NY State Senate Bill 2017-S891

Senate Bill S891

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Increases the base figures for the basic and enhanced STAR exemptions for real property in rural areas

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Jan 05, 2017	referred to local government

2017-S891 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Local Government
Law Section:: Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §425, RPT L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:: S5401

2017-S891 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the base figures for the basic and enhanced STAR exemptions for real property in rural areas; defines such rural area as a county with a population of less than 200,000 or, in counties with a greater population, a town having a population density of 150 or fewer persons per square mile.

2017-S891 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S891

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the real property tax law, in relation to increasing
the base figure for basic and enhanced school tax relief exemption for
property located in rural areas

 PURPOSE :

Increases the base figures for the basic and enhanced STAR exemptions
for real property in rural areas.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1: Amends Subparagraph (vi) of paragraph (b) of subdivision 2
of section 425 of the real property tax law, as added by section 1 of
part D-1 of chapter 57 of the laws of 2007, clause (A) as further
amended by subdivision (b) of section 1 of part W of chapter 56 of the
laws of 2010: Clause (A) is amended to increase the base figure for
enhanced STAR exemption to 85,000 dollars in rural areas. Clause (B)
is amended to increase the base figure for STAR to 40,000 dollars.
Clause (C) established the definition of 'rural' for the purpose of
this bill.

Section 2: Adds paragraph (m) to subdivision 2 of section 425 of the

real property tax law.

Section 3: Establishes the effective date as the first of January next
succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Residents in rural communities carry a much heavier burden as the
population continues to decrease and those who remain in these areas
are left to bear a greater share of the tax levy. By providing the
increase in the amount that can be exempt from the full value of a
home from school taxes, the state is helping residents to stay in
their homes.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2015/16: S.5401- referred to local government.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

To be determined.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeeding the
date on which it shall have become a law.

2017-S891 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    891
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. AMEDORE -- 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 increasing the
   base figure for basic and enhanced school  tax  relief  exemption  for
   property located in rural areas

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subparagraph (vi) of paragraph  (b)  of  subdivision  2  of
 section  425 of the real property tax law, as added by section 1 of part
 D-1 of chapter 57 of the laws of 2007, clause (A) as further amended  by
 subdivision  (b)  of  section  1  of part W of chapter 56 of the laws of
 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   (vi) For the two thousand nine--two thousand ten school year and ther-
 eafter:
   (A) The base figure for the enhanced STAR exemption  shall  equal  the
 prior  year's  base  figure multiplied by the percentage increase in the
 consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W)
 published by the United States department  of  labor,  bureau  of  labor
 statistics,  for  the  third  quarter of the calendar year preceding the
 applicable school year, as compared to the third quarter  of  the  prior
 calendar year. If a base figure as so determined is not exactly equal to
 a  multiple  of  one hundred dollars, it shall be rounded to the nearest
 multiple of one hundred dollars. It shall be the responsibility  of  the
 commissioner  to annually determine such base figures.  PROVIDED, HOWEV-
 ER, FOR REAL PROPERTY IN A RURAL AREA, THE BASE FIGURE FOR THE  ENHANCED
 STAR EXEMPTION SHALL BE EIGHTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
   (B) The base figure for the basic STAR exemption shall be thirty thou-
 sand dollars; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, FOR REAL PROPERTY IN A RURAL AREA, SUCH
 BASE FIGURE SHALL BE FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.
   (C)  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS SECTION, "RURAL AREA" MEANS A COUNTY
 HAVING A POPULATION OF LESS THAN TWO HUNDRED  THOUSAND,  OR  WITHIN  ANY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD03809-01-7

 S. 891                              2
 
 COUNTY  HAVING A POPULATION OF TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND OR MORE, A TOWN WITH
 A POPULATION DENSITY OF ONE HUNDRED FIFTY OR FEWER  PERSONS  PER  SQUARE
 MILE.
   §  2.  Subdivision  2  of  section 425 of the real property tax law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (m) to read as follows:
   (M) RURAL AREAS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY,
 ANY INCREASE IN THE EXEMPT AMOUNT OF REAL PROPERTY AS A RESULT  OF  SUCH
 PROPERTY  BEING  LOCATED  IN  A  RURAL AREA, AS DEFINED IN CLAUSE (C) OF
 SUBPARAGRAPH (VI) OF PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS  SUBDIVISION,  SHALL  NOT  BE
 LIMITED  OR  AFFECTED  BY THE EXEMPT AMOUNT OF SUCH REAL PROPERTY DURING
 THE PREVIOUS TAX YEAR.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.

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