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                                  5573

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 13, 2009
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Introduced  by  M.  of A. OAKS, FINCH, KOLB -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the public lands law, in  relation  to  the  payment  of
  state  aid on account of state lands in the counties of Cayuga, Seneca
  and Wayne comprising the northern Montezuma wildlife management area

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

  Section  1.  The  public  lands law is amended by adding a new section
19-c to read as follows:
  S 19-C. STATE AID; STATE LANDS COMPRISING THE NORTHERN MONTEZUMA WILD-
LIFE MANAGEMENT AREA.   1. STATE  AID  SHALL  BE  PAYABLE  ANNUALLY,  AS
PROVIDED  IN  THIS  SECTION,  TO  ANY  MUNICIPAL  CORPORATION OR SPECIAL
DISTRICT, AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED  TWO  OF  THE
REAL  PROPERTY  TAX LAW AND HEREINAFTER COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS "TAX
DISTRICT", THAT CONTAINS LAND IN THE  COUNTIES  OF  CAYUGA,  SENECA  AND
WAYNE  COMPRISING  THE NORTHERN MONTEZUMA WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA OWNED
BY THE STATE AND UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  ENVIRON-
MENTAL CONSERVATION.
  2.  THE  STATE  AID  SO PAYABLE SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE TAXES THAT WOULD
HAVE BEEN IMPOSED BY APPLYING THE CURRENT TAX RATE FOR THE TAX  DISTRICT
TO  THE  ASSESSMENT  OF  THE LAND IN THE DISTRICT, EXCLUSIVE OF IMPROVE-
MENTS, UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSER-
VATION APPEARING ON THE APPROPRIATE TOWN ASSESSMENT  ROLL  COMPLETED  IN
TWO  THOUSAND  THREE,  WHENEVER  ACQUIRED BY THE STATE, ADJUSTED FOR ANY
CHANGE IN LEVEL OF ASSESSMENT.
  3. STATE AID SHALL BE PAYABLE UPON APPLICATION OF THE COUNTY TREASURER
ON BEHALF OF THE TAX DISTRICTS  TO  THE  STATE  COMPTROLLER  ON  A  FORM
PRESCRIBED  BY  THE STATE COMPTROLLER CONTAINING SUCH INFORMATION AS THE
STATE COMPTROLLER SHALL REQUIRE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and the first  payment  of
state aid shall be based upon assessment rolls completed in 2009.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00715-01-9