NY State Senate Bill 2011-S4868

Senate Bill S4868

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides for the payment of state aid to the town of Ashford, in the county of Cattaraugus, and the special districts therein for state lands in such town

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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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2011-S4868 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9285
Current Committee:: Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:: Public Lands Law
Laws Affected:: Add §19-c, Pub Lds L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: S2676, A6015
2015-2016: S3009, A5447
2017-2018: S444, A4992
2019-2020: S962, S7217, A5796
2021-2022: S378, A6782
2023-2024: S431, A2128

2011-S4868 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the payment of state aid to the town of Ashford, in the county of Cattaraugus, and the special districts therein for state lands in such town.

2011-S4868 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S4868

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the public lands law, in relation to the payment of state aid
on account of certain state lands in the town of Ashford, in the county
of Cattaraugus

PURPOSE:
The purpose of this bill is to provide for the payment of State aid to
the Town of Ashford, in the County of Cattaraugus, and the special
districts therein for state lands in such town.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 of this bill adds a new section 19-c to the Public Lands Law
to provide for the payment of $500,000 in State aid annually to the
Town of Ashford in the County of Cattaraugus, for lands owned by the
state or a state agency in such town.

Section 2 requires that this act shall take effect immediately, and
the first payment of state aid shall be in the year 2012.

EXISTING LAW:
Section 19-b of the Public Lands Law currently provides for the
payment of State aid for the West Valley Nuclear sight based on tax
rolls from 1980. In addition, Sections 532, 534, and 536 of the Real

Property and Tax Law make certain State lands (not including the Town
of Ashford) taxable for some or all local government purposes.

JUSTIFICATION:
The lands that would be the subject of State aid payments were used by
the state for the West Valley Demonstration project. Despite
accounting for 86% of the taxable land in the Town of Ashford, the
state aid payments, which are based on a 1980 assessment, have not
increased since 1996.

Because a significant amount of the acreage in the Town is tax-exempt
State property, the Town finds itself in a fiscally challenged
position with a constrained and overburdened tax base. This bill
would help alleviate this situation by providing an additional
$500,000 in yearly State aid payments to the Town of Ashford, to
offset the loss of tax revenue.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
This is a new bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Minimal to the state.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately and the first payment of State
aid shall be based upon assessment rolls completed in 2012.

2011-S4868 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4868

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  YOUNG  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
  ment Operations

AN ACT to amend the public lands law, in  relation  to  the  payment  of
  state aid on account of certain state lands in the town of Ashford, in
  the county of Cattaraugus

  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;  CERTAIN  STATE LANDS IN THE TOWN OF ASHFORD. 1.
STATE AID SHALL BE PAYABLE ANNUALLY, AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION, TO THE
TOWN OF ASHFORD, IN THE  COUNTY  OF  CATTARAUGUS,  AND  TO  ANY  SPECIAL
DISTRICT,  AS  DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION SIXTEEN OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWO
OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, WITHIN SUCH TOWN, FOR ANY PARCEL  OF  LAND
OWNED BY THE STATE, OR AN AGENCY OF THE STATE.
  2.  THE  STATE  AID SO PAYABLE SHALL BE EQUAL TO FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS.
  3. STATE AID SHALL BE PAYABLE UPON APPLICATION OF THE  TOWN  BOARD  OF
THE  TOWN  OF  ASHFORD  ON BEHALF OF SUCH TOWN AND THE SPECIAL DISTRICTS
THEREIN TO THE STATE COMPTROLLER ON A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE STATE COMP-
TROLLER CONTAINING SUCH  INFORMATION  AS  THE  STATE  COMPTROLLER  SHALL
REQUIRE.
  S  2.  This act shall take effect immediately and the first payment of
state aid pursuant to section 19-c of the public lands law, as added  by
section one of this act, shall be in 2012.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10965-01-1

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