S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5960
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 8, 2017
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Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- read twice and ordered printed, and
when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to extending the authority of
the county of Nassau to impose additional sales and compensating use
taxes, and extending local government assistance programs in Nassau
county
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Clause 2 of subparagraph (i) of the opening paragraph of
section 1210 of the tax law, as amended by section 1 of subpart D of
part C of chapter 20 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
(2) the county of Nassau is hereby further authorized and empowered to
adopt and amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such
taxes at a rate which is three-quarters percent additional to the three
percent rate authorized above in this paragraph for such county for the
period beginning January first, nineteen hundred eighty-six and ending
November thirtieth, two thousand [seventeen] NINETEEN, subject to the
limitation set forth in section twelve hundred sixty-two-e of this arti-
cle, and also at a rate which is one-half percent additional to the
three percent rate authorized above in this paragraph, and which is also
additional to the three-quarters percent rate also authorized above in
this clause for such county, for the period beginning September first,
nineteen hundred ninety-one and ending November thirtieth, two thousand
[seventeen] NINETEEN;
§ 2. Section 1262-e of the tax law, as amended by section 2 of subpart
D of part C of chapter 20 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as
follows:
§ 1262-e. Establishment of local government assistance programs in
Nassau county. 1. Towns and cities. Notwithstanding any other provision
of law to the contrary, for the calendar year beginning on January
first, nineteen hundred ninety-eight and continuing through the calendar
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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year beginning on January first, two thousand [seventeen] NINETEEN, the
county of Nassau shall enact and establish a local government assistance
program for the towns and cities within such county to assist such towns
and cities to minimize real property taxes; defray the cost and expense
of the treatment, collection, management, disposal, and transportation
of municipal solid waste, and to comply with the provisions of chapter
two hundred ninety-nine of the laws of nineteen hundred eighty-three;
and defray the cost of maintaining conservation and environmental
control programs. Such special assistance program for the towns and
cities within such county and the funding for such program shall equal
one-third of the revenues received by such county from the imposition of
the three-quarters percent sales and use tax during calendar years two
thousand one, two thousand two, two thousand three, two thousand four,
two thousand five, two thousand six, two thousand seven, two thousand
eight, two thousand nine, two thousand ten, two thousand eleven, two
thousand twelve, two thousand thirteen, two thousand fourteen, two thou-
sand fifteen, two thousand sixteen, [and] two thousand seventeen, TWO
THOUSAND EIGHTEEN AND TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN additional to the regular
three percent rate authorized for such county in section twelve hundred
ten of this article. The monies for such special local assistance shall
be paid and distributed to the towns and cities on a per capita basis
using the population figures in the latest decennial federal census.
Provided further, that notwithstanding any other law to the contrary,
the establishment of such special assistance program shall preclude any
city or town within such county from preempting or claiming under any
other section of this chapter the revenues derived from the additional
tax authorized by section twelve hundred ten of this article. Provided
further, that any such town or towns may, by resolution of the town
board, apportion all or a part of monies received in such special
assistance program to an improvement district or special district
account within such town or towns in order to accomplish the purposes of
this special assistance program.
2. Villages. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contra-
ry, for the calendar year beginning on January first, nineteen hundred
ninety-eight and continuing through the calendar year beginning on Janu-
ary first, two thousand [seventeen] NINETEEN, the county of Nassau, by
local law, is hereby empowered to enact and establish a local government
assistance program for the villages within such county to assist such
villages to minimize real property taxes; defray the cost and expense of
the treatment, collection, management, disposal, and transportation of
municipal solid waste; and defray the cost of maintaining conservation
and environmental control programs. The funding of such local assistance
program for the villages within such county may be provided by Nassau
county during any calendar year in which such village local assistance
program is in effect and shall not exceed one-sixth of the revenues
received from the imposition of the three-quarters percent sales and use
tax that are remaining after the towns and cities have received their
funding pursuant to the provisions of subdivision one of this section.
The funding for such village local assistance program shall be paid and
distributed to the villages on a per capita basis using the population
figures in the latest decennial federal census. Provided further, that
the establishment of such village local assistance program shall
preclude any village within such county from preempting or claiming
under any other section of this chapter the revenues derived from the
additional tax authorized by section twelve hundred ten of this article.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.