NY State Senate Bill 2015-S2772A

Senate Bill S2772A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides a $500,000 supplemental valuation impact grant to the West Valley central school district during the 2016 - 2017 school year

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Feb 08, 2016	print number 2772a
Feb 08, 2016	amend and recommit to education
Jan 06, 2016	referred to education
Jan 29, 2015	referred to education

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2015-S2772 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5429
Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §3641, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S8189
2011-2012: S859, A1955
2013-2014: S3780, A6018
2017-2018: S557, A5005
2019-2020: S906, S7220, A5876

2015-S2772 - Summary

Provides a $500,000 supplemental valuation impact grant to the West Valley central school district for the 2016 - 2017 school year.

2015-S2772 - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S2772

TITLE OF BILL:

An  act  to  amend  the  education  law,  in  relation  to providing a
supplemental valuation impact grant to the West Valley central  school
district

PURPOSE:

To  provide a $500,000 supplemental valuation impact grant to the West
Valley central school district.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 3641, subdivision 3 of the Education Law is amended.

JUSTIFICATION:

Within the boundaries of the West Valley Central  School  District  is
the  West  Valley  Nuclear  Demonstration  project  site. This site is
located on approximately 3,300 acres in the Town of Ashford where West
Valley is situated. Initially,  in  1961,  the  site  was  created  to
commercially  reprocess  spent  nuclear fuel. The operator of the site
was Nuclear Fuel  Services,  Inc.  (NFS).  In  the  late  1970's,  NFS
determined  that  it  was  no  longer feasible to pursue reprocessing.

Since then the site has been in the process of  being  decommissioned.
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
is the owner of the facility.

The  real  property tax school funding system that New York State uses
to fund  its  public  schools  system  disproportionately  hurts  West
Valley,  since  they have little real property to tax, given that most
of their land is state-owned, and as such is tax exempt, primarily  as
a  result of the West Valley nuclear reprocessing project that folded.
In addition, the School District is a small,  rural,  relatively  poor
area  with  little  tax  base to begin with. This situation is further
magnified by an unwillingness of families to locate  in  the  District
due to fears associated with living close to a nuclear facility couple
with one of the highest tax rates in Cattaraugus County.

West  Valley  School  District  assessment  date  for  2012 shows that
$531,901,574 out of the  district's  estimated  $628,380,834  assessed
value  is  tax  exempt.  This  equates to approximately 85% tax exempt
lands. New York State-owned lands account for 94% of  this  exemption.
If  taxable, this nuclear site would provide over $2.7 million dollars
of tax revenue each school year to  the  district.  In  addition,  the
school  tax rate in the Town of Ashford would decrease from $37.62 per
thousand to $5.45 per thousand.

As a result of the high tax rate, which is 21 percent  to  65  percent
higher  than  contiguous  districts,  the  District's current property
owners pay a disproportionate share  of  school  tax  as  compared  to
property  owners in other districts. This makes purchasing a home cost
prohibitive for young families, and is also a factor  contributing  to
the  District's  30.7  percent  rate  of decline in student enrollment
between the 2005/06 and 2013/14 school years.


Because of West Valley's unique situation, this bill was requested  by
the  school  district  to  help  offset the loss of revenues that they
incur due to their tax exempt lands.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2013,2014: S.3780-A/A.6018-A Referred to Education
2011,2012: S.859A/A.1955A Referred to Education
2010: S.8189 Referred to Rules

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

$500,000, subject to appropriation in the state budget.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

Immediately.

2015-S2772 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2772

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 29, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  YOUNG  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  providing  a  supple-
  mental  valuation  impact  grant  to  the  West  Valley central school
  district

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

  Section  1.    Subdivision  3 of section 3641 of the education law, as
added by section 29-a of part B of chapter 57 of the laws of 2008, para-
graph a as amended by section 31 of part A of chapter 57 of the laws  of
2009, is amended to read as follows:
  3. Supplemental valuation impact grants.  a. In addition to apportion-
ments otherwise provided by section thirty-six hundred two of this arti-
cle,  for  aid payable in the two thousand [eight] FIFTEEN--two thousand
[nine and two thousand nine--two thousand ten]  SIXTEEN  school  [years]
YEAR, the [amounts] AMOUNT specified in [paragraphs] PARAGRAPH c [and d]
of  this  subdivision  shall  be paid for the purpose of providing addi-
tional funding for A school [districts] DISTRICT which [have experienced
a significant financial hardship caused by an  extraordinary  change  in
the taxable property valuation or extraordinary judgments resulting from
tax  certiorari  proceedings]  HAS MORE THAN EIGHTY-THREE PERCENT OF ITS
REAL PROPERTY CLASSIFIED AS TAX EXEMPT.
  b. The purpose of this subdivision is to provide financial  assistance
to  A  school [districts] DISTRICT which [have experienced a significant
reduction in the taxable full value of the school district  or  extraor-
dinary  tax  certiorari judgments] HAS MORE THAN EIGHTY-THREE PERCENT OF
ITS REAL PROPERTY CLASSIFIED AS TAX EXEMPT.  The legislature finds  that
A  school  [districts for which a judgment was made resulting from a tax
certiorari proceeding which is larger  than  the  total  budget  of  the
school  district  for school year two thousand seven--two thousand eight
or for school districts] DISTRICT which [have observed  a  reduction  of

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06044-01-5

S. 2772                             2

taxable  real  property of more than seventy-five percent between school
year two thousand five--two thousand six and school  year  two  thousand
eight--two thousand nine] HAS MORE THAN EIGHTY-THREE PERCENT OF ITS REAL
PROPERTY  CLASSIFIED  AS  TAX  EXEMPT  DURING  SCHOOL  YEAR TWO THOUSAND
FIFTEEN--TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN  may  benefit  from  temporary  additional
assistance.
  c.  To  the  [Barker  central school district, there shall be paid one
million three hundred thousand dollars ($1,300,000). Such grant shall be
payable to the Barker central school district  in  accordance  with  the
payment schedules contained in section thirty-six hundred nine-a of this
article, notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary.
  d.  To the Haverstraw-Stony Point central school district, there shall
be paid two million five hundred  thousand  dollars  ($2,500,000).  Such
grant  shall  be  payable  to  the Haverstraw-Stony Point central school
district in accordance with the payment schedules contained  in  section
thirty-six hundred nine-a of this article, notwithstanding any provision
of law to the contrary] WEST VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, THERE SHALL
BE  PAID  FIVE  HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($500,000). SUCH GRANT SHALL BE
PAYABLE TO THE WEST VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH
THE  PAYMENT SCHEDULES CONTAINED IN SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED NINE-A OF
THIS ARTICLE, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

2015-S2772A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5429
Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §3641, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S8189
2011-2012: S859, A1955
2013-2014: S3780, A6018
2017-2018: S557, A5005
2019-2020: S906, S7220, A5876

2015-S2772A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides a $500,000 supplemental valuation impact grant to the West Valley central school district for the 2016 - 2017 school year.

2015-S2772A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S2772A

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the education law, in relation to
providing a supplemental valuation impact grant to the West Valley
central school district

 PURPOSE :

To provide a $500,000 supplemental valuation impact grant to the West
Valley central school district.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 3641, subdivision 3 of the Education Law is amended.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Within the boundaries of the West Valley Central School District is
the West Valley Nuclear Demonstration project site. This site is
located on approximately 3,300 acres in the Town of Ashford where West
Valley is situated. Initially, in 1961, the site was created to
commercially reprocess spent nuclear fuel. The operator of the site
was Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc. (NFS). In the late 1970's, NFS
determined that it was no longer feasible to pursue reprocessing.
Since then the site has been in the process of being decommissioned.
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)

is the owner of the facility.

The real property tax school funding system that New York State uses
to fund its public schools system disproportionately hurts West
Valley, since they have little real property to tax, given that most
of their land is state-owned, and as such is tax exempt, primarily as
a result of the West Valley nuclear reprocessing project that folded.
In addition, the School District is a small, rural, relatively poor
area with little tax base to begin with. This situation is further
magnified by an unwillingness of families to locate in the District
due to fears associated with living close to a nuclear facility couple
with one of the highest tax rates in Cattaraugus County.

West Valley School District assessment date for 2012 shows that
$531,901,574 out of the district's estimated $628,380,834 assessed
value is tax exempt. This equates to approximately 85% tax exempt
lands. New York State-owned lands account for 94% of this exemption.
If taxable, this nuclear site would provide over $2.7 million dollars
of tax revenue each school year to the district. In addition, the
school tax rate in the Town of Ashford would decrease from $37.62 per
thousand to $5.45 per thousand.

As a result of the high tax rate, which is 21 percent to 65 percent
higher than contiguous districts, the District's current property
owners pay a disproportionate share of school tax as compared to
property owners in other districts. This makes purchasing a home cost
prohibitive for young families, and is also a factor contributing to
the District's 30.7 percent rate of decline in student enrollment
between the 2005/06 and 2013/14 school years.

Because of West Valley's unique situation, this bill was requested by
the school district to help offset the loss of revenues that they
incur due to their tax exempt lands.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2015: S.2772 Referred to Education
2013,2014: S.3780-A/A.6018-A Referred to Education
2011,2012: S.859A/A.1955A Referred to Education
2010: S.8189 Referred to Rules
 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

$500,000, subject to appropriation in the state budget.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
Immediately.

2015-S2772A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 2772--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 29, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  YOUNG  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Education  --  recommitted
  to the Committee on Education 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 education law, in relation to  providing  a  supple-
  mental  valuation  impact  grant  to  the  West  Valley central school
  district

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

  Section  1.    Subdivision  3 of section 3641 of the education law, as
added by section 29-a of part B of chapter 57 of the laws of 2008, para-
graph a as amended by section 31 of part A of chapter 57 of the laws  of
2009, is amended to read as follows:
  3. Supplemental valuation impact grants.  a. In addition to apportion-
ments otherwise provided by section thirty-six hundred two of this arti-
cle,  for  aid payable in the two thousand [eight] SIXTEEN--two thousand
[nine and two thousand nine--two thousand ten] SEVENTEEN school  [years]
YEAR, the [amounts] AMOUNT specified in [paragraphs] PARAGRAPH c [and d]
of  this  subdivision  shall  be paid for the purpose of providing addi-
tional funding for A school [districts] DISTRICT which [have experienced
a significant financial hardship caused by an  extraordinary  change  in
the taxable property valuation or extraordinary judgments resulting from
tax  certiorari  proceedings]  HAS MORE THAN EIGHTY-THREE PERCENT OF ITS
REAL PROPERTY CLASSIFIED AS TAX EXEMPT.
  b. The purpose of this subdivision is to provide financial  assistance
to  A  school [districts] DISTRICT which [have experienced a significant
reduction in the taxable full value of the school district  or  extraor-
dinary  tax  certiorari judgments] HAS MORE THAN EIGHTY-THREE PERCENT OF
ITS REAL PROPERTY CLASSIFIED AS TAX EXEMPT.  The legislature finds  that
A  school  [districts for which a judgment was made resulting from a tax

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06044-02-6

S. 2772--A                          2

certiorari proceeding which is larger  than  the  total  budget  of  the
school  district  for school year two thousand seven--two thousand eight
or for school districts] DISTRICT which [have observed  a  reduction  of
taxable  real  property of more than seventy-five percent between school
year two thousand five--two thousand six and school  year  two  thousand
eight--two thousand nine] HAS MORE THAN EIGHTY-THREE PERCENT OF ITS REAL
PROPERTY  CLASSIFIED  AS  TAX  EXEMPT  DURING  SCHOOL  YEAR TWO THOUSAND
SIXTEEN--TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN may benefit  from  temporary  additional
assistance.
  c.  To  the  [Barker  central school district, there shall be paid one
million three hundred thousand dollars ($1,300,000). Such grant shall be
payable to the Barker central school district  in  accordance  with  the
payment schedules contained in section thirty-six hundred nine-a of this
article, notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary.
  d.  To the Haverstraw-Stony Point central school district, there shall
be paid two million five hundred  thousand  dollars  ($2,500,000).  Such
grant  shall  be  payable  to  the Haverstraw-Stony Point central school
district in accordance with the payment schedules contained  in  section
thirty-six hundred nine-a of this article, notwithstanding any provision
of law to the contrary] WEST VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, THERE SHALL
BE  PAID  FIVE  HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($500,000). SUCH GRANT SHALL BE
PAYABLE TO THE WEST VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH
THE  PAYMENT SCHEDULES CONTAINED IN SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED NINE-A OF
THIS ARTICLE, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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