NY State Senate Bill 2017-S6949

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 20, 2018	committed to rules
Jan 30, 2018	advanced to third reading
Jan 29, 2018	2nd report cal.
Jan 23, 2018	1st report cal.279
Jan 03, 2018	referred to local government
Nov 17, 2017	referred to rules

Votes

- Jan 23, 2018 - Local Government Committee Vote
  S6949
  
  7
  
  Aye
  
  1
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Local Government Committee Vote: Jan 23, 2018
      
      aye (7)
      
      Boyle
      
      Brooks
      
      Carlucci
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Ortt
      
      Ritchie
      
      Serrano
      
      nay (1)
      
      Murphy
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Marchione

2017-S6949 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8790
Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §485-d, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: A4111
2021-2022: A4923

2017-S6949 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that real property owned by private water-works corporations shall be wholly or partially exempt from taxation.

2017-S6949 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S6949

SPONSOR: MARCELLINO
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the real property tax law, in relation
to privately owned water-works corporations

 
PURPOSE:

This legislation would exempt real estate owned by private water-works
corporations from taxation

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 485-d of the real property tax law, as added by chapter 726 of
the laws of 1985, is amended to exempt real estate owned by private
water-works corporations from taxation provided that the local legisla-
tive body adopts a local law providing for such exemption.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

In May 2017, the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) granted
New York American Water a rate increase for the next four consecutive
years. These increases range from 1 percent to as high as 9.6 percent.

New York American Water is a private company that services 120,000
households and businesses in Nassau County. Unlike public water utili-
ties in New York State, American Water pays property taxes and passes
that expense to their customers in their water bills.

This combination of a draconian rate increase and the practice of pass-
ing the companies taxes on to the backs of their ratepayers has created
a dramatic spike in water bills. Residents who live in private water
utility serviced areas have no choice in their water provider. These
customers deserve to receive the same benefit that customers of munici-
pally owned water districts enjoy.

This legislation will create parity between public water utilities and
private water utilities by exempting real estate owned by private
water-works corporations from taxation.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None to the State.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S6949 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6949
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             November 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property tax  law,  in  relation  to  privately
   owned water-works corporations
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 485-d of the real property tax  law,  as  added  by
 chapter 726 of the laws of 1985, is amended to read as follows:
   § 485-d. Water-works corporations. 1. Real property situated in a city
 with  a  population of one million or more owned by a water-works corpo-
 ration subject to the provisions of the  public  service  law  and  used
 exclusively  for  the  sale,  furnishing  and  distribution of water for
 domestic, commercial and public purposes, shall be wholly  or  partially
 exempt  from  taxation  provided that the local legislative body of such
 city within which such property  is  situated  adopts  a  local  law  so
 providing.
   2. REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY A PRIVATE WATER-WORKS CORPORATION SUBJECT TO
 THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW AND USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE
 SALE, FURNISHING AND DISTRIBUTION OF WATER FOR DOMESTIC, COMMERCIAL  AND
 PUBLIC  PURPOSES,  SHALL  BE  WHOLLY  OR  PARTIALLY EXEMPT FROM TAXATION
 PROVIDED THAT THE LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BODY OF  SUCH  CITY,  COUNTY,  TOWN,
 VILLAGE OR SCHOOL DISTRICT WITHIN WHICH SUCH PROPERTY IS SITUATED ADOPTS
 A LOCAL LAW SO PROVIDING.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13739-02-7

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Senate Bill S6949

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee

Jan 23, 2018 - Local Government Committee Vote

Local Government Committee Vote: Jan 23, 2018

2017-S6949 (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S6949 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S6949 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6949 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Sponsored By

Carl L. Marcellino

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee

2017-S6949 (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S6949 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S6949 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6949 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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