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                                  9264--A
     Cal. No. 1432
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 8, 2024
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 Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment Operations -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered  to
   first  report, amended on first report, ordered to a second report and
   ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of second report

 AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to  establishing  an  occupancy
   tax  in  the village of Catskill; and providing for the repeal of such
   provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The tax law is amended by adding a new section 1202-bbb to
 read as follows:
   § 1202-BBB. OCCUPANCY TAX IN THE OF VILLAGE OF CATSKILL. (1)  NOTWITH-
 STANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISIONS  OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE VILLAGE OF
 CATSKILL, IN THE COUNTY OF GREENE, IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO
 ADOPT AND AMEND LOCAL LAWS IMPOSING IN SUCH VILLAGE A TAX,  IN  ADDITION
 TO  ANY  OTHER TAX AUTHORIZED AND IMPOSED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, SUCH
 AS THE LEGISLATURE HAS OR WOULD HAVE THE POWER AND AUTHORITY  TO  IMPOSE
 UPON PERSONS OCCUPYING ANY FACILITY OR SHORT-TERM RENTAL PROVIDING LODG-
 ING  ON  AN OVERNIGHT BASIS. THE RATES OF SUCH TAX SHALL BE FOUR PERCENT
 OF THE PER DIEM RENTAL RATE FOR EACH ROOM PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  SUCH  TAX
 SHALL  NOT  BE  APPLICABLE TO A PERMANENT RESIDENT OF FACILITY OR SHORT-
 TERM RENTAL. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE TERM "PERMANENT  RESI-
 DENT" SHALL MEAN A PERSON OCCUPYING ANY ROOM OR ROOMS IN ANY FACILITY OR
 SHORT-TERM  RENTAL  PROVIDING LODGING ON AN OVERNIGHT BASIS FOR AT LEAST
 THIRTY CONSECUTIVE DAYS.
   (2) SUCH TAXES MAY BE COLLECTED AND ADMINISTERED BY THE VILLAGE TREAS-
 URER OR OTHER FISCAL OFFICERS OF THE VILLAGE OF CATSKILL BY  SUCH  MEANS
 AND  IN  SUCH MANNER AS OTHER TAXES WHICH ARE NOW COLLECTED AND ADMINIS-
 TERED BY SUCH OFFICERS OR AS OTHERWISE MAY BE  PROVIDED  BY  SUCH  LOCAL
 LAW.
   (3)  SUCH  LOCAL LAWS MAY PROVIDE THAT ANY TAXES IMPOSED SHALL BE PAID
 BY THE PERSON LIABLE THEREFOR TO THE OWNER OF ANY FACILITY OR SHORT-TERM
 RENTAL PROVIDING LODGING ON AN OVERNIGHT BASIS OCCUPIED OR TO THE PERSON
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 ENTITLED TO BE PAID THE RENT OR CHARGE FOR THE  FACILITY  OR  SHORT-TERM
 RENTAL  PROVIDING  LODGING  ON  AN  OVERNIGHT  BASIS OCCUPIED FOR AND ON
 ACCOUNT OF THE VILLAGE OF CATSKILL IMPOSING  THE  TAXES  AND  THAT  SUCH
 OWNER  OR  PERSON ENTITLED TO BE PAID THE RENT OR CHARGE SHALL BE LIABLE
 FOR THE COLLECTION AND PAYMENT OF THE TAXES;  AND  THAT  SUCH  OWNER  OR
 PERSON  ENTITLED TO BE PAID THE RENT OR CHARGE SHALL HAVE THE SAME RIGHT
 IN RESPECT TO COLLECTING THE TAXES FROM THE PERSON OCCUPYING THE FACILI-
 TY OR SHORT-TERM RENTAL PROVIDING LODGING ON AN OVERNIGHT  BASIS  OR  IN
 RESPECT  TO NONPAYMENT OF THE TAXES BY THE PERSON OCCUPYING THE FACILITY
 OR SHORT-TERM RENTAL PROVIDING LODGING ON AN OVERNIGHT BASIS, AS IF  THE
 TAXES  WERE A PART OF THE RENT OR CHARGE AND PAYABLE AT THE SAME TIME AS
 THE RENT OR CHARGE; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT  THE  VILLAGE  TREASURER  OR
 OTHER  FISCAL  OFFICERS  OF  THE  VILLAGE, SPECIFIED IN SUCH LOCAL LAWS,
 SHALL BE JOINED AS A PARTY  IN  ANY  ACTION  OR  PROCEEDING  BROUGHT  TO
 COLLECT  THE TAXES BY THE OWNER OR BY THE PERSON ENTITLED TO BE PAID THE
 RENT OR CHARGE.
   (4) SUCH LOCAL LAWS MAY PROVIDE FOR THE  FILING  OF  RETURNS  AND  THE
 PAYMENT OF THE TAXES ON A MONTHLY BASIS OR ON THE BASIS OF ANY LONGER OR
 SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME.
   (5) THIS SECTION SHALL NOT AUTHORIZE THE IMPOSITION OF SUCH TAXES UPON
 ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
   A.  THE  STATE  OF  NEW  YORK,  OR ANY PUBLIC CORPORATION (INCLUDING A
 PUBLIC CORPORATION CREATED PURSUANT TO AGREEMENT OR COMPACT WITH ANOTHER
 STATE OR THE DOMINION OF CANADA), IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT  OR  OTHER  POLI-
 TICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE;
   B.  THE  UNITED  STATES OF AMERICA, INSOFAR AS IT IS IMMUNE FROM TAXA-
 TION; AND
   C. ANY CORPORATION OR ASSOCIATION, OR TRUST, OR COMMUNITY CHEST,  FUND
 OR FOUNDATION ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR RELIGIOUS, CHARITA-
 BLE  OR  EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, OR FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHIL-
 DREN OR ANIMALS, AND NO PART OF THE NET EARNINGS OF WHICH INURES TO  THE
 BENEFIT OF ANY PRIVATE SHAREHOLDER OR INDIVIDUAL AND NO SUBSTANTIAL PART
 OF  THE  ACTIVITIES  OF  WHICH  IS  CARRYING ON PROPAGANDA, OR OTHERWISE
 ATTEMPTING TO INFLUENCE LEGISLATION; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NOTHING  IN
 THIS  PARAGRAPH  SHALL  INCLUDE AN ORGANIZATION OPERATED FOR THE PRIMARY
 PURPOSE OF CARRYING ON A TRADE OR BUSINESS FOR PROFIT,  WHETHER  OR  NOT
 ALL OF ITS PROFITS ARE PAYABLE TO ONE OR MORE ORGANIZATIONS DESCRIBED IN
 THIS PARAGRAPH.
   (6)  ANY  FINAL DETERMINATION OF THE AMOUNT OF ANY TAXES PAYABLE HERE-
 UNDER SHALL BE REVIEWABLE FOR ERROR, ILLEGALITY  OR  UNCONSTITUTIONALITY
 OR  ANY  OTHER  REASON WHATSOEVER BY A PROCEEDING UNDER ARTICLE SEVENTY-
 EIGHT OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES  IF  APPLICATION  THEREFOR  IS
 MADE  TO  THE  SUPREME  COURT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE GIVING OF THE
 NOTICE OF SUCH FINAL DETERMINATION, PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT  ANY  SUCH
 PROCEEDING  UNDER  ARTICLE  SEVENTY-EIGHT  OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND
 RULES SHALL NOT BE INSTITUTED UNLESS:
   A. THE AMOUNT OF ANY TAXES SOUGHT TO BE REVIEWED, WITH  SUCH  INTEREST
 AND  PENALTIES  THEREON  AS  MAY  BE PROVIDED FOR BY LOCAL LAWS OR REGU-
 LATIONS SHALL BE FIRST DEPOSITED AND  THERE  IS  FILED  AN  UNDERTAKING,
 ISSUED BY A SURETY COMPANY AUTHORIZED TO TRANSACT BUSINESS IN THIS STATE
 AND  APPROVED  BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES OF THIS STATE
 AS TO SOLVENCY AND RESPONSIBILITY, IN SUCH AMOUNT AS A  JUSTICE  OF  THE
 SUPREME  COURT  SHALL  APPROVE  TO THE EFFECT THAT IF SUCH PROCEEDING BE
 DISMISSED OR THE TAXES CONFIRMED THE PETITIONER WILL PAY ALL  COSTS  AND
 CHARGES WHICH MAY ACCRUE IN THE PROSECUTION OF SUCH PROCEEDING; OR
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   B.  AT  THE  OPTION OF THE PETITIONER SUCH UNDERTAKING MAY BE IN A SUM
 SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE TAXES, INTERESTS AND PENALTIES  STATED  IN  SUCH
 DETERMINATION  PLUS THE COSTS AND CHARGES WHICH MAY ACCRUE AGAINST IT IN
 THE PROSECUTION OF THE PROCEEDING, IN WHICH EVENT THE  PETITIONER  SHALL
 NOT  BE REQUIRED TO PAY SUCH TAXES, INTEREST OR PENALTIES AS A CONDITION
 PRECEDENT TO THE APPLICATION.
   (7) WHERE ANY TAXES IMPOSED HEREUNDER  SHALL  HAVE  BEEN  ERRONEOUSLY,
 ILLEGALLY OR UNCONSTITUTIONALLY COLLECTED AND APPLICATION FOR THE REFUND
 THEREOF  DULY  MADE  TO  THE PROPER FISCAL OFFICER OR OFFICERS, AND SUCH
 OFFICER OR OFFICERS SHALL HAVE MADE A DETERMINATION DENYING SUCH REFUND,
 SUCH DETERMINATION SHALL BE REVIEWABLE BY  A  PROCEEDING  UNDER  ARTICLE
 SEVENTY-EIGHT  OF  THE  CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
 THAT SUCH PROCEEDING IS INSTITUTED WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER  THE  GIVING
 OF  THE  NOTICE  OF SUCH DENIAL, THAT A FINAL DETERMINATION OF TAXES DUE
 WAS NOT PREVIOUSLY MADE, AND THAT AN UNDERTAKING IS FILED WITH THE PROP-
 ER FISCAL OFFICER OR OFFICERS IN SUCH AMOUNT AND WITH SUCH SURETIES AS A
 JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT SHALL APPROVE TO THE EFFECT  THAT  IF  SUCH
 PROCEEDING  BE DISMISSED OR THE TAXES CONFIRMED, THE PETITIONER WILL PAY
 ALL COSTS AND CHARGES WHICH  MAY  ACCRUE  IN  THE  PROSECUTION  OF  SUCH
 PROCEEDING.
   (8)  EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF A WILLFULLY FALSE OR FRAUDULENT RETURN WITH
 INTENT TO EVADE THE TAXES, NO ASSESSMENT OF ADDITIONAL  TAXES  SHALL  BE
 MADE  AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF MORE THAN THREE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF THE
 FILING OF A RETURN, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT WHERE  NO  RETURN  HAS  BEEN
 FILED AS PROVIDED BY LAW THE TAXES MAY BE ASSESSED AT ANY TIME.
   (9)  ALL  REVENUES  RESULTING FROM THE IMPOSITION OF THE TAX UNDER THE
 LOCAL LAWS SHALL BE PAID INTO THE TREASURY OF THE  VILLAGE  OF  CATSKILL
 AND  SHALL  BE  CREDITED  TO  AND  DEPOSITED  IN THE GENERAL FUND OF THE
 VILLAGE. SUCH REVENUES MAY BE USED FOR ANY LAWFUL PURPOSE.
   (10) IF ANY PROVISION OF THIS SECTION OR THE  APPLICATION  THEREOF  TO
 ANY  PERSON OR CIRCUMSTANCE SHALL BE HELD INVALID, THE REMAINDER OF THIS
 SECTION AND THE APPLICATION  OF  SUCH  PROVISION  TO  OTHER  PERSONS  OR
 CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL NOT BE AFFECTED THEREBY.
   §  2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire December
 31, 2027 when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be  deemed
 repealed.