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                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 23, 2010
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Introduced  by M. of A. DESTITO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Real Property Taxation

AN ACT to authorize the Greater Utica Community Food Resources, Inc.  to
  file an application for a real property tax exemption

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

  Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
the  assessor  of the city of Utica, county of Oneida, is hereby author-
ized to accept from Greater Utica Community  Food  Resources,  Inc.,  an
application  for  exemption from real property taxes pursuant to section
420-b of the real property tax  law  for  the  2007-2008  and  2008-2009
assessment  rolls  for the parcel owned by such not-for-profit organiza-
tion which is located in the city of Utica at  108-116  Bleeker  Street,
otherwise  known  as  section 318.51, block 1, lot 10. If accepted, such
application shall be reviewed as if it had been received  on  or  before
the taxable status date established for such roll.
  If satisfied that such organization: (i) acquired title to the proper-
ty  for  which  it seeks exemption subsequent to the taxable status date
established for such rolls and prior to the taxable status date for  the
next  ensuing  assessment  rolls and (ii) would otherwise be entitled to
such exemption  if  such  organization  had  filed  an  application  for
exemption  by  the  appropriate taxable status date, the assessor of the
city of Utica, upon approval by the common council of the city of Utica,
may grant exemption from taxation to the  extent  otherwise  allowed  by
section  420-b  of  the real property tax law beginning with the date of
acquisition of the property by such organization  and  make  appropriate
correction to the subject rolls. If exemption is granted and such organ-
ization  therefore  shall  have paid any tax with respect to the subject
rolls, the governing body or tax department may, in its sole discretion,
provide for the refund of those taxes  paid  and  cancel  taxes,  fines,
penalties or interest remaining unpaid.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15747-03-0