NY State Senate Bill 2017-S3291B

Senate Bill S3291B

2017-2018 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
Jan 26, 2018	print number 3291b
Jan 26, 2018	amend and recommit to finance
Jan 23, 2018	reported and committed to finance
Jan 03, 2018	referred to investigations and government operations
Feb 22, 2017	print number 3291a
Feb 22, 2017	amend and recommit to investigations and government operations
Jan 20, 2017	referred to investigations and government operations

Votes

- Jan 23, 2018 - Investigations And Government Operations Committee Vote
  S3291B
  
  9
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Investigations And Government Operations Committee Vote: Jan 23, 2018
      
      aye (9)
      
      Benjamin
      
      Carlucci
      
      Golden
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Lanza
      
      Murphy
      
      O'Mara
      
      Phillips

Bill Amendments

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B (Active)

2017-S3291 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A4725
Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Public Lands Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §19-b, Pub Lds L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S4191, A7299
2019-2020: S1044, S7218, A5878
2021-2022: S379, A6834
2023-2024: S387, A2126

2017-S3291 - 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.

2017-S3291 - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S3291

 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 2017 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 2017.

 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 :

2015-16: S.4191A/A.7299A Referred to Investigations & Government
Operations

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 2017.

2017-S3291 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3291
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 20, 2017
                                ___________
 
 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:
   §  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  SEVENTEEN, 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.
   §  2.  This act shall take effect immediately and the first payment of
 state aid shall be based upon assessment rolls completed in 2017.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD06203-01-7

2017-S3291A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A4725
Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Public Lands Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §19-b, Pub Lds L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S4191, A7299
2019-2020: S1044, S7218, A5878
2021-2022: S379, A6834
2023-2024: S387, A2126

2017-S3291A - 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.

2017-S3291A - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S3291A             REVISED MEMO 03/13/2017

 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. Amends section 19-b of 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 last assessment roll finally completed in the year the land was
acquired by the state, adjusted for any change in the level of
assessment, but not less than the assessment roll completed in
nineteen hundred eighty.

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 2017.

 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,
13.3635, the current lost tax revenue would equal $42,573.80. Several
surrounding communities receive payment on 100% of the acreage on
State-owned lands, including Angelica and Rushford.

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 the 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. While the Town has an
Overweight and Hauling Law, the Town has no local law enforcement, and
requests to the New York State Police for assistance have been met
with an unwillingness to enforce local laws. The Town is also facing
hardship due to aging equipment that is approaching two decades of
use, without the needed funds to purchase replacement equipment.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :
2015-16: S.4191A/A.7299A Referred to Investigations & Government
Operations
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 2017.

2017-S3291A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3291--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 20, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  YOUNG  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment  Operations  --  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.  Subdivisions  1 and 2 of section 19-b of the public lands
 law, subdivision 1 as added by chapter 260  of  the  laws  of  1980  and
 subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 373 of the laws of 1981, are amended
 to read as follows:
   1.  State aid shall be payable to any municipal corporation or special
 district as such terms are defined by section one  hundred  two  of  the
 real  property  tax law and hereinafter collectively referred to in this
 section as "taxing authority", when on any assessment roll  the  taxable
 assessed  valuation in such taxing authority is decreased in any year by
 reason of the transfer of title or possession of  land  or  improvements
 thereon  (A)  to  the  state  or  an agency of the state located at West
 Valley, Cattaraugus county and theretofore utilized by  the  corporation
 known  as  "Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc."; OR (B) TO THE STATE LOCATED IN
 THE TOWN OF NEW HUDSON, IN  THE  COUNTY  OF  ALLEGANY,  AND  THERETOFORE
 SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVA-
 TION.
   2.  The  state  aid  payable  to  a  taxing authority pursuant to this
 section shall be computed and paid during the first fiscal year  of  any
 such  taxing  authority  commencing  on or after January first, nineteen
 hundred eighty-one, and during each fiscal year thereafter.  Such  state
 aid  shall  in each year be equal to the amount of taxes levied or which
 would have been levied by or in behalf of the taxing  authority  against
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD06203-04-7

 S. 3291--A                          2
 
 such  lands  and  the  improvements  thereon on the last assessment roll
 finally completed in THE YEAR THAT THE LAND WAS ACQUIRED BY  THE  STATE,
 ADJUSTED  FOR ANY CHANGE IN ASSESSMENT, BUT NOT LESS THAN THE ASSESSMENT
 ROLL COMPLETED IN nineteen hundred eighty.
   §  2.  This act shall take effect immediately and the first payment of
 state aid shall be based upon assessment rolls completed in 2017.

2017-S3291B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A4725
Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Public Lands Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §19-b, Pub Lds L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S4191, A7299
2019-2020: S1044, S7218, A5878
2021-2022: S379, A6834
2023-2024: S387, A2126

2017-S3291B (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.

2017-S3291B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S3291B

SPONSOR: YOUNG
 
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. Amends section 19-b of 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 deter-
mined by applying the annual tax rates(s) for such town to the assessed
value of the lands, exclusive of improvements, as entered on the last
assessment roll finally completed in the year the land was acquired by

the state, adjusted for any change in the level of assessment, but not
less than the assessment roll completed in nineteen hundred eighty.

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 2018.

 
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,
13.3635, the current lost tax revenue would equal $42,573.80. Several
surrounding communities receive payment on 100% of the acreage on State-
owned lands, including Angelica and Rushford.

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 challeng-
ing position with a constrained and overburdened tax base.

This bill would remedy the 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. While the Town has an Over-
weight and Hauling Law, the Town has no local law enforcement, and
requests to the New York State Police for assistance have been met with
an unwillingness to enforce local laws. The Town is also facing hardship
due to aging equipment that is approaching two decades of use, without
the needed funds to purchase replacement equipment.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2017: S.3291-A/A.4725-A Referred to Investigations & Government Oper-
ations
2015-16: S.4191A/A.7299A Referred to Investigations & Government Oper-
ations
2011-12: S.4274 Referred to Investigations & Government Operations
2009-10: S.2262-A/A.7058-A Referred to Investigations & Government Oper-
ations
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 2018.

2017-S3291B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3291--B
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 20, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  YOUNG  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment  Operations  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,   ordered
   reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted
   to the  Committee  on  Investigations  and  Government  Operations  in
   accordance  with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said
   committee and committed to  the  Committee  on  Finance  --  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.  Subdivisions  1 and 2 of section 19-b of the public lands
 law, subdivision 1 as added by chapter 260  of  the  laws  of  1980  and
 subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 373 of the laws of 1981, are amended
 to read as follows:
   1.  State aid shall be payable to any municipal corporation or special
 district as such terms are defined by section one  hundred  two  of  the
 real  property  tax law and hereinafter collectively referred to in this
 section as "taxing authority", when on any assessment roll  the  taxable
 assessed  valuation in such taxing authority is decreased in any year by
 reason of the transfer of title or possession of  land  or  improvements
 thereon  (A)  to  the  state  or  an agency of the state located at West
 Valley, Cattaraugus county and theretofore utilized by  the  corporation
 known  as  "Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc."; OR (B) TO THE STATE LOCATED IN
 THE TOWN OF NEW HUDSON, IN  THE  COUNTY  OF  ALLEGANY,  AND  THERETOFORE
 SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVA-
 TION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06203-06-8

 S. 3291--B                          2
 
   2.  The  state  aid  payable  to  a  taxing authority pursuant to this
 section shall be computed and paid during the first fiscal year  of  any
 such  taxing  authority  commencing  on or after January first, nineteen
 hundred eighty-one, and during each fiscal year thereafter.  Such  state
 aid  shall  in each year be equal to the amount of taxes levied or which
 would have been levied by or in behalf of the taxing  authority  against
 such  lands  and  the  improvements  thereon on the last assessment roll
 finally completed in THE YEAR THAT THE LAND WAS ACQUIRED BY  THE  STATE,
 ADJUSTED  FOR ANY CHANGE IN ASSESSMENT, BUT NOT LESS THAN THE ASSESSMENT
 ROLL COMPLETED IN nineteen hundred eighty.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and the first  payment  of
 state aid shall be based upon assessment rolls completed in 2018.

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee

Bill Amendments

2017-S3291 - Details

2017-S3291 - Summary

2017-S3291 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3291 - Bill Text download pdf

2017-S3291A - Details

2017-S3291A - Summary

2017-S3291A - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3291A - Bill Text download pdf

2017-S3291B (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S3291B (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S3291B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3291B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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