A1283-2011 Actions

• May 11, 2011: enacting clause stricken
• Jan 5, 2011: referred to real property taxation

A1283-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         1283
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 (PREFILED)
 January 5, 2011
 
 Introduced by M. of A. DESTITO, MAGEE, ORTIZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
 of A. MAYERSOHN, McENENY -- read once and referred to the Committee on
 Real Property Taxation
 AN  ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to providing tax
 abatement for private landowners who allow snowmobiling on such land
 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 496 to read as follows:

 

S 496. REAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR PRIVATE LANDOWNERS  IN  CERTAIN
 INSTANCES.  1.  A  REAL  PROPERTY  TAX ABATEMENT OF TEN PERCENT SHALL BE
 GRANTED TO PRIVATE LANDOWNERS WHO ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO SNOWMOBILE ON SUCH
 LAND.
 2. THE LANDOWNER SHALL APPLY  FOR  THE  TAX  ABATEMENT  AUTHORIZED  BY
 SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS SECTION WITH THE TAX ASSESSOR'S OFFICE OF THE
 COUNTY IN WHICH SUCH LAND IS LOCATED. THE TAX ASSESSOR SHALL GRANT A TAX
 ABATEMENT OF TEN PERCENT TO A LANDOWNER PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF
 THIS  SECTION  PROVIDED  THAT  SUCH  ABATEMENT  SHALL  NOT APPLY TO THAT
 PORTION OF TAXES ASCRIBABLE  TO  STRUCTURES  OR  IMPROVEMENTS  UPON  THE
 SUBJECT PARCEL AND FURTHER PROVIDED THAT SUCH ABATEMENT SHALL BE LIMITED
 TO  THOSE  PARCELS  CROSSED  BY A TRAIL WHICH IS MAINTAINED BY A COUNTY,
 CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE AS PART OF A SYSTEM OF TRAILS ELIGIBLE  FOR  STATE
 AID  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  27.17  OF THE PARKS, RECREATION AND HISTORIC
 PRESERVATION LAW.
 3. THE STATE SHALL REIMBURSE A COUNTY FOR  THE  AMOUNT  OF  ABATEMENTS
 GRANTED  PURSUANT  TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
 THAT NO FUNDS COLLECTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 21.07 OF THE  PARKS,  RECRE
 ATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION LAW SHALL BE USED FOR SUCH PURPOSE.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01698-01-1

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