Assembly Bill A7926

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the process by which taxes are evaluated on property designated as wetlands by the department of environmental conservation

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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-A7926 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §521, RPT L

2017-A7926 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the process by which taxes are evaluated on property designated as wetlands by the department of environmental conservation.

2017-A7926 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7926
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 19, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SKARTADOS  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Real Property Taxation
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to the process by
   which taxes are evaluated on property designated as  wetlands  by  the
   department of environmental conservation

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The real property tax  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 521 to read as follows:
   § 521. WETLANDS EVALUATION. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW
 TO  THE  CONTRARY, AN ASSESSOR WILL PERFORM A ONE HUNDRED PERCENT EVALU-
 ATION PER ACRE, WITHOUT THE APPLICATION OF  ANY  EQUALIZATION  RATE,  OF
 WETLANDS  DESIGNATED  AS  FRESHWATER  WETLANDS  OR TIDAL WETLANDS BY THE
 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all tax
 rolls prepared on and after July 1, 2017.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11670-01-7

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