general municipal law, the real proper-
   ty tax law and the agriculture and markets law,  in  relation  to  the
   establishment  of a working farmland property tax credit for owners of
   agricultural assessment land within agricultural districts
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Legislative  intent. The legislature hereby finds, deter-
 mines and declares that the New York agriculture industry has a substan-
 tial impact on the overall economic health and well-being of the  state.
 The state constitution provides that the policy of the state shall be to
 encourage  the development and improvement of its agricultural lands for
 the production of food and other agricultural products.  The  activities
 of  farmers  and the protection of viable farmland provide many environ-
 mental benefits to society, such as open space, scenic vistas,  wetlands
 that  aid in water purification, plants that purify air, and food, water
 and habitat for people, domestic animals and wildlife.  Therefore, it is
 in the public interest to encourage the maintenance of existing farmland
 and agricultural lands for farming purposes, thereby helping  to  ensure
 the continued economic viability of farm operations.
   §  2. Section 210-B of the tax law is amended by adding a new subdivi-
 sion 11-a to read as follows:
   11-A. WORKING FARMLAND PROPERTY TAX CREDIT. (A) GENERAL. IN  THE  CASE
 OF  A  TAXPAYER THAT OWNS AGRICULTURAL ASSESSMENT LAND WHICH IS ELIGIBLE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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