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Assembly Bill A37

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to directing the department of taxation and finance to conduct a study and report on a plan for consistent statewide policy concerning property taxation of state-owned land

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2019-A37 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Real Property Taxation
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §548, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10920
2021-2022: A1369

2019-A37 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the department of taxation and finance to conduct a study and report on a plan for consistent statewide policy concerning property taxation of state-owned land; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.

2019-A37 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    37
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Real Property Taxation
 
 AN  ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to directing the
   department of taxation and finance to conduct a study and report on  a
   plan  for  consistent statewide policy concerning property taxation of
   state-owned land; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon
   the expiration thereof
 
   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 548 to read as follows:
   § 548. DEPARTMENT REPORT ON POLICIES CONCERNING PROPERTY  TAXATION  OF
 STATE  LANDS.  THE  DEPARTMENT, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF
 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, SHALL STUDY AND PRODUCE A REPORT REGARDING A
 PLAN FOR CONSISTENT STATEWIDE POLICY  CONCERNING  PROPERTY  TAXATION  OF
 STATE-OWNED LAND:
   1.  DETAILING CURRENT STATE POLICIES AND PRACTICES CAUSING STATE OWNED
 PROPERTY TO  BE  SUBJECT  TO  TAXATION  OR  REQUIRING  STATE  GOVERNMENT
 PAYMENTS OF FEES FOR SERVICE OR IN LIEU OF TAXES TO ALL CLASSES OF LOCAL
 GOVERNMENTS;
   2. SPECIFYING THE COST TO THE STATE OF SUCH POLICIES AND PRACTICES;
   3.  ASSESSING THE CHARACTER AND EQUITY OF LOCAL FISCAL IMPACTS RESULT-
 ING FROM SUCH POLICIES AND PRACTICES;
   4. RECOMMENDING A  STANDARD,  CONSISTENT  STATEWIDE  POLICY  REGARDING
 STATE  COMPENSATION  OF  ALL CLASSES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR THE FISCAL
 EFFECTS OF THE EXEMPTION OF STATE  OWNED  REAL  PROPERTY  FROM  PROPERTY
 TAXATION;
   5. ESTIMATING THE FISCAL IMPACT ON THE STATE OF THIS RECOMMENDED POLI-
 CY;
   6. PRESENTING AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR SUCH RECOMMENDED POLICY; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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