Senate Bill S5481

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Directs the department of taxation and finance to study and report on the impact on localities in the counties of Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess of state owned lands

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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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2017-S5481 - Details

Law Section:
Taxation

2017-S5481 - Summary

Directs the department of taxation and finance to study and report on the impact on localities in the counties of Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess of state-owned lands, and the methods of compensating such localities for the real property taxes lost as a result of such state-owned lands.

2017-S5481 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5481 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5481
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 31, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MURPHY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment Operations
 
 AN ACT to direct the department of taxation and  finance  to  conduct  a
   study  of state-owned lands within the counties of Westchester, Putnam
   and Dutchess, and the real property tax impact of such lands upon such
   counties and the localities therein
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Legislative  intent. The legislature hereby finds that on
 January 9, 2017, the state of  New  York  announced  an  agreement  with
 Entergy  to close the Indian Point nuclear plant. The planned closure of
 this facility is set for 2020 and 2021. It is estimated that the loss to
 the tax base of the county of Westchester and  surrounding  counties  in
 the catchment area of such plant will be severe. The legislature further
 finds  that  the state has utilized a piecemeal approach to the taxation
 of state-owned land. Home owners across  the  state  are  burdened  with
 subsidizing,  through  real  property  taxes,  the revenue lost from the
 untaxed state-owned land in their communities. The impact of this fiscal
 burden, coupled with the closure of  the  Indian  Point  nuclear  plant,
 creates  a  unique  situation  throughout communities in the counties of
 Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess.  Therefore, it is in the best interest
 of the taxpayers of these counties to study this disparate treatment  of
 taxation on state-owned land in light of the closure of the Indian Point
 nuclear  plant, which will have a substantial impact on local taxpayers.
 This study seeks to determine the fiscal impact of expanding  state  law
 that  currently requires the state to pay real property taxes to certain
 local governments in order to pay taxes on state lands located  through-
 out the Indian Point catchment region.
   §  2.  The  department  of taxation and finance shall, in consultation
 with any other department, division, board, bureau,  commission,  agency
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2017-S5481A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Taxation

2017-S5481A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the department of taxation and finance to study and report on the impact on localities in the counties of Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess of state-owned lands, and the methods of compensating such localities for the real property taxes lost as a result of such state-owned lands.

2017-S5481A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5481A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5481--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 31, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  MURPHY, SERINO -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the  Committee  on  Investigations
   and  Government Operations -- recommitted to the Committee on Investi-
   gations 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 direct the department of taxation and  finance  to  conduct  a
   study  of state-owned lands within the counties of Westchester, Putnam
   and Dutchess, and the real property tax impact of such lands upon such
   counties and the localities therein
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Legislative  intent. The legislature hereby finds that on
 January 9, 2017, the state of  New  York  announced  an  agreement  with
 Entergy  to close the Indian Point nuclear plant. The planned closure of
 this facility is set for 2020 and 2021. It is estimated that the loss to
 the tax base of the county of Westchester and  surrounding  counties  in
 the catchment area of such plant will be severe. The legislature further
 finds  that  the state has utilized a piecemeal approach to the taxation
 of state-owned land. Home owners across  the  state  are  burdened  with
 subsidizing,  through  real  property  taxes,  the revenue lost from the
 untaxed state-owned land in their communities. The impact of this fiscal
 burden, coupled with the closure of  the  Indian  Point  nuclear  plant,
 creates  a  unique  situation  throughout communities in the counties of
 Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess.  Therefore, it is in the best interest
 of the taxpayers of these counties to study this disparate treatment  of
 taxation on state-owned land in light of the closure of the Indian Point
 nuclear  plant, which will have a substantial impact on local taxpayers.
 This study seeks to determine the fiscal impact of expanding  state  law
 that  currently requires the state to pay real property taxes to certain

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10850-02-8
              

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