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                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                   January 27, 2011
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
         Committee on Aging

       AN ACT to amend the real property tax law,  in  relation  to  increasing
         maximum income eligibility levels for real property tax exemptions for
         seniors

         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

    1    Section 1. Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subdivision 1 of section  467  of
    2  the real property tax law are relettered paragraphs (g) and (h) and four
    3  new paragraphs (c), (d), (e) and (f) are added to read as follows:
    4    (C)  ON  AND AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE, (1) ANY LOCAL LAW,
    5  ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ADOPTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDI-
    6  VISION MAY BE AMENDED, OR A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR  RESOLUTION  MAY  BE
    7  ADOPTED,  TO  PROVIDE  AN EXEMPTION SO AS TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM INCOME
    8  ELIGIBILITY LEVEL OF SUCH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AS PROVIDED IN  SUBDIVI-
    9  SION  THREE  OF THIS SECTION (REPRESENTED IN THE HEREINBELOW SCHEDULE AS
   10  M), TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED IN THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE:
   11  ANNUAL INCOME                           PERCENTAGE ASSESSED VALUATION
   12                                              EXEMPT FROM TAXATION
   13  MORE THAN (M) BUT
   14  LESS THAN (M+ $1,250)                   45 PER CENTUM
   15  (M+ $1,250 OR MORE) BUT
   16  LESS THAN (M+ $2,500)                   40 PER CENTUM
   17  (M+ $2,500 OR MORE) BUT
   18  LESS THAN (M+ $3,750)                   35 PER CENTUM
   19  (M+ $3,750 OR MORE) BUT
   20  LESS THAN (M+ $4,875)                   30 PER CENTUM
   21  (M+ $4,875 OR MORE) BUT
   22  LESS THAN (M+ $6,000)                   25 PER CENTUM
   23  (M+ $6,000 OR MORE) BUT
   24  LESS THAN (M+ $7,125)                   20 PER CENTUM

        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD04956-02-1

A. 3740 2 1 (2) ANY LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SUBPAR- 2 AGRAPH ONE OF THIS PARAGRAPH MAY BE AMENDED, OR A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE 3 OR RESOLUTION MAY BE ADOPTED, TO PROVIDE AN EXEMPTION SO AS TO INCREASE 4 THE MAXIMUM INCOME ELIGIBILITY LEVEL OF SUCH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AS 5 PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION (REPRESENTED IN THE HERE- 6 INBELOW SCHEDULE AS M), AND AS INCREASED AS PROVIDED FOR IN SUCH SUBPAR- 7 AGRAPH ONE TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED IN THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE: 8 ANNUAL INCOME PERCENTAGE ASSESSED VALUATION 9 EXEMPT FROM TAXATION 10 (M+ $7,125 OR MORE) BUT 11 LESS THAN (M+ $8,250) 15 PER CENTUM 12 (M+ $8,250 OR MORE) BUT 13 LESS THAN (M+ $9,375) 10 PER CENTUM 14 (3) ANY LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SUBPAR- 15 AGRAPHS ONE AND TWO OF THIS PARAGRAPH MAY BE AMENDED, OR A LOCAL LAW, 16 ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION MAY BE ADOPTED, TO PROVIDE AN EXEMPTION SO AS TO 17 INCREASE THE MAXIMUM INCOME ELIGIBILITY LEVEL OF SUCH MUNICIPAL CORPO- 18 RATION AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION (REPRESENTED IN 19 THE HEREINBELOW SCHEDULE AS M), AND AS INCREASED AS PROVIDED FOR IN SUCH 20 SUBPARAGRAPH ONE TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED IN THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE: 21 ANNUAL INCOME PERCENTAGE ASSESSED VALUATION 22 EXEMPT FROM TAXATION 23 (M+ $9,375 OR MORE) 24 BUT LESS THAN (M+ $10,500) 5 PER CENTUM 25 (D) ON AND AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN, (1) ANY LOCAL LAW, 26 ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ADOPTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDI- 27 VISION MAY BE AMENDED, OR A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION MAY BE 28 ADOPTED, TO PROVIDE AN EXEMPTION SO AS TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM INCOME 29 ELIGIBILITY LEVEL OF SUCH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVI- 30 SION THREE OF THIS SECTION (REPRESENTED IN THE HEREINBELOW SCHEDULE AS 31 M), TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED IN THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE: 32 ANNUAL INCOME PERCENTAGE ASSESSED VALUATION 33 EXEMPT FROM TAXATION 34 MORE THAN (M) BUT 45 PER CENTUM 35 LESS THAN (M+ $1,500) 36 (M+ $1,500 OR MORE) BUT 40 PER CENTUM 37 LESS THAN (M+ $3,000) 38 (M+ $3,000 OR MORE) BUT 39 LESS THAN (M+ $4,500) 35 PER CENTUM 40 (M+ $4,500 OR MORE) BUT 41 LESS THAN (M+ $5,850) 30 PER CENTUM 42 (M+ $5,850 OR MORE) BUT 43 LESS THAN (M+ $7,200) 25 PER CENTUM 44 (M+ $7,200 OR MORE) BUT 45 LESS THAN (M+ $8,550) 20 PER CENTUM 46 (2) ANY LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SUBPAR- 47 AGRAPH ONE OF THIS PARAGRAPH MAY BE AMENDED, OR A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE 48 OR RESOLUTION MAY BE ADOPTED, TO PROVIDE AN EXEMPTION SO AS TO INCREASE
A. 3740 3 1 THE MAXIMUM INCOME ELIGIBILITY LEVEL OF SUCH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AS 2 PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION (REPRESENTED IN THE HERE- 3 INBELOW SCHEDULE AS M), AND AS INCREASED AS PROVIDED FOR IN SUCH SUBPAR- 4 AGRAPH ONE TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED IN THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE: 5 ANNUAL INCOME PERCENTAGE ASSESSED VALUATION 6 EXEMPT FROM TAXATION 7 (M+ $8,550 OR MORE) BUT 8 LESS THAN (M+ $9,900) 15 PER CENTUM 9 (M+ $9,900 OR MORE) BUT 10 LESS THAN (M+ $11,250) 10 PER CENTUM 11 (3) ANY LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SUBPAR- 12 AGRAPHS ONE AND TWO OF THIS PARAGRAPH MAY BE AMENDED, OR A LOCAL LAW, 13 ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION MAY BE ADOPTED TO PROVIDE AN EXEMPTION SO AS TO 14 INCREASE THE MAXIMUM INCOME ELIGIBILITY LEVEL OF SUCH MUNICIPAL CORPO- 15 RATION AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION (REPRESENTED IN 16 THE HEREINBELOW SCHEDULE AS M), AND AS INCREASED AS PROVIDED FOR IN SUCH 17 SUBPARAGRAPH ONE TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED IN THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE: 18 ANNUAL INCOME PERCENTAGE ASSESSED VALUATION 19 EXEMPT FROM TAXATION 20 (M+ $11,250 OR MORE) 21 BUT LESS THAN (M+ $12,600) 5 PER CENTUM 22 (E) ON AND AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN, (1) ANY LOCAL LAW, 23 ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ADOPTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDI- 24 VISION MAY BE AMENDED, OR A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION MAY BE 25 ADOPTED, TO PROVIDE AN EXEMPTION SO AS TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM INCOME 26 ELIGIBILITY LEVEL OF SUCH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVI- 27 SION THREE OF THIS SECTION (REPRESENTED IN THE HEREINBELOW SCHEDULE AS 28 M), TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED IN THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE: 29 ANNUAL INCOME PERCENTAGE ASSESSED VALUATION 30 EXEMPT FROM TAXATION 31 MORE THAN (M) BUT 32 LESS THAN (M+ $1,750) 45 PER CENTUM 33 (M+ $1,750 OR MORE) BUT 34 LESS THAN (M+ $3,500) 40 PER CENTUM 35 (M+ $3,500 OR MORE) BUT 36 LESS THAN (M+ $5,250) 35 PER CENTUM 37 (M+ $5,250 OR MORE) BUT 38 LESS THAN (M+ $6,825) 30 PER CENTUM 39 (M+ $6,825 OR MORE) BUT 40 LESS THAN (M+ $8,400) 25 PER CENTUM 41 (M+ $8,400 OR MORE) BUT 42 LESS THAN (M+ $9,975) 20 PER CENTUM 43 (2) ANY LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SUBPAR- 44 AGRAPH ONE OF THIS PARAGRAPH MAY BE AMENDED, OR A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE 45 OR RESOLUTION MAY BE ADOPTED, TO PROVIDE AN EXEMPTION SO AS TO INCREASE 46 THE MAXIMUM INCOME ELIGIBILITY LEVEL OF SUCH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AS 47 PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION (REPRESENTED IN THE HERE-
A. 3740 4 1 INBELOW SCHEDULE AS M), AND AS INCREASED AS PROVIDED FOR IN SUCH SUBPAR- 2 AGRAPH ONE TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED IN THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE: 3 ANNUAL INCOME PERCENTAGE ASSESSED VALUATION 4 EXEMPT FROM TAXATION 5 (M+ $9,975 OR MORE) BUT 6 LESS THAN (M+ $11,550) 15 PER CENTUM 7 (M+ $11,550 OR MORE) BUT 8 LESS THAN (M+ $13,125) 10 PER CENTUM 9 (3) ANY LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SUBPAR- 10 AGRAPHS ONE AND TWO OF THIS PARAGRAPH MAY BE AMENDED, OR A LOCAL LAW, 11 ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION MAY BE ADOPTED, TO PROVIDE AN EXEMPTION SO AS TO 12 INCREASE THE MAXIMUM INCOME ELIGIBILITY LEVEL OF SUCH MUNICIPAL CORPO- 13 RATION AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION (REPRESENTED IN 14 THE HEREINBELOW SCHEDULE AS M), AND AS INCREASED AS PROVIDED FOR IN SUCH 15 SUBPARAGRAPH ONE TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED IN THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE: 16 ANNUAL INCOME PERCENTAGE ASSESSED VALUATION 17 EXEMPT FROM TAXATION 18 (M+ $13,125 OR MORE) 19 BUT LESS THAN (M+ $14,700) 5 PER CENTUM 20 (F) ON AND AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN, (1) ANY LOCAL LAW, 21 ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ADOPTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDI- 22 VISION MAY BE AMENDED, OR A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION MAY BE 23 ADOPTED, TO PROVIDE AN EXEMPTION SO AS TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM INCOME 24 ELIGIBILITY LEVEL OF SUCH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVI- 25 SION THREE OF THIS SECTION (REPRESENTED IN THE HEREINBELOW SCHEDULE AS 26 M), TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED IN THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE: 27 ANNUAL INCOME PERCENTAGE ASSESSED VALUATION 28 EXEMPT FROM TAXATION 29 MORE THAN (M) BUT 30 LESS THAN (M+ $2,000) 45 PER CENTUM 31 (M+ $2,000 OR MORE) BUT 32 LESS THAN (M+ $4,000) 40 PER CENTUM 33 (M+ $4,000 OR MORE) BUT 34 LESS THAN (M+ $6,000) 35 PER CENTUM 35 (M+ $6,000 OR MORE) BUT 36 LESS THAN (M+ $7,800) 30 PER CENTUM 37 (M+ $7,800 OR MORE) BUT 38 LESS THAN (M+ $9,600) 25 PER CENTUM 39 (M+ $9,600 OR MORE) BUT 40 LESS THAN (M+ $11,400) 20 PER CENTUM 41 (2) ANY LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SUBPAR- 42 AGRAPH ONE OF THIS PARAGRAPH MAY BE AMENDED, OR A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE 43 OR RESOLUTION MAY BE ADOPTED, TO PROVIDE AN EXEMPTION SO AS TO INCREASE 44 THE MAXIMUM INCOME ELIGIBILITY LEVEL OF SUCH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AS 45 PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION (REPRESENTED IN THE HERE- 46 INBELOW SCHEDULE AS M), AND AS INCREASED AS PROVIDED FOR IN SUCH SUBPAR- 47 AGRAPH ONE TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED IN THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE: 48 ANNUAL INCOME PERCENTAGE ASSESSED VALUATION 49 EXEMPT FROM TAXATION 50 (M+ $11,400 OR MORE) BUT
A. 3740 5 1 LESS THAN (M+ $13,200) 15 PER CENTUM 2 (M+ $13,200 OR MORE) BUT 3 LESS THAN (M+ $15,000) 10 PER CENTUM 4 (3) ANY LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SUBPAR- 5 AGRAPHS ONE AND TWO OF THIS PARAGRAPH MAY BE AMENDED, OR A LOCAL LAW, 6 ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION MAY BE ADOPTED, TO PROVIDE AN EXEMPTION SO AS TO 7 INCREASE THE MAXIMUM INCOME ELIGIBILITY LEVEL OF SUCH MUNICIPAL CORPO- 8 RATION AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION (REPRESENTED IN 9 THE HEREINBELOW SCHEDULE AS M), AND AS INCREASED AS PROVIDED FOR IN SUCH 10 SUBPARAGRAPH ONE TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED IN THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE: 11 ANNUAL INCOME PERCENTAGE ASSESSED VALUATION 12 EXEMPT FROM TAXATION 13 (M+ $15,000 OR MORE) BUT 14 LESS THAN (M+ $16,800) 5 PER CENTUM 15 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.