Bill Text: NY S03874 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Establishes a Co-STAR tax program for senior citizens and farmers.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT [S03874 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-S03874-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3874 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 26, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BALL -- 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, the tax law, the administra- tive code of the city of New York and the state finance law, in relation to establishing a Co-STAR program for seniors and farmers THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. The real property tax law is amended by adding two new 2 sections 425-b and 425-c to read as follows: 3 S 425-B. CO-STAR PROGRAM FOR SENIOR CITIZENS. 1. GENERALLY. WHEN REAL 4 PROPERTY RECEIVES THE ENHANCED STAR EXEMPTION FROM SCHOOL DISTRICT TAXA- 5 TION AUTHORIZED BY SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF THIS TITLE, THE 6 PROPERTY SHALL BE DESIGNATED AS ELIGIBLE FOR A CO-STAR ASSESSMENT ON THE 7 SAME ASSESSMENT ROLL IN THE MANNER PROVIDED BY THIS SECTION, AND THE 8 QUALIFIED OWNER-APPLICANT OR OWNER-APPLICANTS SHALL BE ENTITLED TO A 9 COUNTY TAX REBATE IN THE AMOUNT AND MANNER PROVIDED BY SECTION ONE 10 HUNDRED SEVENTY-SEVEN-A OF THE TAX LAW. NO SEPARATE APPLICATION NEED BE 11 FILED FOR SUCH CO-STAR ASSESSMENT OR REBATE. 12 2. CO-STAR ASSESSMENTS. (A) SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (B) 13 OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE CO-STAR ASSESSMENT FOR EACH ELIGIBLE PARCEL 14 SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE EXEMPT AMOUNT DETERMINED FOR PURPOSES OF THE 15 ENHANCED STAR EXEMPTION AUTHORIZED BY SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE 16 OF THIS TITLE FOR THE ASSESSING UNIT IN WHICH THE PARCEL IS LOCATED. 17 (B) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVI- 18 SION, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE CO-STAR ASSESSMENT OF A PARCEL EXCEED THE 19 TAXABLE ASSESSED VALUE OF THAT PARCEL FOR COUNTY PURPOSES. 20 3. ENTRY ON ASSESSMENT ROLL; EFFECT. EACH PARCEL WHICH IS ELIGIBLE FOR 21 A CO-STAR ASSESSMENT SHALL BE DESIGNATED AS SUCH BY THE ASSESSOR ON THE 22 ASSESSMENT ROLL, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT A CO-STAR ASSESSMENT SHALL NOT 23 AFFECT THE TOTAL OR TAXABLE ASSESSED VALUE OF ANY PARCEL FOR ANY 24 PURPOSE, AND SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED WHEN DETERMINING THE TAX RATE OF EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07274-01-3 S. 3874 2 1 ANY COUNTY OR FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN DETERMINING THE REBATE TO WHICH 2 THE OWNER-APPLICANT OR OWNER-APPLICANTS ARE ENTITLED UNDER SECTION ONE 3 HUNDRED SEVENTY-SEVEN-A OF THE TAX LAW. 4 4. PAYMENT OF CO-STAR REBATES. THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND 5 FINANCE SHALL PAY CO-STAR REBATES IN THE MANNER PROVIDED BY SECTION ONE 6 HUNDRED SEVENTY-SEVEN-A OF THE TAX LAW. 7 5. FAILURE TO PAY COUNTY TAXES. IF THE COUNTY TAXES ON AN ELIGIBLE 8 PARCEL ARE NOT PAID IN FULL DURING THE APPLICABLE COUNTY FISCAL YEAR, 9 THE OWNER-APPLICANT OR OWNER-APPLICANTS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE CONSE- 10 QUENCES SPECIFIED IN SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED 11 SEVENTY-SEVEN-A OF THE TAX LAW, IN ADDITION TO SUCH OTHER CONSEQUENCES 12 AS MAY BE PROVIDED BY LAW. 13 6. EXCEPTIONS. (A) COOPERATIVE APARTMENT UNITS AND MOBILE HOMES. WHEN 14 AN ENHANCED STAR EXEMPTION IS GRANTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (K) OF 15 SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF THIS TITLE IN 16 RELATION TO A COOPERATIVE APARTMENT UNIT, OR PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (L) 17 OF SUCH SUBDIVISION IN RELATION TO A MOBILE HOME WHICH IS SEPARATELY 18 OWNED FROM BUT ASSESSED WITH THE LAND ON WHICH IT IS LOCATED, AND SUCH 19 COOPERATIVE APARTMENT UNIT OR MOBILE HOME IS ALSO ELIGIBLE FOR A CO-STAR 20 ASSESSMENT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, THE CO-STAR REBATE SHALL BE PAID 21 DIRECTLY TO THE QUALIFIED OWNER-APPLICANT OR OWNER-APPLICANTS NOTWITH- 22 STANDING THE FACT THAT THE STAR EXEMPTION APPLIES TO THE PARCEL ITSELF. 23 THE ASSESSOR SHALL PREPARE A LIST OR DATA FILE IDENTIFYING SUCH 24 OWNER-APPLICANT OR OWNER-APPLICANTS, THEIR MAILING ADDRESSES, AND THE 25 TAXABLE ASSESSED VALUE FOR COUNTY PURPOSES ATTRIBUTABLE TO THEIR RESPEC- 26 TIVE COOPERATIVE APARTMENT UNITS OR MOBILE HOMES, AND SHALL SUBMIT THE 27 SAME TO THE COMMISSIONER WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE 28 FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL. SUCH LIST OR DATA FILE SHALL BE PREPARED IN SUCH 29 FORM AND MANNER AS MAY BE PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN CONSULTATION 30 WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE. 31 (B) COUNTIES IN CERTAIN CITIES. IN THE CASE OF A COUNTY LOCATED WHOLLY 32 WITHIN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE INHABITANTS, THE 33 CO-STAR ASSESSMENT ASSOCIATED WITH EACH ELIGIBLE PARCEL SHALL BE EQUAL 34 TO FIFTY PERCENT OF THE EXEMPT AMOUNT DETERMINED FOR PURPOSES OF THE 35 ENHANCED STAR EXEMPTION AUTHORIZED BY SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE 36 OF THIS TITLE FOR SUCH CITY AFTER THE ADJUSTMENT REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPH 37 (J) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SUCH SECTION. 38 7. CORRECTION OF AN INCORRECT ENTRY. AN INCORRECT ENTRY ON AN ASSESS- 39 MENT ROLL OF A CO-STAR ASSESSMENT MAY BE CORRECTED IN THE MANNER 40 PROVIDED BY LAW FOR THE CORRECTION OF AN INCORRECT ENTRY OF THE STAR 41 EXEMPTION AUTHORIZED BY SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF THIS TITLE. 42 A DENIAL OF A CO-STAR ASSESSMENT SHALL BE SUBJECT TO ADMINISTRATIVE AND 43 JUDICIAL REVIEW IN THE MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW FOR THE REVIEW OF ASSESS- 44 MENTS. 45 8. INCONSISTENT LAWS SUPERSEDED. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL 46 APPLY TO ALL ASSESSING UNITS, EXCLUDING VILLAGE ASSESSING UNITS AND 47 CITIES WITHIN A COUNTY ASSESSING UNIT, AND TO ALL COUNTIES, NOTWITH- 48 STANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY. 49 S 425-C. CO-STAR PROGRAM FOR FARMERS. 1. GENERALLY. WHEN REAL PROPERTY 50 IS THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE OF AN ELIGIBLE FARMER AS DEFINED IN THIS 51 SECTION AND THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION ARE OTHERWISE SATISFIED, 52 THE PROPERTY SHALL BE DESIGNATED AS ELIGIBLE FOR A CO-STAR ASSESSMENT IN 53 THE MANNER PROVIDED BY THIS SECTION, AND THE QUALIFIED OWNER-APPLICANT 54 OR OWNER-APPLICANTS SHALL BE ENTITLED TO A COUNTY TAX REBATE IN THE 55 AMOUNT AND MANNER PROVIDED BY SECTION ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-SEVEN-A OF THE 56 TAX LAW. S. 3874 3 1 2. CO-STAR ASSESSMENTS. (A) SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (B) 2 OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE CO-STAR ASSESSMENT FOR EACH ELIGIBLE PARCEL 3 SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE EXEMPT AMOUNT DETERMINED FOR PURPOSES OF THE BASIC 4 STAR EXEMPTION AUTHORIZED BY SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF THIS 5 TITLE FOR THE ASSESSING UNIT IN WHICH THE PARCEL IS LOCATED. 6 (B) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVI- 7 SION, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE CO-STAR ASSESSMENT OF A PARCEL EXCEED THE 8 TAXABLE ASSESSED VALUE OF THAT PARCEL FOR COUNTY PURPOSES. 9 3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. TO BE DESIGNATED AS ELIGIBLE FOR A 10 CO-STAR ASSESSMENT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, THE PROPERTY MUST BE 11 RECEIVING THE BASIC STAR EXEMPTION AUTHORIZED BY SECTION FOUR HUNDRED 12 TWENTY-FIVE OF THIS TITLE ON THE SAME ASSESSMENT ROLL, AND MUST BE OWNED 13 BY, AND SERVE AS THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE OF, AN ELIGIBLE FARMER AS DEFINED 14 IN THIS SECTION. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT A PARCEL WHICH RECEIVES A 15 CO-STAR ASSESSMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE-A OF 16 THIS TITLE MAY NOT ALSO RECEIVE A CO-STAR ASSESSMENT PURSUANT TO THIS 17 SECTION ON THE SAME ASSESSMENT ROLL. 18 4. ELIGIBLE FARMERS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A PERSON IS AN 19 ELIGIBLE FARMER IF HE OR SHE SATISFIES ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING 20 CONDITIONS: 21 (A) HE OR SHE IS ELIGIBLE FOR AND HAS CLAIMED THE AGRICULTURAL PROPER- 22 TY TAX CREDIT AUTHORIZED BY SUBSECTION (N) OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIX OF 23 THE TAX LAW, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE FARMERS' SCHOOL TAX CREDIT, ON HIS OR 24 HER STATE PERSONAL INCOME TAX RETURN FOR THE INCOME TAX YEAR IDENTIFIED 25 IN SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION FOUR 26 HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF THIS TITLE, PROVIDED THAT NOTHING CONTAINED HERE- 27 IN SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO AUTHORIZE OR REQUIRE THE ASSESSOR TO VERIFY AN 28 APPLICANT'S ELIGIBILITY FOR SUCH CREDIT; OR 29 (B) HE OR SHE OWNS A SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST IN LAND WHICH RECEIVES, OR 30 WHICH IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE, AN AGRICULTURAL ASSESSMENT PURSUANT TO 31 SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIVE OR THREE HUNDRED SIX OF THE AGRICULTURE AND 32 MARKETS LAW ON THE CURRENT ASSESSMENT ROLL. SUCH LAND NEED NOT BE 33 LOCATED IN THE SAME ASSESSING UNIT AS THE ELIGIBLE FARMER'S PRIMARY 34 RESIDENCE. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A PERSON OWNS A SUBSTANTIAL 35 INTEREST IN SUCH LAND IF HE OR SHE, OR HIS OR HER SPOUSE: 36 (I) INDIVIDUALLY OWNS, OR OWNS JOINTLY WITH HIS OR HER SPOUSE, AT 37 LEAST A TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT INTEREST IN SUCH LAND; 38 (II) IS A PARTNER, WITH AT LEAST A TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT INTEREST, IN A 39 PARTNERSHIP WHICH OWNS SUCH LAND; OR 40 (III) OWNS AT LEAST TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE STOCK OF A CORPORATION 41 WHICH OWNS SUCH LAND. 42 5. APPLICATION PROCEDURE. (A) GENERALLY. AN ELIGIBLE FARMER MUST FILE 43 AN APPLICATION FOR A CO-STAR ASSESSMENT WITH THE ASSESSOR EACH YEAR ON 44 OR BEFORE THE APPROPRIATE TAXABLE STATUS DATE. EACH SUCH APPLICATION 45 SHALL BE MADE ONLY ON A FORM PRESCRIBED OR APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER; 46 PROVIDED, THAT EFFECTIVE WITH THE TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN ASSESSMENT ROLL, 47 THE APPLICATION FORM FOR THE AGRICULTURAL ASSESSMENT SHALL BE DESIGNED 48 SO THAT IT MAY ALSO SERVE AS AN APPLICATION FOR A CO-STAR ASSESSMENT 49 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, WHERE APPROPRIATE. 50 (B) APPROVAL OR DENIAL OF APPLICATION. IF THE ASSESSOR IS SATISFIED 51 THAT A PARCEL IS ENTITLED TO A CO-STAR ASSESSMENT PURSUANT TO THIS 52 SECTION, HE OR SHE SHALL APPROVE THE APPLICATION. IF THE ASSESSOR DETER- 53 MINES THAT A PARCEL IS NOT ENTITLED TO A CO-STAR ASSESSMENT, HE OR SHE 54 SHALL, NOT LATER THAN TEN DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE FOR HEARING COMPLAINTS 55 IN RELATION TO ASSESSMENTS, MAIL TO THE APPLICANT A NOTICE OF DENIAL OF 56 THAT APPLICATION FOR THE CO-STAR ASSESSMENT FOR THAT YEAR; EXCEPT IN A S. 3874 4 1 CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE INHABITANTS, SUCH NOTICE 2 SHALL BE MAILED NOT LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO THE FINAL DATE FOR 3 FILING AN ASSESSMENT APPEAL. THE NOTICE OF DENIAL SHALL SPECIFY EACH 4 REASON FOR SUCH DENIAL AND SHALL BE SENT ON A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE 5 COMMISSIONER. FAILURE TO MAIL ANY SUCH NOTICE OF DENIAL OR THE FAILURE 6 OF ANY PERSON TO RECEIVE SUCH NOTICE SHALL NOT PREVENT THE LEVY, 7 COLLECTION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE TAXES ON PROPERTY OWNED BY SUCH 8 PERSON. 9 (C) CONFIDENTIALITY. ANY INFORMATION OR DOCUMENTATION SUBMITTED WITH 10 THE APPLICATION TO VERIFY THAT THE APPLICANT HAS CLAIMED THE AGRICUL- 11 TURAL PROPERTY TAX CREDIT AUTHORIZED BY SUBSECTION (N) OF SECTION SIX 12 HUNDRED SIX OF THE TAX LAW, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE FARMERS' SCHOOL TAX 13 CREDIT, SHALL BE DEEMED CONFIDENTIAL, AND THE ASSESSOR, ANY MUNICIPAL 14 OFFICER OR MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES ARE PROHIBITED FROM DISCLOSING ANY SUCH 15 INFORMATION, EXCEPT FOR ANY DISCLOSURE NECESSARY IN THE PERFORMANCE OF 16 THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES. ANY UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF SUCH INFORMATION 17 SHALL BE DEEMED A VIOLATION OF SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED FIVE-A OF THE 18 GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW. 19 6. ENTRY ON ASSESSMENT ROLL; EFFECT. EACH PARCEL WHICH IS ELIGIBLE FOR 20 A CO-STAR ASSESSMENT SHALL BE IDENTIFIED AS SUCH BY THE ASSESSOR ON THE 21 ASSESSMENT ROLL, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT A CO-STAR ASSESSMENT SHALL NOT 22 AFFECT THE TOTAL OR TAXABLE ASSESSED VALUE OF ANY PARCEL FOR ANY 23 PURPOSE, AND SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED WHEN DETERMINING THE TAX RATE OF 24 ANY COUNTY OR FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN DETERMINING THE REBATE TO WHICH 25 THE OWNER-APPLICANT OR OWNER-APPLICANTS ARE ENTITLED UNDER SECTION ONE 26 HUNDRED SEVENTY-SEVEN-A OF THE TAX LAW. 27 7. PAYMENT OF CO-STAR REBATES. THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND 28 FINANCE SHALL PAY CO-STAR REBATES IN THE MANNER PROVIDED BY SECTION ONE 29 HUNDRED SEVENTY-SEVEN-A OF THE TAX LAW. 30 8. FAILURE TO PAY COUNTY TAXES. IF THE COUNTY TAXES ON AN ELIGIBLE 31 PARCEL ARE NOT PAID IN FULL DURING THE APPLICABLE COUNTY FISCAL YEAR, 32 THE OWNER-APPLICANT OR OWNER-APPLICANTS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE CONSE- 33 QUENCES SPECIFIED IN SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED 34 SEVENTY-SEVEN-A OF THE TAX LAW, IN ADDITION TO SUCH OTHER CONSEQUENCES 35 AS MAY BE PROVIDED BY LAW. 36 9. EXCEPTIONS. (A) COOPERATIVE APARTMENT UNITS AND MOBILE HOMES. WHEN 37 A STAR EXEMPTION IS GRANTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (K) OF SUBDIVISION TWO 38 OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF THIS TITLE IN RELATION TO A COOP- 39 ERATIVE APARTMENT UNIT, OR PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (L) OF SUCH SUBDIVISION 40 IN RELATION TO A MOBILE HOME WHICH IS SEPARATELY OWNED FROM BUT ASSESSED 41 WITH THE LAND ON WHICH IT IS LOCATED, AND SUCH COOPERATIVE APARTMENT 42 UNIT OR MOBILE HOME IS ALSO ELIGIBLE FOR A CO-STAR ASSESSMENT PURSUANT 43 TO THIS SECTION, THE CO-STAR REBATE SHALL BE PAID DIRECTLY TO THE QUALI- 44 FIED OWNER-APPLICANT OR OWNER-APPLICANTS NOTWITHSTANDING THE FACT THAT 45 THE STAR EXEMPTION APPLIES TO THE PARCEL ITSELF. THE ASSESSOR SHALL 46 PREPARE A LIST OR DATA FILE IDENTIFYING SUCH OWNER-APPLICANT OR 47 OWNER-APPLICANTS, THEIR MAILING ADDRESSES, AND THE TAXABLE ASSESSED 48 VALUE FOR COUNTY PURPOSES ATTRIBUTABLE TO THEIR RESPECTIVE COOPERATIVE 49 APARTMENT UNITS OR MOBILE HOMES, AND SHALL SUBMIT THE SAME TO THE 50 COMMISSIONER WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE FINAL 51 ASSESSMENT ROLL. SUCH LIST OR DATA FILE SHALL BE PREPARED IN SUCH FORM 52 AND MANNER AS MAY BE PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN CONSULTATION WITH 53 THE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE. 54 (B) COUNTIES IN CERTAIN CITIES. IN THE CASE OF A COUNTY LOCATED WHOLLY 55 WITHIN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE INHABITANTS, THE 56 CO-STAR ASSESSMENT ASSOCIATED WITH EACH ELIGIBLE PARCEL SHALL BE EQUAL S. 3874 5 1 TO FIFTY PERCENT OF THE EXEMPT AMOUNT DETERMINED FOR PURPOSES OF THE 2 BASIC STAR EXEMPTION AUTHORIZED BY SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF 3 THIS TITLE FOR SUCH CITY AFTER THE ADJUSTMENT REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPH (J) 4 OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SUCH SECTION. 5 10. CORRECTION OF AN INCORRECT ENTRY. AN INCORRECT ENTRY ON AN 6 ASSESSMENT ROLL OF A CO-STAR ASSESSMENT MAY BE CORRECTED IN THE MANNER 7 PROVIDED BY LAW FOR THE CORRECTION OF AN INCORRECT ENTRY OF THE STAR 8 EXEMPTION AUTHORIZED BY SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF THIS TITLE. 9 A DENIAL OF A CO-STAR ASSESSMENT SHALL BE SUBJECT TO ADMINISTRATIVE AND 10 JUDICIAL REVIEW IN THE MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW FOR THE REVIEW OF ASSESS- 11 MENTS. 12 11. INCONSISTENT LAWS SUPERSEDED. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL 13 APPLY TO ALL ASSESSING UNITS, EXCLUDING VILLAGE ASSESSING UNITS AND 14 CITIES WITHIN A COUNTY ASSESSING UNIT, AND TO ALL COUNTIES, NOTWITH- 15 STANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY. 16 S 2. The tax law is amended by adding a new section 177-a to read as 17 follows: 18 S 177-A. CO-STAR TAX REBATES. 1. PAYMENT OF REBATES. THE COMMISSIONER 19 SHALL PAY CO-STAR TAX REBATES, AS PROVIDED IN SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TWEN- 20 TY-FIVE-B AND SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE-C OF THE REAL PROPERTY 21 TAX LAW, TO AUTHORIZED PAYEES AS DEFINED IN THIS SECTION. THE AMOUNT OF 22 EACH SUCH REBATE SHALL EQUAL THE CO-STAR ASSESSMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE 23 PARCEL IN QUESTION MULTIPLIED BY THE APPLICABLE COUNTY TAX RATE. SUCH 24 PAYMENTS SHALL BE MADE AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE FOLLOWING RECEIPT OF THE 25 PAYEE IDENTIFICATION AND OTHER INFORMATION SPECIFIED IN THIS SECTION, 26 SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE. THE COMMISSIONER 27 SHALL DESIGN, DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A PROCESS TO REVIEW THE QUALITY AND 28 INTEGRITY OF THE CO-STAR INFORMATION IN HIS OR HER POSSESSION. 29 2. AUTHORIZED PAYEES; MAILING ADDRESSES. (A) FOR EACH ELIGIBLE PROPER- 30 TY, THE CO-STAR REBATE SHALL BE PAID TO THE QUALIFIED OWNER-APPLICANT OR 31 OWNER-APPLICANTS, OR HIS, HER OR THEIR PAYMENT DESIGNEE OR DESIGNEES, IF 32 ANY. IN THE CASE OF CO-STAR ASSESSMENTS GRANTED PURSUANT TO SECTION FOUR 33 HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE-B OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, THE QUALIFIED 34 OWNER-APPLICANT OR OWNER-APPLICANTS SHALL BE THE SENIOR CITIZEN OR CITI- 35 ZENS WHO APPLIED FOR, AND WERE FOUND TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF, THE 36 ENHANCED STAR EXEMPTION AUTHORIZED BY SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE 37 OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW. IN THE CASE OF CO-STAR ASSESSMENTS GRANT- 38 ED PURSUANT TO SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE-C OF THE REAL PROPERTY 39 TAX LAW, THE QUALIFIED OWNER-APPLICANT OR OWNER-APPLICANTS SHALL BE THE 40 ELIGIBLE FARMER OR FARMERS WHO APPLIED FOR, AND WERE FOUND TO SATISFY 41 THE REQUIREMENTS OF, THE CO-STAR ASSESSMENT AUTHORIZED BY SECTION FOUR 42 HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE-C OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW. 43 (B) THE CO-STAR REBATE SHALL BE MAILED TO THE MAILING ADDRESS PROVIDED 44 EITHER ON THE APPLICATION FORM FOR THE ENHANCED STAR EXEMPTION SUBMITTED 45 PURSUANT TO SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX 46 LAW, OR ON THE CO-STAR APPLICATION FORM SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 47 FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE-C OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, AS THE CASE MAY 48 BE, OR AS OTHERWISE RELIABLY OBTAINED BY THE DEPARTMENT. 49 3. REPORTING OF DATA TO DEPARTMENT. (A) WHEN DEVELOPING OR MAINTAINING 50 ITS DATA BASE FOR PURPOSES OF ADMINISTERING ITS RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER 51 THIS SECTION, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL UTILIZE TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSI- 52 BLE DATA EXTRACTED FROM THE ASSESSMENT ROLL DATA FILES SUBMITTED TO THE 53 COMMISSIONER PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FIFTEEN-C OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW. 54 ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER FIRST OF EACH YEAR, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ASCER- 55 TAIN FROM SUCH DATA FILES, THE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS OF THE PARCELS 56 DESIGNATED THEREON AS ELIGIBLE FOR CO-STAR ASSESSMENTS, THE NAMES OF THE S. 3874 6 1 OWNERS OF EACH SUCH PARCEL AS APPEARING THEREON, THE TAXABLE ASSESSED 2 VALUE FOR COUNTY PURPOSES OF EACH SUCH PARCEL AS APPEARING THEREON, AND 3 THE ASSESSING UNIT IN WHICH EACH SUCH PARCEL IS LOCATED. 4 (B) FOR PURPOSES OF ADMINISTERING ITS RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THIS 5 SECTION IN RELATION TO COOPERATIVE APARTMENT UNITS AND MOBILE HOMES, THE 6 DEPARTMENT SHALL ALSO UTILIZE DATA EXTRACTED FROM THE LISTS AND DATA 7 FILES SUBMITTED TO THE COMMISSIONER BY ASSESSORS PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 8 (A) OF SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE-B OF THE REAL 9 PROPERTY TAX LAW AND PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION NINE OF SECTION FOUR 10 HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE-C OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW. ON OR BEFORE NOVEM- 11 BER FIRST OF EACH YEAR, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ASCERTAIN FROM SUCH LISTS 12 AND DATA FILES, THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF THE OWNER-APPLICANTS AS SHOWN 13 THEREON, THEIR MAILING ADDRESSES AS SHOWN THEREON, THE TAXABLE ASSESSED 14 VALUE FOR COUNTY PURPOSES ATTRIBUTABLE TO THEIR RESPECTIVE COOPERATIVE 15 APARTMENT UNITS OR MOBILE HOMES, AND THE ASSESSING UNIT IN WHICH EACH 16 SUCH COOPERATIVE APARTMENT UNIT OR MOBILE HOME IS LOCATED. 17 (C) THE COUNTY TREASURER OF EACH COUNTY SHALL CERTIFY TO THE COMMIS- 18 SIONER, NO LATER THAN THE THIRTY-FIRST DAY OF JANUARY OF EACH COUNTY 19 FISCAL YEAR, THE COUNTY TAX RATES APPLICABLE TO EACH CITY AND TOWN WITH- 20 IN THE COUNTY FOR THAT FISCAL YEAR. IN THE CASE OF A COUNTY LOCATED 21 WHOLLY WITHIN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE INHABIT- 22 ANTS, THE COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE OF SUCH CITY SHALL MAKE SUCH CERTIF- 23 ICATION; PROVIDED THAT THE TAX RATE TO BE PROVIDED THEREUNDER, AND USED 24 TO COMPUTE CO-STAR REBATES PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, SHALL BE A COMPOS- 25 ITE OF THE TAX RATES FOR BOTH CITY AND SCHOOL DISTRICT PURPOSES. 26 (D) IN ADDITION TO RECEIVING DATA PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPHS (A), (B) AND 27 (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE DEPARTMENT MAY ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS WITH 28 LOCAL ASSESSORS, WITH COUNTY TREASURERS, OR WITH SOME OR ALL OF SUCH 29 PARTIES, FOR THE REPORTING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF SUCH OTHER DATA AS MAY 30 BE REQUIRED FOR ITS ADMINISTRATION OF THE CO-STAR TAX REBATE PROGRAM. 31 NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO PRECLUDE THE 32 DEPARTMENT FROM COLLECTING DIRECTLY FROM PUTATIVE PAYEES SUCH DATA AS IT 33 SHALL DEEM APPROPRIATE. 34 (E) INFORMATION PROVIDED TO OR PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO 35 THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN ADMINISTRATION 36 OF THE CO-STAR PROGRAM, AND SUCH INFORMATION SHALL NOT BE REDISCLOSED 37 OTHER THAN FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADMINISTERING SUCH PROGRAM NOR SHALL THE 38 PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE SIX OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW APPLY TO ANY SUCH 39 INFORMATION. 40 4. LIMITATIONS. PAYMENT OF A REBATE UPON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED TO 41 IT, OR DENIAL OF OR FAILURE TO PAY A REBATE BASED ON SUCH INFORMATION, 42 SHALL RELIEVE THE COMMISSIONER AND THE DEPARTMENT FROM ALL LIABILITY TO 43 ANY OWNER OF THE PROPERTY, OR THE ESTATE, TRUST, ASSIGNS, SUCCESSORS, 44 HEIRS OR REPRESENTATIVES OF ANY SUCH OWNER, OR ANY OTHER PERSON, WITH 45 RESPECT TO SUCH PAYMENT, AND SUCH PERSONS SHALL HAVE NO RIGHT TO 46 COMMENCE A COURT ACTION OR PROCEEDING OR TO ANY OTHER LEGAL RECOURSE 47 AGAINST THE STATE, THE COMMISSIONER, THE DEPARTMENT, OR ANY OFFICER OR 48 EMPLOYEE OF STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT INVOLVED IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF 49 THIS PROGRAM, TO RECOVER SUCH PAYMENT. 50 5. FAILURE TO PAY COUNTY TAXES. (A) AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF EACH COUN- 51 TY FISCAL YEAR, THE COUNTY TREASURER OF EACH COUNTY SHALL SUBMIT TO THE 52 COMMISSIONER A LIST IDENTIFYING ALL PARCELS WITH RESPECT TO WHICH THE 53 COUNTY TAXES FOR THAT FISCAL YEAR REMAINED UNPAID AS OF THE END OF THAT 54 FISCAL YEAR. IN THE CASE OF A COUNTY LOCATED WHOLLY WITHIN A CITY WITH A 55 POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE INHABITANTS, SUCH LIST SHALL BE 56 SUBMITTED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE OF SUCH CITY AND SHALL IDENTIFY S. 3874 7 1 ALL PARCELS WITH RESPECT TO WHICH THE CITY TAXES FOR THAT FISCAL YEAR 2 REMAINED UNPAID AS OF THE END OF THAT FISCAL YEAR. SUCH LIST SHALL BE 3 SUBMITTED TO THE COMMISSIONER WHEN SUBMITTING THE REPORT DESCRIBED IN 4 PARAGRAPH (C) OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION. 5 (B) UPON RECEIVING SUCH A LIST, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL WITHHOLD ANY 6 FUTURE CO-STAR REBATE PAYMENTS TO THE OWNER-APPLICANTS IN RELATION TO 7 ANY PARCELS ON THE LIST UNTIL RECEIVING CONFIRMATION THAT ALL OUTSTAND- 8 ING COUNTY TAXES ON THE PARCEL IN QUESTION HAVE BEEN PAID IN FULL. IT 9 SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OWNER-APPLICANT TO OBTAIN SUCH 10 CONFIRMATION IN WRITING FROM THE COUNTY TREASURER, AND TO PROVIDE THE 11 SAME TO THE DEPARTMENT IN SUCH MANNER AS THE COMMISSIONER MAY PRESCRIBE. 12 AFTER RECEIVING SUCH CONFIRMATION, ANY WITHHELD REBATES FOR WHICH THE 13 OWNER-APPLICANT IS ELIGIBLE AND HAS TIMELY APPLIED SHALL BE RELEASED AND 14 FUTURE REBATE PAYMENTS MAY BE MADE, SUBJECT TO CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY AND 15 CONTINUOUS PAYMENT OF FUTURE COUNTY TAXES. NO INTEREST SHALL BE PAID OR 16 PAYABLE ON ANY WITHHELD REBATES THAT ARE SO RELEASED. THE COMMISSIONER 17 MAY SCHEDULE THE PROCESSING OF REQUESTS FOR THE RELEASE OF WITHHELD 18 REBATES SO AS TO ALLOW PAYMENTS TO BE COLLECTIVELY AUTHORIZED FOR THIS 19 PURPOSE NO MORE FREQUENTLY THAN TWICE PER CALENDAR YEAR. 20 (C) IF SUCH CONFIRMATION IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN A TIME PERIOD TO BE 21 DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER, THE COMMISSIONER MAY REVOKE THE CO-STAR 22 REBATE FOR THE COUNTY FISCAL YEAR IDENTIFIED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS 23 SUBDIVISION AND RECAPTURE THE APPLICABLE AMOUNT IN THE MANNER PRESCRIBED 24 BY SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF THIS SECTION. 25 6. ERRONEOUS REBATES; REPLACEMENT CHECKS. THE COMMISSIONER MAY, IN HIS 26 OR HER DISCRETION, SEEK TO RECOVER ANY ERRONEOUS REBATE BY NOTIFYING THE 27 PAYEE OF THE AMOUNT THEREOF. IF SUCH ERRONEOUS REBATE IS NOT RETURNED 28 WITHIN THIRTY DAYS, THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED TO TREAT THE ERRONE- 29 OUS REBATE AS AN ERRONEOUS REFUND OF INCOME TAX PURSUANT TO THE 30 PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH FIVE OF SUBSECTION (C) OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED 31 EIGHTY-THREE OF THIS CHAPTER AND SUCH AMOUNTS, WHEN COLLECTED, SHALL BE 32 DEPOSITED AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED SEVEN- 33 TY-ONE-A OF THIS ARTICLE, AS IF SUCH AMOUNTS WERE TAXES COLLECTED UNDER 34 AN ARTICLE OF THIS CHAPTER REFERRED TO IN SUCH SUBDIVISION. WHERE THE 35 COMMISSIONER FINDS THAT AN ORIGINAL REBATE CHECK HAS BEEN MISDIRECTED 36 FOR REASONS BEYOND THE CONTROL OF THE AUTHORIZED PAYEE, HE OR SHE MAY 37 ISSUE A NEW REBATE CHECK TO THE AUTHORIZED PAYEE. 38 7. REGULATIONS. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO MAKE SUCH 39 RULES AND REGULATIONS AS MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARY FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF 40 HIS OR HER DUTIES UNDER THIS SECTION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO RULES 41 AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES FOR FURNISHING DATA 42 TO THE DEPARTMENT. 43 S 3. Processing of Co-STAR assessments for senior citizens on the 44 assessment roll. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 425-b of 45 the real property tax law, as added by section one of this act, parcels 46 which are eligible for Co-STAR assessments pursuant to such section 47 shall not be designated as such on the 2012 assessment roll. In lieu 48 thereof, upon receipt of the 2012 assessment roll data file submitted to 49 it pursuant to section 1590 of the real property tax law, the commis- 50 sioner of taxation and finance shall identify the parcels thereon which 51 are receiving the enhanced STAR exemption pursuant to section 425 of the 52 real property tax law, shall ascertain the taxable assessed value for 53 county purposes of each such parcel, and shall forward such information 54 to the department of taxation and finance, together with the maximum 55 allowable Co-STAR assessments for each assessing unit. S. 3874 8 1 (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 177-a of the tax law, as 2 added by section two of this act, for purposes of issuing rebates of 3 county taxes for the county fiscal year beginning in 2013, the depart- 4 ment of taxation and finance may presume that the qualified owner-appli- 5 cant or owner-applicants were the property owner or owners as of the 6 applicable taxable status date, as shown on the assessment roll data 7 file filed with the commissioner of taxation and finance pursuant to 8 article 15-C of the real property tax law, and may further presume that 9 the appropriate mailing addresses are the owners' addresses shown there- 10 on. 11 (c) When property which is eligible for a Co-STAR assessment pursuant 12 to this section constitutes a cooperative apartment unit or a mobile 13 home which is subject to the provisions of paragraph (a) of subdivision 14 6 of section 425-b of the real property tax law, as added by section one 15 of this act, the assessor shall not be required to file the list or data 16 file required by such paragraph until the one hundred twentieth day 17 after the effective date of this act, notwithstanding any provision in 18 such subdivision to the contrary. 19 S 3-a. Processing of Co-STAR assessments for farmers assessment roll. 20 (a) Application period for 2013. Notwithstanding any provision of law 21 to the contrary, eligible farmers may submit applications for Co-STAR 22 assessments pursuant to section 425-c of the real property tax law, as 23 added by section one of this act, on the 2013 assessment roll until the 24 ninetieth day after the effective date of this act. Each assessor is 25 hereby authorized and directed to review and grant such applications as 26 appropriate no later than the one hundred twentieth day after the effec- 27 tive date of this act. Provided, however, that in lieu of making entries 28 directly on the 2013 assessment roll, the assessor shall prepare a sepa- 29 rate list or data file identifying the eligible parcels in such form and 30 manner as may be prescribed by the commissioner of taxation and finance. 31 No later than the one hundred twentieth day after the effective date of 32 this act, the assessor shall forward such list or data file to the 33 department of taxation and finance, together with the maximum allowable 34 Co-STAR assessment for each assessing unit. 35 (b) Notice and review of denial for 2013. If an assessor should 36 determine that a Co-STAR application submitted pursuant to this section 37 should be denied, he or she shall so notify the applicant by certified 38 mail, return receipt requested, no later than the one hundred twentieth 39 day after the effective date of this act. No later than 10 days after 40 the mailing of such notice, the applicant may file a written complaint 41 with the assessor. The provisions of section 553 of the real property 42 tax law shall apply to the extent practicable to the review of such a 43 complaint. 44 (c) For 2014 notwithstanding the provisions of section 177-a of the 45 tax law, as added by section two of this act, for purposes of issuing 46 rebates of county taxes for the county fiscal year beginning in 2014, 47 the department of taxation and finance may presume that the qualified 48 owner-applicant or owner-applicants were the property owner or owners as 49 of the applicable taxable status date, as shown on the assessment roll 50 data file filed with the commissioner of taxation and finance pursuant 51 to article 15-C of the real property tax law, or on the list or data 52 file forwarded to such commissioner pursuant to subdivision (a) of this 53 section, and may further presume that the appropriate mailing addresses 54 are the owners' addresses shown thereon. 55 (d) When property which is eligible for a Co-STAR assessment pursuant 56 to this section constitutes a cooperative apartment unit or a mobile S. 3874 9 1 home which is subject to the provisions of paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 9 of section 425-c of the real property tax law, as added by section one 3 of this act, the assessor shall not be required to file the list or data 4 file required by such paragraph until the one hundred twentieth day 5 after the effective date of this act, notwithstanding any provision in 6 such subdivision to the contrary. 7 S 4. Subsection (e) of section 1310 of the tax law, as added by chap- 8 ter 481 of the laws of 1997, is relettered subsection (g) and a new 9 subsection (h) is added to read as follows: 10 (H) CITY CO-STAR CREDIT. (1) FOR TAXABLE YEARS BEGINNING AFTER TWO 11 THOUSAND THIRTEEN, A CITY CO-STAR CREDIT SHALL BE ALLOWED FOR TAXPAYERS 12 WHO HAVE ATTAINED THE AGE OF SIXTY-FIVE ON OR BEFORE THE CLOSE OF THE 13 TAXABLE YEAR. THE CREDIT SHALL BE ALLOWED AGAINST THE TAXES AUTHORIZED 14 BY THIS ARTICLE REDUCED BY THE CREDITS PERMITTED BY THIS ARTICLE. IF THE 15 CREDIT EXCEEDS THE TAX AS SO REDUCED, THE TAXPAYER MAY RECEIVE, AND THE 16 COMPTROLLER, SUBJECT TO A CERTIFICATE OF THE COMMISSIONER, SHALL PAY AS 17 AN OVERPAYMENT, WITHOUT INTEREST, THE AMOUNT OF SUCH EXCESS. FOR 18 PURPOSES OF THIS SUBSECTION, NO CREDIT SHALL BE GRANTED TO AN INDIVIDUAL 19 WITH RESPECT TO WHOM A DEDUCTION UNDER SUBSECTION (C) OF SECTION ONE 20 HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE IS ALLOWABLE TO ANOTHER 21 TAXPAYER FOR THE TAXABLE YEAR. 22 (2) THE CREDIT SHALL BE DETERMINED UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH. 23 (A) MARRIED INDIVIDUALS FILING JOINT RETURNS AND SURVIVING SPOUSES. IN 24 THE CASE OF A HUSBAND AND WIFE WHO MAKE A SINGLE RETURN JOINTLY AND OF A 25 SURVIVING SPOUSE: 26 FOR TAXABLE YEARS TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN AND AFTER THE CREDIT SHALL BE 27 ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DOLLARS. 28 (B) ALL OTHERS. IN THE CASE OF AN UNMARRIED INDIVIDUAL, A HEAD OF A 29 HOUSEHOLD OR A MARRIED INDIVIDUAL FILING A SEPARATE RETURN: 30 FOR TAXABLE YEARS TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN AND AFTER THE CREDIT SHALL BE 31 SIXTY DOLLARS. 32 S 5. Subdivision (c) of section 11-1706 of the administrative code of 33 the city of New York, as added by chapter 481 of the laws of 1997, is 34 relettered subdivision (f) and a new subdivision (g) is added to read as 35 follows: 36 (G) CITY CO-STAR CREDIT. (1) FOR TAXABLE YEARS BEGINNING AFTER TWO 37 THOUSAND THIRTEEN, A CITY CO-STAR CREDIT SHALL BE ALLOWED FOR TAXPAYERS 38 WHO HAVE ATTAINED THE AGE OF SIXTY-FIVE ON OR BEFORE THE CLOSE OF THE 39 TAXABLE YEAR. THE CREDIT SHALL BE ALLOWED AGAINST THE TAXES IMPOSED BY 40 THIS CHAPTER REDUCED BY THE CREDITS PERMITTED BY THIS CHAPTER. IF THE 41 CREDIT EXCEEDS THE TAX AS SO REDUCED, THE TAXPAYER MAY RECEIVE, AND THE 42 STATE COMPTROLLER, SUBJECT TO A CERTIFICATE OF THE STATE COMMISSIONER OF 43 TAXATION AND FINANCE, SHALL PAY AS AN OVERPAYMENT, WITHOUT INTEREST, THE 44 AMOUNT OF SUCH EXCESS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, NO CREDIT SHALL 45 BE GRANTED TO AN INDIVIDUAL WITH RESPECT TO WHOM A DEDUCTION UNDER 46 SUBSECTION (C) OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE 47 CODE IS ALLOWABLE TO ANOTHER TAXPAYER FOR THE TAXABLE YEAR. 48 (2) THE CREDIT SHALL BE DETERMINED UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH. 49 (A) MARRIED INDIVIDUALS FILING JOINT RETURNS AND SURVIVING SPOUSES. IN 50 THE CASE OF A HUSBAND AND WIFE WHO MAKE A SINGLE RETURN JOINTLY AND OF A 51 SURVIVING SPOUSE: 52 FOR TAXABLE YEARS TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN AND AFTER THE CREDIT SHALL BE 53 ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DOLLARS. 54 (B) ALL OTHERS. IN THE CASE OF AN UNMARRIED INDIVIDUAL, A HEAD OF A 55 HOUSEHOLD OR A MARRIED INDIVIDUAL FILING A SEPARATE RETURN: S. 3874 10 1 FOR TAXABLE YEARS TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN AND AFTER THE CREDIT SHALL BE 2 SIXTY DOLLARS. 3 S 6. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 85 to 4 read as follows: 5 S 85. CO-STAR FUND. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE SOLE CUSTODY 6 OF THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND FINANCE A SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN 7 AS THE CO-STAR FUND. 8 2. SUCH FUND SHALL CONSIST OF ALL MONIES CREDITED OR TRANSFERRED THER- 9 ETO FROM THE GENERAL FUND OR FROM ANY OTHER FUND OR SOURCES PURSUANT TO 10 LAW. 11 3. THE MONIES OF THE FUND SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR PAYMENT OF CO-STAR 12 REBATES AUTHORIZED BY SECTION ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-SEVEN-A OF THE TAX 13 LAW, AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, SHALL BE PAID OUT 14 ON CHECKS ISSUED AND SIGNED SOLELY BY THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND 15 FINANCE. 16 S 7. This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however: 17 (a) Section one of this act shall apply to assessment rolls filed in 18 2014 and thereafter; and 19 (b) Section two of this act shall apply to county fiscal years begin- 20 ning in 2015 and thereafter.