Prohibits a city, town, village or of a joint water district from imposing certain levies, charges, taxes or assessments on a property which uses private well water for its water supply; prohibits a city, town or village from imposing certain levies, charges, taxes or assessments on a property which uses a septic system for treatment of waste water.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6126
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 26, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. LEMONDES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to prohibiting
levies, charges, taxes or assessments on any property which uses
private well water or a septic system where a municipal or joint water
or sewer district exists or is established
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new
section 120-dd to read as follows:
§ 120-DD. PROHIBITION AGAINST TAXES ON CERTAIN PROPERTY IN MUNICIPAL
WATER DISTRICTS. 1. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF OR EXISTENCE OF A MUNICIPAL
WATER DISTRICT IN A CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE OR OF A JOINT WATER DISTRICT
SHALL NOT RESULT IN ANY LEVY, CHARGE, TAX OR ASSESSMENT ON ANY PROPERTY
WHICH USES PRIVATE WELL WATER AS ITS WATER SUPPLY.
2. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF OR EXISTENCE OF A MUNICIPAL SEWER DISTRICT IN
A CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE OR OF A JOINT SEWER DISTRICT SHALL NOT RESULT IN
ANY LEVY, CHARGE, TAX OR ASSESSMENT ON ANY PROPERTY WHICH USES A SEPTIC
SYSTEM FOR THE TREATMENT OF WASTEWATER.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08687-01-5
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