A09811 Summary:

BILL NOA09811
 
SAME ASSAME AS UNI. S06920
 
SPONSORThiele
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add S481-a, RPT L
 
Provides that where a local government or not-for-profit tax exempt conservation organization has acquired open space or open area, such property shall be exempt from taxation and special ad valorem levies and special assessments as long as such property is used for open space or open areas.
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A09811 Actions:

BILL NOA09811
 
04/11/2012referred to real property taxation
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A09811 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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A09811 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
            S. 6920                                                  A. 9811
 
                SENATE - ASSEMBLY
 
                                     April 11, 2012
                                       ___________
 
        IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
          ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Govern-
          ment
 
        IN  ASSEMBLY  -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred
          to the Committee on Real Property Taxation
 
        AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation  to  open  spaces
          and open areas
 

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The real property tax  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
     2  section 481-a to read as follows:
     3    §  481-a.  Open  spaces  and  open areas. 1. Notwithstanding any other
     4  provision of this chapter, where a local government  or  not-for-profit,
     5  tax  exempt  conservation  organization  pursuant  to the not-for-profit
     6  corporation law has acquired the fee or any lesser interest, development
     7  right, easement, covenant, or other contractual right in real  property,
     8  except  agricultural  lands,  for open space or open area to achieve the
     9  purposes of section two hundred forty-seven  of  the  general  municipal

    10  law,  such  real  property shall be exempt from taxation and exempt from
    11  special ad valorem levies and special assessments for as  long  as  such
    12  real property shall be limited to use for open space or an open area.
    13    2.  The  term "open space or open area", as used in this section shall
    14  have the same meaning as provided for in section two hundred forty-seven
    15  of the  general  municipal  law,  except  agricultural  lands  shall  be
    16  excluded.
    17    3. No real property shall be entitled to receive an exemption pursuant
    18  to  this  section  if  the owner or operator of such real property shall
    19  receive or may be lawfully entitled to receive any pecuniary profit from
    20  the use of such real property.
    21    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 

 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14751-01-2
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