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BILL NUMBER:S4326A

TITLE OF BILL: An act to authorize the St. James Mar Thoma Church of Rockland, Inc to file an application for exemption from real property taxes for a certain parcel of land located in the town of Ramapo

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Allows St. James Mar Thoma Church to file an application for exemption from real property taxes in connection with the 2009 assessment rolls.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1. This bill would authorize the assessor of the town of Ramapo to accept an application from St. James Mar Thoma Church for exemption from real property taxes pursuant to Section 420-a of the Real Property Tax Law for the 2009 assessment roll.

JUSTIFICATION: St. James Mar Thoma Church is a not-for-profit organization that would be entitled to such an exemption had the organization filed an application for exemption by the appropriate taxable status date.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New Bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: To be determined.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately.

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STATE OF NEW YORK
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4326--A

2011-2012 Regular Sessions

IN SENATE

March 29, 2011
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Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government -- recom-
  mitted to the Committee on Local Government in accordance with  Senate
  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to authorize the St. James Mar Thoma Church of Rockland,  Inc  to
  file  an  application  for  exemption  from  real property taxes for a
  certain parcel of land located in the town of Ramapo

  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 town of Ramapo is hereby authorized to accept from
the St. James Mar Thoma Church of  Rockland,  Inc.  an  application  for
exemption from real property taxes pursuant to section 420-a of the real
property tax law for the 2009 assessment roll, for the parcel located in
the town of Ramapo at 41 Fourth Street otherwise known as section 47.18,
block  3, lot 1. If accepted, the 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 church: (i) acquired title to the property for
which it seeks exemption subsequent to the taxable  status  date  estab-
lished  for  such roll and prior to the taxable status date for the next
ensuing assessment roll and (ii) would otherwise  be  entitled  to  such
exemption  if  such church had filed an application for exemption by the
appropriate taxable status date, the assessor of  the  town  of  Ramapo,
upon  approval  by the town board of such town, may grant exemption from
all taxation beginning with the date of acquisition of the  property  by
such  church  and  make  appropriate  correction to the subject roll. If
exemption is granted and such church therefore shall have paid  any  tax
with  respect  to the subject roll, the governing body or tax department
may, in its sole discretion, provide for the refund of those taxes  paid

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10469-02-2
S. 4326--A                          2

including the amount of any taxes held in escrow pursuant to the sale of
such  property  and cancel taxes, fines, penalties or interest remaining
unpaid.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.