Bill Text: NY S02564 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that in certain counties, volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers need not reside in the city, town or village served by the fire company or ambulance service to be eligible for the real property tax exemption.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT [S02564 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-S02564-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2564
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   February 24, 2009
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  DeFRANCISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and
         when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
       AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to the  volunteer
         firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers in certain counties
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 466-g of  the  real  property  tax
    2  law,  as added by chapter 419 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as
    3  follows:
    4    2. Such exemption shall not be granted to an  enrolled  member  of  an
    5  incorporated  volunteer  fire  company,  fire department or incorporated
    6  voluntary ambulance service residing in such county unless:
    7    (a) [the applicant resides in the  city,  town  or  village  which  is
    8  served by such incorporated volunteer fire company or fire department or
    9  incorporated voluntary ambulance service;
   10    (b)] the property is the primary residence of the applicant;
   11    [(c)]  (B)  the property is used exclusively for residential purposes;
   12  provided, however, that in the event any portion of such property is not
   13  used exclusively for the applicant's residence but  is  used  for  other
   14  purposes,  such  portion  shall be subject to taxation and the remaining
   15  portion only shall  be  entitled  to  the  exemption  provided  by  this
   16  section; and
   17    [(d)]  (C)  the  applicant  has been certified by the authority having
   18  jurisdiction for the incorporated volunteer fire company or fire depart-
   19  ment as an enrolled member of such incorporated volunteer  fire  company
   20  or  fire  department  for  at least five years or the applicant has been
   21  certified by the authority  having  jurisdiction  for  the  incorporated
   22  voluntary  ambulance  service as an enrolled member of such incorporated
   23  voluntary ambulance service for at least five years.  It  shall  be  the
   24  duty  and  responsibility  of the municipality which adopts a local law,
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1  ordinance or resolution pursuant to this section to determine the proce-
    2  dure for certification.
    3    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to assess-
    4  ment rolls prepared on the basis of taxable status dates occurring on or
    5  after such date.