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Jan 06, 2016 |
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Jan 13, 2015 |
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Senate Bill S1559
2015-2016 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
2015-S1559 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S1559 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1559 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the real property tax law, in relation to exempting certain old-growth forests from taxation PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To encourage protection of privately-owned old growth forests in New York. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 - adds a new subparagraph (iii) to paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 480-a of the Real Property Tax Law to provide that an "old growth " tract will be eligible for the exemption under this section provided the management plan for the tract meets certain conditions. Section 2 - subdivision 1 of 480-a is amended to re-letter paragraph (h) as paragraph (i) and new paragraph (h) defines an "old growth eligible tract" for the purposes of this section. Section 3 - subdivision 5 of section 480-a is amended to re-letter
2015-S1559 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1559 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 13, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RANZENHOFER -- 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 exempting certain old-growth forests from taxation THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 480-a of the real property tax law, as amended by chapter 396 of the laws of 2008, is amended and a new subparagraph (iii) is added to read as follows: (ii) participation in a forest certification program (such as Forest Stewardship Council certification, Sustainable Forestry Initiative; American Tree Farm Program, etc.) recognized in the regulations of the department[.]; OR (III) AS TO AN "OLD-GROWTH" ELIGIBLE TRACT, A PLAN THAT INCLUDES PROVISIONS THAT THE OLD-GROWTH FOREST BE PROTECTED WITH MINIMUM MANAGE- MENT OR DISTURBANCE THAT ONLY CONSIDERS PASSIVE RECREATIONAL OPPORTU- NITIES WITH NO CONSTRUCTION OR COMMERCIAL REMOVAL OF TREES. IN THOSE PROVISIONS, THE PROTECTION OF THE OLD-GROWTH FOREST FROM INVASIVE SPECIES AND DISEASES MAY BE CONSIDERED. S 2. Paragraph (h) of subdivision 1 of section 480-a of the real prop- erty tax law is relettered paragraph (i) and a new paragraph (h) is added to read as follows: (H) "OLD-GROWTH ELIGIBLE TRACT" SHALL MEAN A TRACT THAT CONFORMS WITH THE DEFINITION OF "OLD-GROWTH FOREST" CONTAINED IN SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION 45-0105 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW AND THAT THE OWNER OF SUCH TRACT HAS ELECTED TO DECLARE AS AN "OLD GROWTH" TRACT. S 3. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 5 of section 480-a of the real prop- erty tax law is relettered paragraph (e) and a new paragraph (d) is added to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02090-01-5
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