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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         5179--C
 
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                       May 6, 2015
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sen.  SKELOS -- 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 -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,
          ordered  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee --
          reported favorably from said committee and committed to the  Committee
          on  Rules  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
          amended and recommitted to said committee
 
        AN ACT to authorize Machon Basya Rochel, Inc. to retroactively apply for
          a real property tax exemption for certain property in the  village  of
          Lawrence, county of Nassau
 
          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 county of Nassau is hereby authorized to accept from
     3  Machon Basya Rochel, Inc., an application for exemption from real  prop-
     4  erty  taxes pursuant to section 420-a of the real property tax law for a
     5  portion of the 2012 assessment roll with  regard  to  the  2012  general
     6  taxes,  and  the  2013 assessment roll for the parcel owned by such not-
     7  for-profit entity which is  located  at  137  Lawrence  Avenue,  in  the
     8  village  of Lawrence, county of Nassau, otherwise known as Nassau county
     9  section 40, block 90, lots 14, 15 and 105. If accepted, the  application
    10  shall  be  reviewed  as if it had been received on or before the taxable
    11  status date established for such rolls.
    12    If satisfied that such not-for-profit organization would otherwise  be
    13  entitled to such exemption if such not-for-profit organization had filed
    14  an application for exemption by the appropriate taxable status date, the
    15  assessor,  upon  approval  by  the  Nassau  county legislature, may make
    16  appropriate correction to the subject rolls. If such exemption is grant-
    17  ed and such organization,  therefore,  shall  have  paid  any  tax  with
    18  respect  to  the  subject  rolls,  the  applicable governing body or tax
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10888-13-5
        S. 5179--C                          2
 
     1  department may, in its sole discretion, provide for the refund of  those
     2  taxes  paid and cancel those taxes, fines, penalties, liens, or interest
     3  remaining unpaid.
     4    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.