Bill Text: NY A01516 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 1516 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Includes the war on terrorism within the definition of "period of war" for purposes of the veterans alternative property tax exemption; clarifies the availability of real property tax exemptions for activated reservists who return from active duty but remain affiliated with a reserve unit.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 11-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-06-05 - held for consideration in judiciary [A01516 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A01516-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1516
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 10, 2011
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by M. of A. TEDISCO, BARCLAY, FINCH -- Multi-Sponsored by --
         M. of A. CROUCH, HAWLEY, McDONOUGH, OAKS,  REILICH,  SAYWARD  --  read
         once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary
       AN  ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to including the
         war on terrorism within the definition of "period of war" for purposes
         of the veterans alternative property tax exemption
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 458-a of the real
    2  property  tax  law,  as  amended  by chapter 179 of the laws of 2006, is
    3  amended to read as follows:
    4    (a) "Period of war" means the Spanish-American war; the Mexican border
    5  period; World War I; World War II; the hostilities, known as the  Korean
    6  war,  which  commenced  June  twenty-seventh, nineteen hundred fifty and
    7  terminated on January thirty-first,  nineteen  hundred  fifty-five;  the
    8  hostilities,  known as the Vietnam war, which commenced February twenty-
    9  eighth, nineteen hundred sixty-one and terminated on May seventh,  nine-
   10  teen  hundred  seventy-five; [and] the hostilities, known as the Persian
   11  Gulf conflict, which commenced August second, nineteen  hundred  ninety;
   12  AND  THE  HOSTILITIES, KNOWN AS THE WAR ON TERRORISM, WHICH COMMENCED IN
   13  TWO THOUSAND ONE INCLUDING THE HOSTILITIES IN AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ.
   14    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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