S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
       ________________________________________________________________________

           S. 4900                                                  A. 7302

                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                             S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                                    April 29, 2011
                                      ___________

       IN  SENATE  --  Introduced  by  Sen.  FLANAGAN -- read twice and ordered
         printed, and when printed to be committed to the  Committee  on  Local
         Government

       IN  ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. GRAF -- read once and referred to
         the Committee on Real Property Taxation

       AN ACT to authorize Hands Across  Long  Island,  Inc.  to  retroactively
         apply  for  a  real property tax exemption for certain property in the
         census-designated place of Ronkonkoma, town of Brookhaven,  county  of
         Suffolk

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

    1    Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
    2  the assessor of the town of Brookhaven is hereby  authorized  to  accept
    3  from  Hands Across Long Island, Inc., an application or renewal applica-
    4  tion for exemption from real property taxes pursuant to section 420-a of
    5  the real property tax law for the 2009-2010 assessment  rolls,  for  the
    6  parcel  owned  by  such  non-profit organization which is located at 756
    7  Hawkins Avenue, in the census-designated place of Ronkonkoma in the town
    8  of Brookhaven, county of Suffolk, otherwise known as Suffolk county  tax
    9  map  #0200.62000.0300.028000.  If  accepted,  the application or renewal
   10  application shall be reviewed as if it had been received  on  or  before
   11  the taxable status date established for such rolls.
   12    If satisfied that such organization would have otherwise been entitled
   13  to such exemption if such organization had filed an application for such
   14  exemption  by  the  appropriate taxable status date, the assessor of the
   15  town of Brookhaven, upon approval by the  town  board  of  the  town  of
   16  Brookhaven,  may  grant  exemption from all taxation with respect to the
   17  subject rolls and make appropriate corrections to the subject  roll.  If
   18  the  exemption  is granted and such organization shall have paid any tax
   19  with regard to the subject rolls,  the  town  board  may,  in  its  sole
   20  discretion, provide for the refund of those taxes paid and cancel taxes,
   21  fines, penalties, liens or interest remaining unpaid.
   22    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD10919-02-1