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Jan 08, 2014 |
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Jan 28, 2013 |
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Senate Bill S3028
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2013-S3028 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S3028 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3028 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the real property tax law, in relation to exempting certain old-growth forests from taxation PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To encourage protection of privately- owned old growth forests in New York. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 - adds a new subparagraph (iii) to paragraph (a) of subdivi- sion 1 of section 480-a of the Real Property Tax Law to provide that an "old growth" tract will be eligible for the exemption under this section provided the management plan for the tract meets certain conditions. Section 2 - subdivision 1 of 480-a is amended to re-letter paragraph (h) as paragraph (i) and new paragraph (h) defines an "old growth eligi- ble tract" for the purposes of this section. This section gives owners of these tracts the option to elect old growth status. Section 3 - subdivision 5 of section 480-a is amended to re-letter para- graph (d) as paragraph (e) and new paragraph (d) provides that no cutting of forest crop shall be permitted in any approved old growth forest eligible tract except to protect the old growth forest from inva- sive species or disease.
2013-S3028 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3028 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 28, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RANZENHOFER -- 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 exempting certain old-growth forests from taxation THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 480-a of the real property tax law, as amended by chapter 396 of the laws of 2008, is amended and a new subparagraph (iii) is added to read as follows: (ii) participation in a forest certification program (such as Forest Stewardship Council certification, Sustainable Forestry Initiative; American Tree Farm Program, etc.) recognized in the regulations of the department[.]; OR (III) AS TO AN "OLD-GROWTH" ELIGIBLE TRACT, A PLAN THAT INCLUDES PROVISIONS THAT THE OLD-GROWTH FOREST BE PROTECTED WITH MINIMUM MANAGE- MENT OR DISTURBANCE THAT ONLY CONSIDERS PASSIVE RECREATIONAL OPPORTU- NITIES WITH NO CONSTRUCTION OR COMMERCIAL REMOVAL OF TREES. IN THOSE PROVISIONS, THE PROTECTION OF THE OLD-GROWTH FOREST FROM INVASIVE SPECIES AND DISEASES MAY BE CONSIDERED. S 2. Paragraph (h) of subdivision 1 of section 480-a of the real prop- erty tax law is relettered paragraph (i) and a new paragraph (h) is added to read as follows: (H) "OLD-GROWTH ELIGIBLE TRACT" SHALL MEAN A TRACT THAT CONFORMS WITH THE DEFINITION OF "OLD-GROWTH FOREST" CONTAINED IN SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION 45-0105 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW AND THAT THE OWNER OF SUCH TRACT HAS ELECTED TO DECLARE AS AN "OLD GROWTH" TRACT. S 3. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 5 of section 480-a of the real prop- erty tax law is relettered paragraph (e) and a new paragraph (d) is added to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03344-02-3
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