STATE OF NEW YORK
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7466
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 10, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, COLTON, L. ROSENTHAL, SANTABARBARA,
GUNTHER, ZEBROWSKI, COOK, DiPIETRO, GALEF -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
of A. ABBATE, LALOR, PALMESANO, RA, J. D. RIVERA, THIELE -- read once
and referred to the Committee on Real Property Taxation
AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to granting muni-
cipalities the authority to provide real property tax exemptions for
certain cold war veterans
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 458-b of the real property tax law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
3 9. A county, city, town, or village may adopt a local law to include a
4 male or female veteran who served under the federal Reserve Forces Act
5 of 1955, Public Law 305, 84th Congress (69 Stat. 598) during the Cold
6 War period within the definition of "cold war veteran" as provided in
7 paragraph (a) of subdivision one of this section provided that such
8 veterans meet all other qualifications under the provisions of this
9 section.
10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to assess-
11 ment rolls on the basis of taxable status dates occurring on or after
12 the second day of January next succeeding the date on which this act
13 shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11277-01-1
