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Senate Bill S7572

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to aid to local governments for early property tax payments

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2017-S7572 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9796
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §54-n, St Fin L

2017-S7572 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the state shall provide aid in an amount equal to the costs incurred by a municipality as a result of accepting early property tax payments.

2017-S7572 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7572 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7572
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 26, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. PHILLIPS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the state finance law,  in  relation  to  aid  to  local
   governments  for  early  property  tax payments; and providing for the
   repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  state finance law is amended by adding a new section
 54-n to read as follows:
   § 54-N. AID TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR EARLY PROPERTY TAX  PAYMENTS.  1.
 DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   A. "MUNICIPALITY" SHALL MEAN A COUNTY, CITY OR TOWN.
   B. "EARLY PROPERTY TAX PAYMENTS" SHALL MEAN PROPERTY TAX PAYMENTS THAT
 WERE  ACCEPTED BY A COUNTY, CITY OR TOWN BETWEEN DECEMBER TWENTY-SECOND,
 TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN AND DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  SEVEN-
 TEEN, INCLUSIVE, AS A RESULT OF THE AUTHORIZATION PROVIDED IN THE EXECU-
 TIVE ORDER NUMBER ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-TWO ISSUED ON DECEMBER TWENTY-SEC-
 OND, TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN.
   2.  THE  STATE  SHALL  PROVIDE  AID  IN  AN  AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE COSTS
 INCURRED BY A MUNICIPALITY AS A RESULT OF ACCEPTING EARLY  PROPERTY  TAX
 PAYMENTS.  MUNICIPALITIES SHALL QUALIFY FOR AID UNDER THIS SECTION IF:
   A. THE MUNICIPALITY ACCEPTED EARLY PROPERTY TAX PAYMENTS; AND
   B. THE MUNICIPALITY INCURRED ADDITIONAL COSTS AS A RESULT OF ACCEPTING
 EARLY  PROPERTY  TAX  PAYMENTS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, OVERTIME,
 ADDITIONAL STAFFING COSTS, ADDITIONAL OPERATING COSTS, ADDITIONAL  COSTS
 TO  ENACT  A LOCAL BUDGET ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER TWENTY-EIGHTH, TWO THOU-
 SAND SEVENTEEN, AND OTHER NECESSARY EXPENSES ASSOCIATED  WITH  ACCEPTING
 EARLY PROPERTY TAX PAYMENTS.
   3.  THE  CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF SUCH MUNICIPALITY SHALL CERTIFY TO
 THE STATE COMPTROLLER THAT ADDITIONAL COSTS WERE INCURRED AS A RESULT OF
 EARLY PROPERTY TAX PAYMENTS.  SUCH CERTIFICATION SHALL BE MADE IN A FORM
 AND MANNER PRESCRIBED BY THE STATE COMPTROLLER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
 deemed repealed thirty days after all aid has been disbursed pursuant to
 section one of this act.

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