Bill Text: NY A06011 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Grants a real property tax exemption, at the option of the local taxing authority, to nonprofit organizations that purchase real property after the particular municipality's levy of taxes or taxable status date if the organization files an application for exemption with the assessor.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-06-15 - held for consideration in ways and means [A06011 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A06011-Introduced.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6011
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    March 10, 2015
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GALEF,  SCHIMEL, TITONE, McKEVITT, DUPREY --
         Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of A. AUBRY, COOK,  CROUCH,  GOODELL,  McDO-
         NOUGH,  ROBINSON, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on
         Real Property Taxation
       AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in  relation  to  granting  a
         real  property  tax exemption to nonprofit organizations that purchase
         real property after the taxable status date
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.   Subdivision 13 of section 420-a of the real property tax
    2  law, as added by chapter 630 of the laws of 1997, is renumbered subdivi-
    3  sion 15 and a new subdivision 16 is added to read as follows:
    4    16. (A) (I) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS  SUBDIVISION,  "MUNICIPAL  CORPO-
    5  RATION"  SHALL  MEAN  A  COUNTY,  CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE OR SCHOOL DISTRICT
    6  WHICH, AFTER PUBLIC HEARING, ADOPTS A LOCAL  LAW,  ORDINANCE  OR  RESOL-
    7  UTION,  PROVIDING THAT THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE APPLICABLE TO NONPROFIT
    8  ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN ITS JURISDICTION.  SUCH  LOCAL  LAW,  ORDINANCE  OR
    9  RESOLUTION  SHALL  APPLY TO PROPERTY TRANSFERS OCCURRING ON OR AFTER THE
   10  EFFECTIVE DATE OF SUCH LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR  RESOLUTION.  A  COPY  OF
   11  SUCH  LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE FILED WITH THE COMMIS-
   12  SIONER.
   13    (II) WHERE A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS FOR AN
   14  EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, PURCHASES PROPERTY AFTER THE LEVY OF
   15  TAXES, SUCH NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION MAY, IF PERMITTED  BY  A  LOCAL  LAW,
   16  ORDINANCE  OR  RESOLUTION  OF  THE  MUNICIPAL  CORPORATION  IN WHICH THE
   17  NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION IS LOCATED, FILE  AN  APPLICATION  FOR  EXEMPTION
   18  WITH  THE  ASSESSOR  NO LATER THAN THE TIME SPECIFIED IN SUCH LOCAL LAW,
   19  ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.   THE ASSESSOR SHALL MAKE  A  DETERMINATION  OF
   20  WHETHER  THE  PARCEL  WOULD  HAVE QUALIFIED FOR EXEMPT STATUS ON THE TAX
   21  ROLL ON WHICH THE TAXES WERE LEVIED, HAD TITLE TO THE PARCEL BEEN IN THE
   22  NAME OF THE APPLICANT ON THE TAXABLE STATUS DATE APPLICABLE TO  THE  TAX
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD01450-01-5
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    1  ROLL. THE APPLICATION SHALL BE ON A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
    2  THE  ASSESSOR,  NO LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF SUCH APPLICA-
    3  TION, SHALL NOTIFY BOTH  THE  APPLICANT  AND  THE  BOARD  OF  ASSESSMENT
    4  REVIEW, BY FIRST CLASS MAIL, OF THE EXEMPT AMOUNT, IF ANY, AND THE RIGHT
    5  OF THE OWNER TO A REVIEW OF THE EXEMPT AMOUNT UPON THE FILING OF A WRIT-
    6  TEN  COMPLAINT.  SUCH  COMPLAINT  SHALL  BE  ON A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE
    7  COMMISSIONER AND SHALL BE FILED WITH  THE  BOARD  OF  ASSESSMENT  REVIEW
    8  WITHIN  TWENTY  DAYS  OF  THE MAILING OF SUCH NOTICE. IF NO COMPLAINT IS
    9  RECEIVED, THE BOARD OF ASSESSMENT REVIEW SHALL SO  NOTIFY  THE  ASSESSOR
   10  AND  THE EXEMPT AMOUNT DETERMINED BY THE ASSESSOR SHALL BE FINAL. IF THE
   11  APPLICANT FILES A COMPLAINT, THE BOARD OF ASSESSMENT REVIEW SHALL SCHED-
   12  ULE A TIME AND PLACE FOR A HEARING WITH RESPECT THERETO  NO  LATER  THAN
   13  THIRTY  DAYS AFTER THE MAILING OF THE NOTICE BY THE ASSESSOR.  THE BOARD
   14  OF ASSESSMENT REVIEW SHALL MEET AND DETERMINE  THE  EXEMPT  AMOUNT,  AND
   15  SHALL  IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE ASSESSOR AND THE APPLICANT, BY FIRST CLASS
   16  MAIL, OF ITS DETERMINATION. THE AMOUNT OF EXEMPTION DETERMINED  PURSUANT
   17  TO  THIS  PARAGRAPH  SHALL  BE  SUBJECT TO REVIEW AS PROVIDED IN ARTICLE
   18  SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER. SUCH A PROCEEDING SHALL BE COMMENCED WITHIN THIR-
   19  TY DAYS OF THE MAILING OF THE NOTICE OF THE BOARD OF  ASSESSMENT  REVIEW
   20  TO THE NEW OWNER AS PROVIDED IN THIS PARAGRAPH.
   21    (III) UPON RECEIPT OF A DETERMINATION OF THE EXEMPT AMOUNT AS PROVIDED
   22  IN SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE ASSESSOR SHALL DETERMINE THE
   23  PRO  RATA  EXEMPTION  TO BE CREDITED TOWARD SUCH PROPERTY BY MULTIPLYING
   24  THE TAX RATE OR TAX RATES FOR EACH MUNICIPAL  CORPORATION  WHICH  LEVIED
   25  TAXES,  OR FOR WHICH TAXES WERE LEVIED, ON THE APPROPRIATE TAX ROLL USED
   26  FOR THE FISCAL YEAR OR YEARS DURING WHICH THE  TRANSFER  OCCURRED  TIMES
   27  THE EXEMPT AMOUNT, AS DETERMINED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH,
   28  TIMES  THE FRACTION OF EACH FISCAL YEAR OR YEARS REMAINING SUBSEQUENT TO
   29  THE TRANSFER OF TITLE.  THE ASSESSOR SHALL IMMEDIATELY TRANSMIT A STATE-
   30  MENT OF THE PRO RATA EXEMPTION CREDIT DUE TO EACH MUNICIPAL  CORPORATION
   31  WHICH  LEVIED  TAXES OR FOR WHICH TAXES WERE LEVIED ON THE TAX ROLL USED
   32  FOR THE FISCAL YEAR OR YEARS DURING WHICH THE TRANSFER OCCURRED  AND  TO
   33  THE APPLICANT.
   34    (IV)  EACH  MUNICIPAL  CORPORATION  WHICH  RECEIVES NOTICE OF PRO RATA
   35  EXEMPTION CREDITS PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL INCLUDE  AN  APPRO-
   36  PRIATION  IN  ITS BUDGET FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR EQUAL TO THE AGGREGATE
   37  AMOUNT OF SUCH CREDITS TO BE  APPLIED  IN  THAT  FISCAL  YEAR.  WHERE  A
   38  PARCEL,  THE  OWNER OF WHICH IS ENTITLED TO A PRO RATA EXEMPTION CREDIT,
   39  IS SUBJECT TO TAXATION IN SAID NEXT FISCAL YEAR, THE RECEIVER OR COLLEC-
   40  TOR SHALL APPLY THE CREDIT TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF TAXES  OWED  FOR  THE
   41  PARCEL  IN SUCH FISCAL YEAR. PRO RATA EXEMPTION CREDITS IN EXCESS OF THE
   42  AMOUNT OF TAXES, IF ANY, OWED FOR THE PARCEL SHALL BE PAID BY THE TREAS-
   43  URER OF A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION WHICH LEVIES SUCH TAXES FOR OR ON BEHALF
   44  OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION TO ALL OWNERS OF PROPERTY ENTITLED TO  SUCH
   45  CREDITS  WITHIN  THIRTY DAYS OF THE EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANT TO COLLECT
   46  TAXES IN SAID NEXT FISCAL YEAR.   NOTWITHSTANDING THE  FOREGOING,  WHERE
   47  THE  MUNICIPAL  CORPORATION  HAS  BEEN  REIMBURSED  BY ANOTHER MUNICIPAL
   48  CORPORATION FOR THE TAX CREDIT TO BE PAID TO THE OWNER PURSUANT TO  THIS
   49  SUBDIVISION,  SUCH  CREDIT  SHALL  BE PAID TO SUCH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
   50  INSTEAD OF SUCH OWNER.
   51    (B) (I) NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION,  WHERE  A
   52  NONPROFIT  ORGANIZATION  THAT  MEETS  THE  REQUIREMENTS FOR AN EXEMPTION
   53  PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, PURCHASES PROPERTY AFTER  THE  TAXABLE  STATUS
   54  DATE BUT PRIOR TO THE LEVY OF TAXES, SUCH NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION MAY, IF
   55  PERMITTED  BY  A  LOCAL  LAW,  ORDINANCE  OR RESOLUTION OF THE MUNICIPAL
   56  CORPORATION IN WHICH THE NONPROFIT  ORGANIZATION  IS  LOCATED,  FILE  AN
       A. 6011                             3
    1  APPLICATION FOR AN EXEMPTION WITH THE ASSESSOR WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THE
    2  TRANSFER  OF  TITLE  TO SUCH NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.  THE ASSESSOR SHALL
    3  MAKE A DETERMINATION WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF  SUCH  APPLICA-
    4  TION OF WHETHER THE APPLICANT WOULD QUALIFY FOR AN EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO
    5  THIS SECTION ON THE ASSESSMENT ROLL IF TITLE HAD BEEN IN THE NAME OF THE
    6  APPLICANT ON THE TAXABLE STATUS DATE APPLICABLE TO SUCH ASSESSMENT ROLL.
    7  THE APPLICATION SHALL BE MADE ON A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
    8    (II)  IF  THE  ASSESSOR'S DETERMINATION IS MADE PRIOR TO THE FILING OF
    9  THE TENTATIVE ASSESSMENT ROLL,  THE  ASSESSOR  SHALL  ENTER  THE  EXEMPT
   10  AMOUNT,  IF  ANY,  ON THE TENTATIVE ASSESSMENT ROLL AND, WITHIN TEN DAYS
   11  AFTER FILING SUCH ROLL, NOTIFY THE APPLICANT OF THE APPROVAL  OR  DENIAL
   12  OF  SUCH EXEMPTION, THE EXEMPT AMOUNT, IF ANY, AND THE APPLICANT'S RIGHT
   13  TO REVIEW BY THE BOARD OF ASSESSMENT REVIEW.
   14    (III) IF THE ASSESSOR'S DETERMINATION IS MADE AFTER THE FILING OF  THE
   15  TENTATIVE  ASSESSMENT  ROLL,  THE  ASSESSOR  SHALL PETITION THE BOARD OF
   16  ASSESSMENT REVIEW TO CORRECT THE TENTATIVE OR FINAL ASSESSMENT  ROLL  IN
   17  THE MANNER PROVIDED IN TITLE THREE OF ARTICLE FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER, WITH
   18  RESPECT  TO  UNLAWFUL ENTRIES, IN THE CASE OF WHOLLY EXEMPT PARCELS, AND
   19  WITH RESPECT OF  CLERICAL  ERRORS,  IN  THE  CASE  OF  PARTIALLY  EXEMPT
   20  PARCELS,  IF THE ASSESSOR DETERMINES THAT AN EXEMPTION SHOULD BE GRANTED
   21  AND, WITHIN TEN DAYS OF PETITIONING  THE  BOARD  OF  ASSESSMENT  REVIEW,
   22  NOTIFY  THE  APPLICANT  OF THE APPROVAL OR DENIAL OF SUCH EXEMPTION, THE
   23  AMOUNT OF SUCH EXEMPTION, IF ANY, AND THE APPLICANT'S RIGHT TO  ADMINIS-
   24  TRATIVE  OR  JUDICIAL  REVIEW  OF SUCH DETERMINATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE
   25  FIVE OR SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER, RESPECTIVELY.
   26    (C) IF, FOR ANY REASON, A DETERMINATION TO EXEMPT PROPERTY FROM  TAXA-
   27  TION  AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION IS NOT ENTERED ON
   28  THE FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL, THE ASSESSOR  SHALL  PETITION  THE  BOARD  OF
   29  ASSESSMENT REVIEW TO CORRECT THE FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL.
   30    (D)  IF,  FOR ANY REASON, THE PRO RATA TAX CREDIT AS PROVIDED IN PARA-
   31  GRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION IS NOT EXTENDED AGAINST THE TAX ROLL IMME-
   32  DIATELY SUCCEEDING THE FISCAL YEAR DURING WHICH THE  TRANSFER  OCCURRED,
   33  THE  ASSESSOR  SHALL  IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION WHICH
   34  LEVIED THE TAX OR FOR WHICH THE TAXES WERE LEVIED OF THE AMOUNT  OF  PRO
   35  RATA  EXEMPTION  CREDITS  FOR  THE YEAR IN WHICH SUCH TRANSFER OCCURRED.
   36  SUCH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION SHALL PROCEED  AS  PROVIDED  IN  SUBPARAGRAPH
   37  (IV) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   38    (E)  IF, FOR ANY REASON, A DETERMINATION TO EXEMPT PROPERTY FROM TAXA-
   39  TION AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION IS NOT ENTERED  ON
   40  THE  TAX ROLL FOR THE YEAR IMMEDIATELY SUCCEEDING THE FISCAL YEAR DURING
   41  WHICH THE TRANSFER OCCURRED, THE ASSESSOR SHALL DETERMINE THE  PRO  RATA
   42  TAX  EXEMPTION  CREDIT  FOR SUCH TAX ROLL BY MULTIPLYING THE TAX RATE OR
   43  TAX RATES FOR EACH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION WHICH LEVIED TAXES OR FOR WHICH
   44  TAXES WERE LEVIED TIMES THE EXEMPT AMOUNT AND SHALL  IMMEDIATELY  NOTIFY
   45  SUCH  MUNICIPAL  CORPORATION  OR  CORPORATIONS OF THE PRO RATA EXEMPTION
   46  CREDITS FOR SUCH TAX ROLL. SUCH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION SHALL ADD SUCH PRO
   47  RATA EXEMPTION CREDITS FOR SUCH PROPERTY TO  ANY  OUTSTANDING  PRO  RATA
   48  EXEMPTION  AMOUNTS AND PROCEED AS PROVIDED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (IV) OF PARA-
   49  GRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   50    S 2.  Section 420-b of the real property tax law is amended by  adding
   51  a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
   52    8.  (A)  (I)  FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "MUNICIPAL CORPO-
   53  RATION" SHALL MEAN A COUNTY, CITY,  TOWN,  VILLAGE  OR  SCHOOL  DISTRICT
   54  WHICH,  AFTER  PUBLIC  HEARING,  ADOPTS A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOL-
   55  UTION, PROVIDING THAT THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE APPLICABLE TO  NONPROFIT
   56  ORGANIZATIONS  WITHIN  ITS  JURISDICTION.  SUCH  LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR
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    1  RESOLUTION SHALL APPLY TO PROPERTY TRANSFERS OCCURRING ON OR  AFTER  THE
    2  EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  SUCH  LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION. A COPY OF
    3  SUCH LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE FILED WITH THE  COMMIS-
    4  SIONER.
    5    (II) WHERE A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS FOR AN
    6  EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, PURCHASES PROPERTY AFTER THE LEVY OF
    7  TAXES,  SUCH  NONPROFIT  ORGANIZATION  MAY FILE, IF PERMITTED BY A LOCAL
    8  LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION IN  WHICH  THE
    9  NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION IS LOCATED, AN APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION WITH THE
   10  ASSESSOR  NO  LATER THAN THE TIME SPECIFIED IN SUCH LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE
   11  OR RESOLUTION.  THE ASSESSOR SHALL MAKE A DETERMINATION OF  WHETHER  THE
   12  PARCEL  WOULD  HAVE QUALIFIED FOR EXEMPT STATUS ON THE TAX ROLL ON WHICH
   13  THE TAXES WERE LEVIED, HAD TITLE TO THE PARCEL BEEN IN THE NAME  OF  THE
   14  APPLICANT  ON  THE  TAXABLE  STATUS DATE APPLICABLE TO THE TAX ROLL. THE
   15  APPLICATION SHALL BE ON A  FORM  PRESCRIBED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER.  THE
   16  ASSESSOR,  NO  LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF SUCH APPLICATION,
   17  SHALL NOTIFY BOTH THE APPLICANT AND THE BOARD OF ASSESSMENT  REVIEW,  BY
   18  FIRST  CLASS  MAIL,  OF  THE EXEMPT AMOUNT, IF ANY, AND THE RIGHT OF THE
   19  OWNER TO A REVIEW OF THE EXEMPT AMOUNT UPON  THE  FILING  OF  A  WRITTEN
   20  COMPLAINT.  SUCH  COMPLAINT SHALL BE ON A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMIS-
   21  SIONER AND SHALL BE FILED WITH THE BOARD  OF  ASSESSMENT  REVIEW  WITHIN
   22  TWENTY  DAYS OF THE MAILING OF SUCH NOTICE. IF NO COMPLAINT IS RECEIVED,
   23  THE BOARD OF ASSESSMENT REVIEW SHALL SO  NOTIFY  THE  ASSESSOR  AND  THE
   24  EXEMPT  AMOUNT  DETERMINED BY THE ASSESSOR SHALL BE FINAL. IF THE APPLI-
   25  CANT FILES A COMPLAINT, THE BOARD OF ASSESSMENT REVIEW SHALL SCHEDULE  A
   26  TIME  AND  PLACE FOR A HEARING WITH RESPECT THERETO NO LATER THAN THIRTY
   27  DAYS AFTER THE MAILING OF THE NOTICE BY THE  ASSESSOR.    THE  BOARD  OF
   28  ASSESSMENT  REVIEW SHALL MEET AND DETERMINE THE EXEMPT AMOUNT, AND SHALL
   29  IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE ASSESSOR AND THE APPLICANT, BY FIRST CLASS  MAIL,
   30  OF  ITS  DETERMINATION.  THE  AMOUNT OF EXEMPTION DETERMINED PURSUANT TO
   31  THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AS PROVIDED IN  ARTICLE  SEVEN
   32  OF THIS CHAPTER. SUCH A PROCEEDING SHALL BE COMMENCED WITHIN THIRTY DAYS
   33  OF  THE  MAILING  OF THE NOTICE OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSMENT REVIEW TO THE
   34  NEW OWNER AS PROVIDED IN THIS PARAGRAPH.
   35    (III) UPON RECEIPT OF A DETERMINATION OF THE EXEMPT AMOUNT AS PROVIDED
   36  IN SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE ASSESSOR SHALL DETERMINE THE
   37  PRO RATA EXEMPTION TO BE CREDITED TOWARD SUCH  PROPERTY  BY  MULTIPLYING
   38  THE  TAX  RATE  OR TAX RATES FOR EACH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION WHICH LEVIED
   39  TAXES, OR FOR WHICH TAXES WERE LEVIED, ON THE APPROPRIATE TAX ROLL  USED
   40  FOR  THE  FISCAL  YEAR OR YEARS DURING WHICH THE TRANSFER OCCURRED TIMES
   41  THE EXEMPT AMOUNT, AS DETERMINED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH,
   42  TIMES THE FRACTION OF EACH FISCAL YEAR OR YEARS REMAINING SUBSEQUENT  TO
   43  THE TRANSFER OF TITLE.  THE ASSESSOR SHALL IMMEDIATELY TRANSMIT A STATE-
   44  MENT  OF THE PRO RATA EXEMPTION CREDIT DUE TO EACH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
   45  WHICH LEVIED TAXES OR FOR WHICH TAXES WERE LEVIED ON THE TAX  ROLL  USED
   46  FOR  THE  FISCAL YEAR OR YEARS DURING WHICH THE TRANSFER OCCURRED AND TO
   47  THE APPLICANT.
   48    (IV) EACH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION WHICH  RECEIVES  NOTICE  OF  PRO  RATA
   49  EXEMPTION  CREDITS  PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL INCLUDE AN APPRO-
   50  PRIATION IN ITS BUDGET FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR EQUAL TO  THE  AGGREGATE
   51  AMOUNT  OF  SUCH  CREDITS  TO  BE  APPLIED  IN THAT FISCAL YEAR. WHERE A
   52  PARCEL, THE OWNER OF WHICH IS ENTITLED TO A PRO RATA  EXEMPTION  CREDIT,
   53  IS SUBJECT TO TAXATION IN SAID NEXT FISCAL YEAR, THE RECEIVER OR COLLEC-
   54  TOR  SHALL  APPLY  THE CREDIT TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF TAXES OWED FOR THE
   55  PARCEL IN SUCH FISCAL YEAR. PRO RATA EXEMPTION CREDITS IN EXCESS OF  THE
   56  AMOUNT OF TAXES, IF ANY, OWED FOR THE PARCEL SHALL BE PAID BY THE TREAS-
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    1  URER OF A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION WHICH LEVIES SUCH TAXES FOR OR ON BEHALF
    2  OF  THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION TO ALL OWNERS OF PROPERTY ENTITLED TO SUCH
    3  CREDITS WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THE EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANT  TO  COLLECT
    4  TAXES  IN  SAID  NEXT FISCAL YEAR.  NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, WHERE
    5  THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION  HAS  BEEN  REIMBURSED  BY  ANOTHER  MUNICIPAL
    6  CORPORATION  FOR THE TAX CREDIT TO BE PAID TO THE OWNER PURSUANT TO THIS
    7  SUBDIVISION, SUCH CREDIT SHALL BE PAID  TO  SUCH  MUNICIPAL  CORPORATION
    8  INSTEAD OF SUCH OWNER.
    9    (B)  (I)  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION, WHERE A
   10  NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT MEETS  THE  REQUIREMENTS  FOR  AN  EXEMPTION
   11  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION, PURCHASES PROPERTY AFTER THE TAXABLE STATUS
   12  DATE BUT PRIOR TO THE LEVY OF TAXES, SUCH NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION MAY, IF
   13  PERMITTED BY A LOCAL LAW,  ORDINANCE  OR  RESOLUTION  OF  THE  MUNICIPAL
   14  CORPORATION  IN  WHICH  THE  NONPROFIT  ORGANIZATION IS LOCATED, FILE AN
   15  APPLICATION FOR AN EXEMPTION WITH THE ASSESSOR WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THE
   16  TRANSFER OF TITLE TO SUCH NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.   THE  ASSESSOR  SHALL
   17  MAKE  A  DETERMINATION WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF SUCH APPLICA-
   18  TION OF WHETHER THE APPLICANT WOULD QUALIFY FOR AN EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO
   19  THIS SECTION ON THE ASSESSMENT ROLL IF TITLE HAD BEEN IN THE NAME OF THE
   20  APPLICANT ON THE TAXABLE STATUS DATE APPLICABLE TO SUCH ASSESSMENT ROLL.
   21  THE APPLICATION SHALL BE MADE ON A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   22    (II) IF THE ASSESSOR'S DETERMINATION IS MADE PRIOR TO  THE  FILING  OF
   23  THE  TENTATIVE  ASSESSMENT  ROLL,  THE  ASSESSOR  SHALL ENTER THE EXEMPT
   24  AMOUNT, IF ANY, ON THE TENTATIVE ASSESSMENT ROLL AND,  WITHIN  TEN  DAYS
   25  AFTER  FILING  SUCH ROLL, NOTIFY THE APPLICANT OF THE APPROVAL OR DENIAL
   26  OF SUCH EXEMPTION, THE EXEMPT AMOUNT, IF ANY, AND THE APPLICANT'S  RIGHT
   27  TO REVIEW BY THE BOARD OF ASSESSMENT REVIEW.
   28    (III)  IF THE ASSESSOR'S DETERMINATION IS MADE AFTER THE FILING OF THE
   29  TENTATIVE ASSESSMENT ROLL, THE ASSESSOR  SHALL  PETITION  THE  BOARD  OF
   30  ASSESSMENT  REVIEW  TO CORRECT THE TENTATIVE OR FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL IN
   31  THE MANNER PROVIDED IN TITLE THREE OF ARTICLE FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER, WITH
   32  RESPECT TO UNLAWFUL ENTRIES, IN THE CASE OF WHOLLY EXEMPT  PARCELS,  AND
   33  WITH  RESPECT  OF  CLERICAL  ERRORS,  IN  THE  CASE  OF PARTIALLY EXEMPT
   34  PARCELS, IF THE ASSESSOR DETERMINES THAT AN EXEMPTION SHOULD BE  GRANTED
   35  AND,  WITHIN  TEN  DAYS  OF  PETITIONING THE BOARD OF ASSESSMENT REVIEW,
   36  NOTIFY THE APPLICANT OF THE APPROVAL OR DENIAL OF  SUCH  EXEMPTION,  THE
   37  AMOUNT  OF SUCH EXEMPTION, IF ANY, AND THE APPLICANT'S RIGHT TO ADMINIS-
   38  TRATIVE OR JUDICIAL REVIEW OF SUCH  DETERMINATION  PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE
   39  FIVE OR SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER, RESPECTIVELY.
   40    (C)  IF, FOR ANY REASON, A DETERMINATION TO EXEMPT PROPERTY FROM TAXA-
   41  TION AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION IS NOT ENTERED  ON
   42  THE  FINAL  ASSESSMENT  ROLL,  THE  ASSESSOR SHALL PETITION THE BOARD OF
   43  ASSESSMENT REVIEW TO CORRECT THE FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL.
   44    (D) IF, FOR ANY REASON, THE PRO RATA TAX CREDIT AS PROVIDED  IN  PARA-
   45  GRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION IS NOT EXTENDED AGAINST THE TAX ROLL IMME-
   46  DIATELY  SUCCEEDING  THE FISCAL YEAR DURING WHICH THE TRANSFER OCCURRED,
   47  THE ASSESSOR SHALL IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE  MUNICIPAL  CORPORATION  WHICH
   48  LEVIED  THE  TAX OR FOR WHICH THE TAXES WERE LEVIED OF THE AMOUNT OF PRO
   49  RATA EXEMPTION CREDITS FOR THE YEAR IN  WHICH  SUCH  TRANSFER  OCCURRED.
   50  SUCH  MUNICIPAL  CORPORATION  SHALL  PROCEED AS PROVIDED IN SUBPARAGRAPH
   51  (IV) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   52    (E) IF, FOR ANY REASON, A DETERMINATION TO EXEMPT PROPERTY FROM  TAXA-
   53  TION  AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION IS NOT ENTERED ON
   54  THE TAX ROLL FOR THE YEAR IMMEDIATELY SUCCEEDING THE FISCAL YEAR  DURING
   55  WHICH  THE  TRANSFER OCCURRED, THE ASSESSOR SHALL DETERMINE THE PRO RATA
   56  TAX EXEMPTION CREDIT FOR SUCH TAX ROLL BY MULTIPLYING THE  TAX  RATE  OR
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    1  TAX RATES FOR EACH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION WHICH LEVIED TAXES OR FOR WHICH
    2  TAXES  WERE  LEVIED TIMES THE EXEMPT AMOUNT AND SHALL IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY
    3  SUCH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OR CORPORATIONS OF  THE  PRO  RATA  EXEMPTION
    4  CREDITS FOR SUCH TAX ROLL. SUCH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION SHALL ADD SUCH PRO
    5  RATA  EXEMPTION  CREDITS  FOR  SUCH PROPERTY TO ANY OUTSTANDING PRO RATA
    6  EXEMPTION AMOUNTS AND PROCEED AS PROVIDED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (IV) OF  PARA-
    7  GRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
    8    S  3.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
    9  have become a law.
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