Bill Text: NY A08139 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Permits the Viola Methodist Church to file an application for a real property tax exemption for the 2014 assessment roll.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-03-27 - REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT [A08139 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-A08139-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8139 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 31, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BRABENEC -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Real Property Taxation AN ACT in relation to permitting the Viola Methodist Church to file an application for certain real property tax exemptions 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 town of Ramapo, county of Rockland, is hereby 3 authorized to accept from the Viola Methodist Church, an application for 4 exemption from real property taxes pursuant to section 420-a of the real 5 property tax law for the 2014 assessment roll with respect to the 2014- 6 2015 school taxes and the 2015 county and town taxes for the parcels 7 conveyed to such not-for-profit organization located at 161 Viola Road, 8 otherwise known as tax map reference number 89/49.10-1-7 and at 46 Spook 9 Rock Road, otherwise known as tax map reference number 11/41.09-1-7. If 10 accepted, the application shall be reviewed as if it had been received 11 on or before the taxable status date established for such roll. If 12 satisfied that such not-for-profit organization would otherwise be enti- 13 tled to such exemption if such not-for-profit organization had filed an 14 application for exemption by the appropriate taxable status date, the 15 assessor, upon approval by the Ramapo town board may make appropriate 16 correction to the subject roll. If such exemption is granted and such 17 not-for-profit organization, therefore, shall have paid any taxes with 18 respect to the subject roll, the applicable governing body or tax 19 department may, in its sole discretion, provide for the refund of those 20 taxes paid and cancel those taxes, fines, penalties, liens, or interest 21 remaining unpaid. 22 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11854-01-7