NY State Senate Bill 2015-S4191A

Senate Bill S4191A

2015-2016 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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 04, 2016	print number 4191a
May 04, 2016	amend and recommit to investigations and government operations
Jan 06, 2016	referred to investigations and government operations
Mar 09, 2015	referred to investigations and government operations

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2015-S4191 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7299
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:: 2017-2018: S3291, A4725
2019-2020: S1044, S7218, A5878
2021-2022: S379, A6834
2023-2024: S387, A2126

2015-S4191 - Summary

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.

2015-S4191 - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S4191         REVISED MEMO 03/17/2015

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:

Provides for the payment of State aid to the Town of New Hudson, in
the County of Allegany, and special districts therein for State land
in such town operated by the Department of Environmental Conservation
(DEC).

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Adds a new section 19-c to the Public Lands Law to provide
for the payment of State aid on State lands under the jurisdiction of
the DEC located in Allegany County. The amount of State aid would be
determined by applying the annual tax rates(s) for such town to the
assessed value of the lands, exclusive of improvements, as entered on
the 2015 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 2015.

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. 4,651.36 acres of land in the Town of New
Hudson are State-owned and assessed at a total of $2,970,900 based on
2015 assessment rolls. Utilizing the current rate per thousand acres,
14.33027, the current lost tax revenue would equal $42,573.80.

This land, under the 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 New Hudson Highway Department has incurred undue costs for
repairs of the roadways servicing these State lands. Because of the
large acreage of tax-exempt State property, the Town finds itself in a
fiscally challenging 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:

2011-12: S.4274 Referred to Investigations & Government Operations
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:

To be determined.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect immediately and the first payment of State
aid shall be based upon assessment rolls completed in 2015.

2015-S4191 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4191

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 9, 2015
                               ___________

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  FIFTEEN,  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 2015.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09877-01-5

2015-S4191A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7299
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:: 2017-2018: S3291, A4725
2019-2020: S1044, S7218, A5878
2021-2022: S379, A6834
2023-2024: S387, A2126

2015-S4191A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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.

2015-S4191A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S4191A

 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 :

Provides for the payment of State aid to the Town of New Hudson, in
the County of Allegany, and special districts therein for State land
in such town operated by the Department of Environmental Conservation
(DEC).

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1. Adds a new section 19-c to the Public Lands Law to provide
for the payment of State aid on State lands under the jurisdiction of
the DEC located in Allegany County. The amount of State aid would be
determined by applying the annual tax rates(s) for such town to the
assessed value of the lands, exclusive of improvements, as entered on
the 2015 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 2015.

 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. 4,651.36 acres of land in the Town of New
Hudson are State-owned and assessed at a total of $2,970,900 based on
2015 assessment rolls. Utilizing the current rate per thousand acres,
14.33027, the current lost tax revenue would equal $42,573.80.

This land, under the 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 New Hudson Highway Department has incurred undue costs for
repairs of the roadways servicing these State lands. Because of the
large acreage of tax-exempt State property, the Town finds itself in a
fiscally challenging 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 :

2011-12: S.4274 Referred to Investigations & Government Operations

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 :

To be determined.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately and the first payment of State
aid shall be based upon assessment rolls completed in 2016.

2015-S4191A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 4191--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  YOUNG  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
  ment Operations -- recommitted to the Committee on Investigations  and
  Government  Operations  in  accordance  with  Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to said committee

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  SIXTEEN,  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-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09877-04-6

S. 4191--A                          2

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 2016.

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