Assembly Bill A1140

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Authorizes assessing units to provide a real property tax exemption for private airports

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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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2013-A1140 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Real Property Taxation
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง475, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9417
2011-2012: A121
2015-2016: A2202
2017-2018: A84
2019-2020: A177
2021-2022: A1134

2013-A1140 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows cities and towns to pass a local law or resolution, subject to permissive referendum, to allow a real property tax exemption for privately-owned, public use airports; the percentage of exemption would be specified in the law or resolution; the exemption would be limited to improvements to the airport used for takeoff, landing, taxiing and open air parking of aircraft, air navigation or communications facilities and passenger terminals available to the public without charge.

2013-A1140 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1140

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. CAHILL, THIELE -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Real Property Taxation

AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to exempting from
  taxation improvements on or to landing area of certain privately owned
  airports

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

  Section  1.  The  real  property  tax  law  is amended by adding a new
section 475 to read as follows:
  S 475. AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS. UPON THE ENACTMENT  OF  A  LOCAL  LAW  OR
RESOLUTION  BY  THE GOVERNING BODY OF A CITY OR TOWN, SUBJECT TO PERMIS-
SIVE REFERENDUM, IMPROVEMENTS ON OR TO THE LANDING AREA OF A  PRIVATELY-
OWNED  AIRPORT  WHICH  GRANTS FREE USE OF ITS LANDING AREA TO THE PUBLIC
FOR TAKEOFF AND LANDING OF AIRCRAFT AND WHICH IS LISTED  IN  THE  UNITED
STATES GOVERNMENT FLIGHT INFORMATION PUBLICATION AIRPORT/FACILITY DIREC-
TORY  AS  BEING  OPEN TO THE PUBLIC SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM TAXATION TO THE
EXTENT PROVIDED FOR IN SUCH  RESOLUTION.    FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
SECTION LANDING AREA MEANS THE SURFACES OF AN AIRPORT ENCOMPASSED WITHIN
THE  PRINCIPAL BOUNDARIES THAT ARE MAINTAINED AND AVAILABLE FOR TAKEOFF,
LANDING, TAXIING, AND  OPEN  AIR  PARKING  OF  AN  AIRCRAFT  USING  SAID
AIRPORT,  ANY  AIR NAVIGATION OR COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY ASSOCIATED WITH
THE AIRPORT AND ANY PASSENGER TERMINAL BUILDING AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC USE
WITHOUT CHARGE. NO EXEMPTION SHALL BE GRANTED ON  LAND  AREAS  USED  FOR
CROP  PRODUCTION  OR  OTHER  PORTIONS  OF THE AIRPORT COMPLEX FROM WHICH
INCOME IS DERIVED.
  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.
                                                           LBD03652-01-3

              

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