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Assembly Bill A4555

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides a tax exemption for certain tax bills paid by members of volunteer fire companies or volunteer ambulance services

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2011-A4555 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง466-c, RPT L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A3899

2011-A4555 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides a tax exemption for a portion of the value of the tax bill for a jurisdiction to be paid by volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers within certain counties to the extent of not more than ten percent of such value; and provides applicants for such tax exemption shall reside in the town which is served by such fire company or ambulance service; provides real property may be owned by fireperson, spouse or jointly.

2011-A4555 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4555

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 4, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. RAIA, CROUCH, GIGLIO, KOLB, McKEVITT -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A.   CONTE -- read  once  and  referred  to  the
  Committee on Real Property Taxation

AN  ACT  to  amend the real property tax law, in relation to providing a
  tax exemption for certain tax bills paid by members of volunteer  fire
  companies or volunteer ambulance services in certain counties

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 466-c of  the  real  property  tax
law,  as amended by chapter 9 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as
follows:
  1. Real property owned by an enrolled member OR SPOUSE of an  incorpo-
rated  volunteer fire company, fire department or incorporated voluntary
ambulance service or such enrolled member and spouse residing in a coun-
ty with a population of more than one million four hundred thousand  and
less  than  one  million  five hundred thousand, according to the latest
federal decennial census, shall be exempt from taxation to the extent of
ten percent of the assessed value of such property  for  city,  village,
town,  part  town, special district, county or school district purposes,
exclusive of special assessments, provided that the governing body of  a
city,  village, town, county or school district, after a public hearing,
adopts a local law, ordinance or resolution providing therefor.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06609-01-1

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