Senate Bill S7666A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Determines town populations according to the two thousand decennial federal census

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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-S7666 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10011
Current Committee:
Assembly Real Property Taxation
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §491, RPT L

2013-S7666 - Summary

Determines town populations according to the two thousand decennial federal census.

2013-S7666 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S7666 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7666

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 27, 2014
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation  to  conservation
  easement agreement exemptions for certain towns

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 and paragraphs (a) and (d) of  subdivision  3
of  section 491 of the real property tax law, as added by chapter 296 of
the laws of 2009, are amended to read as follows:
  1. Applicability. A town having a population of not less than  twenty-
seven thousand six hundred and not more than twenty-seven thousand seven
hundred that is located in a county having a population of not less than
nine  hundred  fifty  thousand  and not more than nine hundred fifty-one
thousand, based upon the [latest] TWO THOUSAND decennial federal census,
is hereby authorized to adopt a local law to provide that real  property
whose  interests  or  rights  have  been acquired for the purpose of the
preservation of an open space or an open area, as authorized in  section
two  hundred  forty-seven of the general municipal law, may be partially
exempt from local real property taxation, provided  that  the  owner  or
owners  of  such real property enter into a conservation easement agree-
ment with the municipality in accordance with the  procedures  specified
in  subdivision  three  of this section. A county having a population of
not less than nine hundred fifty thousand and not more than nine hundred
fifty-one thousand, based  upon  the  [latest]  TWO  THOUSAND  decennial
federal  census  may, by local law, and any school district, all or part
of which is located in a town having a population of not less than twen-
ty-seven thousand six hundred and not more  than  twenty-seven  thousand
seven  hundred  that  is  located in a county having a population of not
less than nine hundred fifty thousand and not  more  than  nine  hundred
fifty-one  thousand,  may,  by resolution, exempt such property from its
taxation in the same manner and to the same  extent  as  such  town  has
done.
  (a)  Any  owner  or  owners  of land may submit a proposal to the town
board of a town having a population of not less than twenty-seven  thou-

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

2013-S7666A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10011
Current Committee:
Assembly Real Property Taxation
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §491, RPT L

2013-S7666A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Determines town populations according to the two thousand decennial federal census.

2013-S7666A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S7666A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 7666--A

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 27, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. GRISANTI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
  recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation  to  conservation
  easement agreement exemptions for certain towns

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 and paragraphs (a) and (d) of  subdivision  3
of  section 491 of the real property tax law, as added by chapter 296 of
the laws of 2009, are amended to read as follows:
  1. Applicability. A town having a population of not less  than  [twen-
ty-seven]  TWENTY-NINE thousand [six hundred] and not more than [twenty-
seven] THIRTY thousand [seven hundred]  that  is  located  in  a  county
having a population of not less than nine hundred [fifty] NINETEEN thou-
sand  and  not more than nine hundred [fifty-one] TWENTY thousand, based
upon the latest decennial federal census, is hereby authorized to  adopt
a local law to provide that real property whose interests or rights have
been acquired for the purpose of the preservation of an open space or an
open  area,  as  authorized  in  section  two hundred forty-seven of the
general municipal law, may be partially exempt from local real  property
taxation,  provided that the owner or owners of such real property enter
into a conservation easement agreement with the municipality in  accord-
ance with the procedures specified in subdivision three of this section.
A county having a population of not less than nine hundred [fifty] NINE-
TEEN  thousand  and  not more than nine hundred [fifty-one] TWENTY thou-
sand, based upon the latest decennial federal census may, by local  law,
and  any  school  district,  all  or  part of which is located in a town
having a population of not less than [twenty-seven] TWENTY-NINE thousand
[six hundred] and not more than [twenty-seven]  THIRTY  thousand  [seven
hundred]  that  is  located  in a county having a population of not less
than nine hundred [fifty] NINETEEN  thousand  and  not  more  than  nine
hundred  [fifty-one]  TWENTY  thousand,  may, by resolution, exempt such

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15380-04-4
              

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