STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2158--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 18, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PALUMBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government -- recom- mitted to the Committee on Local Government in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT in relation to the eligibility of enrolled members of Southampton Village Ocean Rescue for a tax exemption on real property 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-a of 4 the real property tax law, as added by chapter 670 of the laws of 2022, 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. LBD02017-02-4