STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9626 IN ASSEMBLY March 28, 2022 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Real Property Taxation AN ACT in relation to the eligibility of enrolled members of Southampton Village Ocean Rescue for the tax exemption on real property authorized by section 466-c of the real property tax law The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the 2 enrolled members of Southampton Village Ocean Rescue shall be eligible 3 for the tax exemption on real property authorized by section 466-c of 4 the real property tax law, as added by chapter 450 of the laws of 2002, 5 provided that: (a) the village board of the village of Southampton has 6 designated Southampton Village Ocean Rescue as an emergency rescue and 7 first aid squad by resolution of the village board, under section 209-b 8 of the general municipal law or by special act of the legislature; and 9 (b) the governing body of any village, town, county or school district 10 within the town, after a public hearing, adopts a local law, ordinance, 11 or resolution providing for such tax exemption. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed- 13 ing the date on which it shall have become a law and shall apply to 14 taxable status dates occurring on or after such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD15064-01-2