S784-2013 Actions

• Jan 9, 2013: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

S784-2013 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S784

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend chapter 330 of the laws of 2011 amending the town law, relating
to payments for certain school, fire, fire protection, and ambulance
districts for lands exempt from real property taxation for purposes
which implement the Peconic Bay community preservation fund, and
permitting the town of Southampton to make such payments in certain
cases, in relation to payments to libraries

PURPOSE:
To clarify in statute the Town of Southampton's ability to make PILOT
(payment in lieu of taxes) payments from the Peconic Bay Community
Preservation to libraries whose taxes are levied by a specific
eligible school district.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
This legislation amends Chapter 330 of the Laws of 2011 to clarify
that the Town of Southampton shall make PILOT payments from the
Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund to a library where the
Riverhead Central School district, Hampton Bays Union Free School
district, or Eastport-South Manor Central School District levies
taxes on behalf of such library.

JUSTIFICATION:
This legislation is necessary to clarify that the Town of Southampton
shall be able to make PILOT payments from its Peconic Bay Community
Preservation Fund to libraries whose taxes are levied by the
Riverhead Central School district, Hampton Bays Union Free School
District, or Eastport-South Manor Central School District.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2012 - S.6418.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None to the State.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately, provided that the amendments
to Section 2 of Chapter 330 of the Law of 2011, made by Section 1 of
the this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall be
deemed to be repealed therewith.

S784-2013 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 S. 784                                                    A. 140
 2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 SENATE - ASSEMBLY
 (PREFILED)
 January 9, 2013
 
 IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print
 ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Govern
 ment
 IN  ASSEMBLY  -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred
 to the Committee on Local Governments
 

AN ACT to amend chapter 330 of the laws of 2011 amending the  town  law,
 relating  to  payments  for certain school, fire, fire protection, and
 ambulance districts for lands exempt from real property  taxation  for
 purposes  which implement the Peconic Bay community preservation fund,
 and permitting the town  of  Southampton  to  make  such  payments  in
 certain cases, in relation to payments to libraries
 

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

 

Section 1.

Section 2 of chapter 330 of the laws of 2011, amending  the
 town   law,   relating  to  payments  for  certain  school,  fire,  fire
 protection, and ambulance districts for lands exempt from real  property
 taxation  for purposes which implement the Peconic Bay community preser
 vation fund, and  permitting  the  town  of  Southampton  to  make  such
 payments in certain cases, is amended to read as follows:

 

S 2. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the town of
 Southampton  may  make  annual  payments from its community preservation
 fund to certain high-tax school, fire, fire  protection,  and  ambulance
 districts,  as  specified  in  this  section,  located  either wholly or
 partially within the central Pine Barrens area as defined in subdivision
 10 of section 57-0107 of  the  environmental  conservation  law.    Such
 payments  may  be  made  to mitigate the impact of the lost tax revenues
 from lands made wholly exempt as a result of their  acquisition  by  the
 federal,  state,  or  local government for the preservation of community
 character as defined in subdivision 4 of section 64-e of the  town  law.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03506-01-3
 
       S. 784                              2                             A. 140
 The  following  districts  shall  be  eligible: Riverhead central school
 district, Hampton Bays union free school district, Eastport-South  Manor
 central   school   district,  Riverhead  fire  district,  Flanders  fire
 district,  Flanders  - Northampton ambulance district, and the North End
 Quogue fire protection district.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF  THIS  SECTION,  A
 PAYMENT  SHALL  ALSO  BE  MADE  TO  A  LIBRARY  WHERE AN ELIGIBLE SCHOOL
 DISTRICT LEVIES TAXES ON BEHALF OF SUCH LIBRARY.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided that the  amend
 ments  to  section 2 of chapter 330 of the laws of 2011, made by section
 one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall be
 deemed to be repealed therewith.

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