NY State Senate Bill 2011-S4274

Senate Bill S4274

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides for the payment of state aid to the town of New Hudson and special districts therein for state land operated by the department of environmental conservation

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Jan 04, 2012	referred to investigations and government operations
Mar 25, 2011	referred to investigations and government operations

2011-S4274 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:: Public Lands Law
Laws Affected:: Add §19-c, Pub Lds L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:: S2262

2011-S4274 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the payment of state aid to the town of New Hudson, in the county of Allegany, and to the special districts in such town on account of state lands therein subject to the jurisdiction of the department of environmental conservation; such state aid shall reflect the real property taxes otherwise payable on such land.

2011-S4274 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S4274

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  New  Hudson,
in the county of Allegany

PURPOSE:

The  purpose  of this bill is to provide for the payment of State aid to
the Town of New Hudson, and special districts  therein  for  state  land
operated by the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).

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 State aid on State lands under the  juris-
diction  of  the DEC located in Allegany County. The amount of State aid
would be determined by applying the annual tax rate(s) for such town  to
the  assessed  value of the lands, exclusive of improvements, as entered
on the 2010 town assessment roll, adjusted for any change in  the  level
of assessment.

Section  2 requires that this act shall take effect immediately, and the
first payment  of  state  aid  shall  be  based  upon  assessment  rolls

completed in the year 2011.

EXISTING LAW:

Sections 19-a and 19-b of the Public Lands Law currently provide for the
payment  of  State  aid on account of certain State lands, not including
those in the Town of New Hudson and the County of  Allegany.    Sections
532,  534,  and  536 of the Real Property and Tax Law make certain State
lands (none in the Town of New Hudson) taxable for  some  or  all  local
government purposes.

JUSTIFICATION:

The lands that would be the subject of State aid payments are clearly of
a  statewide  benefit.  Forty-two percent of the land in the Town of New
Hudson is owned by the State, totaling over 3,600 acres. The land, under
jurisdiction of the DEC, is being used for  forestry  purposes  and  the
sale  of  timber, from which the state is receiving revenue. As a result
of the high traffic from logging trucks,  the  Allegany  County  Highway
Department  has incurred undue costs for repairs of the roadways servic-
ing these State lands. Because of the large acreage of tax-exempt  State
property, the Town finds itself in a fiscally challenged position with a
constrained and overburdened tax base.

This  bill  would  remedy this situation by providing State aid payments
based upon the applicable local tax rate in any given year,  as  applied
against  the  assessment  roll of the Town of New Hudson.  Additionally,
these payments will help to offset the cost  of  the  road  repairs  and
correct this overdue loss of tax revenue.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2009-10: S.2262-A/A.7058-A Referred to Investigations & Government
Operations
2007-08: S.414/A.4934 Referred to Investigations & Government
Operations
2006:    S.6501/A.9762 Reported and Committed to Finance

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Undetermined at this time.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect immediately and the first payment of State
aid shall be based upon assessment rolls completed in 2011.

2011-S4274 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4274

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 25, 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 New Hudson,
  in the county of Allegany

  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 NEW HUDSON. 1.
STATE AID SHALL BE PAYABLE ANNUALLY, AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION, TO THE
TOWN OF NEW HUDSON, IN THE  COUNTY  OF  ALLEGANY,  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,  SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION.
  2. THE STATE AID SO PAYABLE SHALL BE EQUAL TO  THE  TAXES  THAT  WOULD
HAVE  BEEN  IMPOSED  BY  APPLYING  THE  CURRENT TAX RATE OF SUCH TOWN OR
SPECIAL DISTRICT TO THE ASSESSED VALUE OF THE PARCELS OF  LAND  THEREIN,
EXCLUSIVE  OF  IMPROVEMENT,  UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL  CONSERVATION  APPEARING  ON  THE  TOWN  ASSESSMENT   ROLL
COMPLETED  IN TWO THOUSAND TEN, WHENEVER ACQUIRED BY THE STATE, ADJUSTED
FOR ANY CHANGE IN LEVEL OF ASSESSMENT.
  3. STATE AID SHALL BE PAYABLE UPON APPLICATION OF THE  TOWN  BOARD  OF
THE  TOWN OF NEW HUDSON 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 shall be based upon assessment rolls completed in 2011.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03418-01-1

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