STATE OF NEW YORK
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5689
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
May 28, 2015
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Introduced by Sen. CROCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
AN ACT authorizing the Suffolk Islamic Center, Inc. to receive retroac-
tive real property tax exempt status
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 Brookhaven is hereby authorized to accept
3 from the Suffolk Islamic Center, Inc. an application for exemption from
4 real property taxes pursuant to section 420-a of the real property tax
5 law for the 2012-2013, 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 assessment roll, for the
6 parcel conveyed to such organization, with such parcel being located in
7 the hamlet of Ronkonkoma at 359 Lake Shore Road, otherwise known as
8 Suffolk County Tax Map Number 0200 646.00 01.00 002.000. If accepted,
9 the application shall be reviewed as if it had been received on or
10 before the taxable status date established for such roll.
11 If satisfied that such organization would otherwise be entitled to
12 such exemption if such organization had filed an application for
13 exemption by the appropriate taxable status dates, the assessor of the
14 town of Brookhaven upon approval by the governing body or the tax
15 department, may grant exemption from all taxation beginning on the date
16 of the conveyance of such parcel to such organization on the effective
17 date of this act and cancel taxes, fines, penalties, and interest paid
18 by such organization, and make appropriate correction of the subject
19 roll.
20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10299-01-5
