Bill Text: NY S07371 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizes Lord-N-Fields Voice of Freedom Bible Church Community Workers International Inc. to file an application for exemption from real property taxes for the parcel located at 120 Beaverdam Road.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-07-21 - SIGNED CHAP.208 [S07371 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-S07371-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7371 IN SENATE April 22, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CROCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to authorize Lord-N-Fields Voice of Freedom Bible Church Communi- ty Workers International Inc. to file an application for exemption from real property taxes for the parcel of land located at 120 Beaver- dam Road, in the town of Brookhaven, county of Suffolk 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 Brookhaven is hereby authorized to accept 3 from Lord-N-Fields Voice of Freedom Bible Church Community Workers 4 International Inc., d/b/a Voice of Freedom Community Bible Church, a 5 not-for-profit organization, an application for exemption from real 6 property taxes pursuant to section 420-a of the real property tax law 7 for the 2013-2014, 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 assessment rolls, for the 8 parcel owned by such organization located in the town of Brookhaven at 9 120 Beaverdam Road, otherwise known as district 0200, section 976.1, 10 block 3, lot 4. If accepted, the application shall be reviewed as if it 11 had been received on or before the taxable status date established for 12 such rolls. 13 If satisfied that such not-for-profit corporation would otherwise be 14 entitled to such exemption if the organization had filed an application 15 for such exemption by the appropriate taxable status date, the assessor 16 of the town of Brookhaven upon approval by the town of Brookhaven town 17 board may grant exemption from taxation with respect to the subject 18 rolls and make appropriate correction to the subject rolls. If the 19 exemption is granted and such not-for-profit corporation shall have paid 20 any tax with regard to the subject rolls, the town of Brookhaven town 21 board may, in its sole discretion, provide for the refund of those taxes 22 paid and cancel taxes, fines, penalties, liens or interest remaining 23 unpaid. 24 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD14919-04-6
