Prohibits a city, town, village or of a joint water district from imposing certain levies, charges, taxes or assessments on a property which uses private well water for its water supply; prohibits a city, town or village from imposing certain levies, charges, taxes or assessments on a property which uses a septic system for treatment of waste water.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A6402
SPONSOR: Lemondes TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to prohibiting
levies, charges, taxes or assessments on any property which uses private
well water or a septic system where a municipal or joint water or sewer
district exists or is established
PURPOSE:
This bill would prohibit levies, charges, taxes, or assessments on.any
property which uses private well water or a septic system when a munici-
pal or joint water or sewer district is established or exists.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 prohibits taxes on any property which uses private well water
as its water supply where a municipal water district or a joint water
district exists or is formed.
Section 1 also prohibits taxes on any property which uses a septic
system for the treatment of wastewater where a municipal sewer district
or a joint sewer district exists or is formed.
Section 2 of the bill sets forth the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
Generally, the formation of a water or sewer district allows the
district to assess a charge or tax on properties that are located within
the boundaries of then existing or newly formed district, regardless of
if the property is using well water or a septic system. This legis-
lation is necessary to protect property owners who do not need access to
such services since they already have access to a well and/or septic
system. Property owners are responsible for operating, maintaining, and
replacing septic systems at their own expense. It is unfair to tax prop-
erty owners for a service they do not get.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New Bill
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None to the state.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
