Bill Text: NY A02900 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Authorizes Bethel A.M.E. Church to file applications for a real property tax exemption with the city of Schenectady.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-08-13 - signed chap.317 [A02900 Detail]
Download: New_York-2009-A02900-Amended.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2900--A 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 21, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. TEDISCO -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Real Property Taxation -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to authorize Bethel A.M.E. Church to file an application for real property tax exemption THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, 2 the assessor of the city of Schenectady is hereby authorized to accept 3 from Bethel A.M.E. Church an application for exemption from real proper- 4 ty taxes pursuant to section 420-a of the real property tax law for the 5 2007 assessment roll for the parcel owned by such not-for-profit organ- 6 ization which is located in the city of Schenectady, county of Schenec- 7 tady at 540 Mumford Street, otherwise known as section 49.31, block 3, 8 lot 23.1. If accepted, such application shall be reviewed as if it had 9 been received on or before the taxable status date established for such 10 roll. 11 If satisfied that Bethel A.M.E. Church would otherwise be entitled to 12 such exemption if it had filed an application for exemption by the 13 appropriate taxable status date, the assessor of the city of Schenectady 14 may upon approval by the city council of such city, grant exemption from 15 taxation based on the 2007 assessment roll and owing by such not-for- 16 profit organization on the effective date of this act, and make appro- 17 priate correction of the subject roll. If such exemption is granted and 18 if such not-for-profit organization shall have paid any tax with respect 19 to the subject roll, the governing body or tax department may, in its 20 sole discretion, provide for the refund of those taxes paid and cancel 21 taxes, fines, penalties or interest remaining unpaid. 22 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05098-02-9