STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6869--A 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN SENATE November 22, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GAUGHRAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules -- recommitted 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 authorizing the assessor of the town of Hunting- ton, county of Suffolk, to accept from the Joshua Baptist Church, 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 Huntington, county of Suffolk, is hereby 3 authorized to accept from the Joshua Baptist Church an application for 4 exemption from real property taxes pursuant to section 420-a of the real 5 property tax law, with respect to the 2017-2018, 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 6 assessment rolls, for the parcels owned by such organization, with such 7 parcels being located at 376 Broadway Greenlawn, in the town of Hunting- 8 ton, county of Suffolk, otherwise known as Suffolk county tax map 9 section 211 block 2 lots 49, 50, 51 and 52. If accepted, the application 10 shall be reviewed as if it had been received on or before the taxable 11 status date established for such rolls. 12 If satisfied that such organization would otherwise be entitled to 13 such exemption if such organization had filed an application for 14 exemption by the appropriate taxable status date, the assessor, upon 15 approval by the Suffolk county legislature, may make appropriate 16 correction to the subject rolls. If such exemption is granted and such 17 organization, therefore, shall have paid any tax with respect to the 18 subject rolls, the applicable governing body or tax department may, in 19 its sole discretion, provide for the refund of those taxes paid and 20 cancel those taxes, fines, penalties, liens or interest remaining 21 unpaid. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13811-03-0S. 6869--A 2 1 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.