Senate Bill S2316

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the certification of certain property complying with the residential-commercial urban exemption program

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government Committee


  • 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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2023-S2316 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A120
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §485-a, RPT L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A9426

2023-S2316 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the certification of certain property complying with the residential-commercial urban exemption program and the revocation of benefits of such program in certain circumstances.

2023-S2316 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2316 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2316
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 19, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RYAN  --  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  the  certif-
   ication  of certain property complying with the residential-commercial
   urban exemption program and the revocation of benefits of such program
   in certain circumstances
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 485-a of the real property tax law, as amended by
 chapter 132 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   § 485-a. Residential-commercial  urban  exemption  program.  1.  Defi-
 nitions.    As  used in this section, the following terms shall have the
 following meanings:
   (a) "Municipality" means any town, city or village except for  a  city
 having more than one million inhabitants.
   (b)  "Applicant" means any person obligated to pay real property taxes
 on the property for which an exemption from real  property  taxes  under
 this section is sought.
   (c)  "Commercial construction work" means the modernization, rehabili-
 tation, expansion or other improvement of the portion of mixed-use prop-
 erty to be used for commercial purposes.
   (d) "Commercial purpose or use" means [(i)]  the  buying,  selling  or
 otherwise  providing  of  goods  or services directly to the public[; or
 (ii) a non-residential lawful use including,  but  not  limited  to,  an
 office,  hotel, retail store, brewery, distillery, restaurant, cafe, bar
 or tavern, gymnasium, theater, or entertainment venue which  employs  or
 is  anticipated  to  employ a minimum of five employees primarily at the
 mixed-use property for which an exemption under this section is sought],
 INCLUDING HOTEL SERVICES,  RETAIL  STORES,  OFFICE  SPACE,  RESTAURANTS,
 BARS, GYMS, THEATERS, AND CAFES.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00333-01-3
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