Bill Text: NY S06035 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Authorizes the Bellmore Fire District to file an application for exemption from real property taxes.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2022-07-21 - APPROVAL MEMO.13 [S06035 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-S06035-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         6035--A
            Cal. No. 478

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                     March 30, 2021
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  BROOKS -- 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 -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to
          first and second report, ordered to a third reading, passed by  Senate
          and  delivered  to the Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered, restored
          to third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining  its  place
          in the order of third reading

        AN  ACT in relation to authorizing the Bellmore Fire District to file an
          application for exemption from real property taxes

          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  Hempstead, county of Nassau, is hereby
     3  authorized to accept from the Bellmore Fire District, an application for
     4  exemption from real property taxes pursuant to section 464 of  the  real
     5  property  tax law with respect to the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 assessment
     6  rolls, for a portion of the 2020 general taxes  and  a  portion  of  the
     7  2020-2021  school taxes, all of the 2021 general taxes, all of the 2021-
     8  2022 school taxes and all of the 2022 general  taxes,  for  the  parcels
     9  owned  by  such  organization,  with  such parcels being located at 2800
    10  Royle Street, in the hamlet of Bellmore, town of  Hempstead,  county  of
    11  Nassau,  otherwise known as Nassau county tax map district 0100, section
    12  56, block 344, lots 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78 and 79.
    13    If accepted, the application shall be  reviewed  as  if  it  had  been
    14  received on or before the taxable status date established for such roll.
    15  If  satisfied that such organization would otherwise be entitled to such
    16  exemption if such organization had filed an application for exemption by
    17  the appropriate taxable status date, the assessor, upon approval by  the
    18  Nassau  county  legislature,  may  grant exemption from all taxation and
    19  make appropriate corrections to the subject roll. If such  exemption  is

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10722-03-2
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     1  granted  and  such  organization  therefore shall have paid any tax with
     2  respect to the subject  roll,  the  applicable  governing  body  or  tax
     3  department  may,  in  its sole discretion, provide for the refund of the
     4  taxes  paid,  along  with  any  fines  or penalties paid, and cancel any
     5  taxes, fines, penalties, interest, or tax liens remaining unpaid.
     6    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.