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                                   3467
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 29, 2019
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 Introduced  by  M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, GALEF, BRABENEC, B. MILLER -- Multi-
   Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARNWELL -- read once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Veterans' Affairs
 
 AN  ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to real property
   tax exemptions for certain disabled veterans
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 458-a of the real property tax law
 is amended by adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows:
   (E)  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPHS (A), (B) AND (C) OF
 THIS SUBDIVISION, A COUNTY,  CITY,  TOWN,  VILLAGE  OR  SCHOOL  DISTRICT
 ACTING BY AND THROUGH ITS GOVERNING BODY, MAY GRANT TO A VETERAN, OR THE
 UNMARRIED SURVIVING SPOUSE OF SUCH VETERAN, WHO SERVED IN A COMBAT THEA-
 TRE  OR  COMBAT ZONE OF OPERATIONS, AND WHO IS ONE HUNDRED PERCENT DISA-
 BLED AS A RESULT OF MILITARY SERVICE, A ONE  HUNDRED  PERCENT  EXEMPTION
 FROM  REAL  PROPERTY  TAXATION.  THE  LOCAL  MAXIMUM EXEMPTION ALLOWANCE
 ADOPTED BY A LOCAL LAW PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH  (D)  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION
 SHALL  NOT  APPLY  TO  SUCH  EXEMPTIONS  OF ONE HUNDRED PERCENT DISABLED
 VETERANS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to assess-
 ment rolls prepared on and after January 1, 2020.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03090-01-9