Senate Bill S2121A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Enacts the Hurricane Sandy assessment relief act

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S2121 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Local Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §11.00, Loc Fin L

2013-S2121 - Summary

Enacts the "Superstorm Sandy assessment relief act" authorizing eligible municipalities to provide assessment relief for property which was catastrophically damaged by Superstorm Sandy.

2013-S2121 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S2121 - Bill Text download pdf

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

    S. 2121                                                  A. 2294

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

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

                            January 11, 2013
                               ___________

IN  SENATE  --  Introduced  by Sens. BOYLE, FLANAGAN, FUSCHILLO, HANNON,
  LAVALLE, MARCELLINO, MARTINS -- read twice and  ordered  printed,  and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

IN  ASSEMBLY  --  Introduced  by  M.  of A. SWEENEY, WEISENBERG, JAFFEE,
  GALEF,  HENNESSY,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  LAVINE,  THIELE,  PAULIN,  ZEBROWSKI,
  ABINANTI,  SKOUFIS,  BUCHWALD,  TITONE,  SCARBOROUGH, KELLNER, JACOBS,
  MAISEL, SKARTADOS, STEVENSON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  CLARK,
  LIFTON, MILLMAN -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on  Real
  Property Taxation

AN  ACT  to  enact the "Hurricane Sandy assessment relief act"; to amend
  the local finance law,  in  relation  to  certain  real  property  tax
  refunds and credits

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

  Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the  "Hurricane
Sandy assessment relief act".
  S  2.  Definitions.  For the purposes of this act, the following terms
shall have the following meanings:
  1. "Eligible  county"  shall  mean  those  counties  which  have  been
included  in  the  federal disaster declarations for Hurricane Sandy but
shall not apply to a city with a population of one million or more.
  2. "Catastrophically impacted property" shall mean a property which is
located in an eligible municipality and which lost fifty percent or more
of its value as a result of Hurricane Sandy.
  3. "Eligible municipality" shall  mean  a  municipal  corporation,  as
defined  by  subdivision 10 of section 102 of the real property tax law,
which is either:  (a) an eligible county; or (b) a city,  town,  village
or school district that is wholly or partly contained within an eligible
county.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06483-03-3

              

co-Sponsors

2013-S2121A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Local Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §11.00, Loc Fin L

2013-S2121A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "Superstorm Sandy assessment relief act" authorizing eligible municipalities to provide assessment relief for property which was catastrophically damaged by Superstorm Sandy.

2013-S2121A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S2121A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 2121--A
    Cal. No. 72

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 11, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. BOYLE, FLANAGAN, FUSCHILLO, HANNON, LARKIN, LAVALLE,
  MARCELLINO, MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when print-
  ed  to  be  committed to the Committee on Local Government -- reported
  favorably from said committee, ordered to  first  and  second  report,
  ordered  to  a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining
  its place in the order of third reading

AN ACT to enact the "Superstorm Sandy assessment relief act";  to  amend
  the  local  finance  law,  in  relation  to  certain real property tax
  refunds and credits

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

  Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
the "Superstorm Sandy assessment relief act."
  S 2. Definitions. For the purposes of this act,  the  following  terms
shall have the following meanings:
  1. "Catastrophically impacted property" shall mean a property which is
located  in  an  eligible  municipality  and  which  lost at least fifty
percent or more of its improved value as a result of Superstorm Sandy.
  2. "Eligible  county"  shall  mean  those  counties  which  have  been
included  in the federal disaster declarations for Superstorm Sandy, but
shall not apply to a county wholly contained within a city.
  3. "Eligible municipality" shall  mean  a  municipal  corporation,  as
defined  by  subdivision 10 of section 102 of the real property tax law,
which is either: (a) an eligible county; or (b) a city,  town,  village,
special  district, or school district that is wholly or partly contained
within an eligible county.
  4. "Impacted tax roll" shall mean  the  final  assessment  roll  which
satisfies both of the following conditions: (a) the roll is based upon a
taxable  status  date occurring prior to October 28, 2012; and (b) taxes
levied upon that roll by or on behalf of  a  participating  municipality
are payable without interest on or after October 28, 2012.

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

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