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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Jan 07, 2009 |
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Senate Bill S258
2009-2010 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
2009-S258 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A738
- Current Committee:
- Senate Local Government
- Law Section:
- Real Property Tax Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§102 & 490, add §§403 & 496, Art 4 Title 2 §420, RPT L
2009-S258 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S258 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the real property tax law, in relation to authorizing the imposition of service charges upon certain real property PURPOSE : To permit municipalities, at local option, to impose charges on tax exempt properties to defray the cost of certain services local governments provide. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section one - amends subdivision 20 of section 102 of the real property tax law and adds a new subdivision 13-a to define service charge as a charge, other than a special ad valorem levy or special assessment, imposed upon real property by or on behalf of a county, city, town or village, to defray the cost of services and improvements necessary or convenient in providing such services for the following purposes: police protection; fire protection; street and highway construction, maintenance and lighting; sanitation; and water supply. Section two - adds a new section 403 to the real property tax law in relation to limitation on exemptions granted. All real property for which exemption is allowed, exclusive of property used exclusively for charitable, hospital, educational or cemetery purposes, shall be
2009-S258 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 258 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LITTLE -- 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 authorizing the imposition of service charges upon certain real property THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 20 of section 102 of the real property tax law is amended and a new subdivision 13-a is added to read as follows: 13-A. "SERVICE CHARGE" MEANS A CHARGE, OTHER THAN A SPECIAL AD VALOREM LEVY OR SPECIAL ASSESSMENT, IMPOSED UPON REAL PROPERTY BY OR ON BEHALF OF A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE, TO DEFRAY THE COST OF SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS NECESSARY OR CONVENIENT IN PROVIDING SUCH SERVICES FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES: POLICE PROTECTION; FIRE PROTECTION; STREET AND HIGH- WAY CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE AND LIGHTING; SANITATION; AND WATER SUPPLY. ALL IMPROVEMENTS SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED NINETY OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL BE DEEMED SUCH IMPROVEMENTS. 20. "Tax" or "taxation" means a charge imposed upon real property by or on behalf of a county, city, town, village or school district for municipal or school district purposes, INCLUDING A SERVICE CHARGE, but does not include a special ad valorem levy or a special assessment. The term "tax" or "taxes" as used in articles five, nine[, ten] and eleven of this chapter shall for levy and collection purposes include special ad valorem levies. S 2. The real property tax law is amended by adding a new section 403 to read as follows: S 403. LIMITATION ON EXEMPTIONS GRANTED BY THIS TITLE. 1. NOTWITH- STANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS FOUR HUNDRED FOUR AND FOUR HUNDRED SIX OF THIS TITLE, ALL REAL PROPERTY FOR WHICH EXEMPTION IS ALLOWED BY ANY OF SUCH SECTIONS, EXCLUSIVE OF PROPERTY USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARI- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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