Bill Text: NY A03431 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to an exemption for real property owned by an incorporated volunteer fire company or fire department; provides such property shall be removed from the tax rolls immediately by the county assessor without necessity of an application for exemption.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 12-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-27 - referred to real property taxation [A03431 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A03431-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          3431
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 27, 2017
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        Introduced  by M. of A. McKEVITT, RAIA, JOHNS, MONTESANO, GRAF, KOLB, RA
          -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. McDONOUGH, McLAUGHLIN --  read  once
          and referred to the Committee on Real Property Taxation
        AN  ACT  to amend the real property tax law, in relation to an exemption
          for real property owned by an incorporated volunteer fire  company  or
          fire department
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Section 464 of the real property  tax  law  is  amended  by
     2  adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
     3    4.  Real  property  owned by an incorporated volunteer fire company or
     4  fire department created for the purpose of  furnishing  fire  protection
     5  that  is  used  in a manner set forth in subdivision two of this section
     6  shall be exempt from taxation from the date of  purchase  and  shall  be
     7  removed  from  the  tax rolls immediately by the county assessor without
     8  the necessity of an application for exemption.
     9    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04658-01-7