STATE OF NEW YORK
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971
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
(Prefiled)
January 6, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Real Property Taxation
AN ACT to amend a chapter of the laws of 2020 relating to establishing
the real property tax exemption task force, and providing for its
powers and duties, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 3679-A
and A. 3330-A, in relation to the establishment thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The opening paragraph of section 1 of a chapter of the laws
2 of 2020 relating to establishing the real property tax exemption task
3 force, and providing for its powers and duties, as proposed in legisla-
4 tive bills numbers S. 3679-A and A. 3330-A, is amended to read as
5 follows:
6 There is hereby established [within the department of taxation and
7 finance] a real property tax exemption task force. The purpose of the
8 task force shall be to study and prepare a report which shall include,
9 but not be limited to the following:
10 § 2. Section 2 of a chapter of the laws of 2020 relating to establish-
11 ing the real property tax exemption task force, and providing for its
12 powers and duties, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 3679-A
13 and A. 3330-A, is amended to read as follows:
14 § 2. The real property tax exemption task force shall consist of a
15 total of [seven] nine members and shall include: [the commissioner of
16 taxation and finance or his or her designee;] the comptroller or his or
17 her designee; the attorney general or his or her designee; [one person]
18 two persons appointed by the temporary president of the senate; one
19 person appointed by the minority leader of the senate; [one person] two
20 persons appointed by the speaker of the assembly; [and] one person
21 appointed by the minority leader of the assembly; and the president of
22 the New York State Assessors Association or his or her designee. All
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 appointees to the real property tax exemption task force shall be made
2 no later than thirty days after the effective date of this act. Any
3 vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority.
4 § 3. Section 4 of a chapter of the laws of 2020 relating to establish-
5 ing the real property tax exemption task force, and providing for its
6 powers and duties, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 3679-A
7 and A. 3330-A, is amended to read as follows:
8 § 4. The department of taxation and finance shall provide the real
9 property tax exemption task force with such [facilities, assistance, and
10 data as will enable such] data obtained by the department from assess-
11 ment rolls and assessors' reports as the task force may require to carry
12 out its powers and duties. To the extent practicable, such data shall be
13 provided in a format in accordance with the standards outlined in the
14 New York State Open Data Handbook pursuant to Executive Order ninety-
15 five of two thousand thirteen.
16 § 4. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same
17 manner as a chapter of the laws of 2020 relating to establishing the
18 real property tax exemption task force, and providing for its powers and
19 duties, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 3679-A and A.
20 3330-A, takes effect.