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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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            S. 3649--A                                            A. 7201--A
 
                               2009-2010 Regular Sessions
 
                SENATE - ASSEMBLY
 
                                     March 26, 2009
                                       ___________
 
        IN  SENATE  --  Introduced  by Sen. MARCELLINO -- read twice and ordered
          printed, and when printed to be committed to the  Committee  on  Local
          Government -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
          amended and recommitted to said committee
 
        IN  ASSEMBLY  --  Introduced  by  M.  of A. CONTE, RAIA -- read once and

          referred to the Committee  on  Real  Property  Taxation  --  committee
          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
          to said committee
 
        AN ACT to authorize Bethel A.M.E. Church to file an application for real
          property tax exemption
 
          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 is hereby  authorized  to  accept
     3  from Bethel A.M.E. Church an application for exemption from real proper-
     4  ty  taxes pursuant to section 420-a of the real property tax law for the
     5  2006-2007 and 2007-2008 assessment rolls for the parcel  owned  by  such
     6  not-for-profit  organization  which  is located in Huntington Station in

     7  Long Island district 0400 in the town of Huntington, at 51 10th  Avenue,
     8  otherwise known as section 136.00, block 01.00, lot 021.00. If accepted,
     9  such  application  shall  be  reviewed  as if it had been received on or
    10  before the taxable status dates established for such rolls.
    11    If satisfied that Bethel A.M.E. Church would otherwise be entitled  to
    12  such  exemption  if  it  had  filed  an application for exemption by the
    13  appropriate taxable status date, the assessor of the town of  Huntington
    14  may upon approval by the town council of such town, grant exemption from
    15  taxation based on the 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 assessment rolls and owing
    16  by  such  not-for-profit organization on the effective date of this act,
    17  and make appropriate correction of the subject rolls. If such  exemption
    18  is  granted  and if such not-for-profit organization shall have paid any
 

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10386-02-9
        S. 3649--A                          2                         A. 7201--A
 
     1  tax with respect to the subject rolls, the governing body or tax depart-
     2  ment may, in its sole discretion, provide for the refund of those  taxes
     3  paid and cancel taxes, fines, penalties or interest remaining unpaid.
     4    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.