Bill Text: NY A06523 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Authorizes the Hindu Welfare Association of New York, Inc. to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-21 - signed chap.185 [A06523 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-A06523-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6523--D 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 9, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MONTESANO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Real Property Taxation -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee -- again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommit- ted to said committee AN ACT authorizing the Hindu Welfare Association of New York, Inc. to receive retroactive 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 county of Nassau is hereby authorized to accept from 3 the Hindu Welfare Association of New York, Inc. an application for 4 exemption from real property taxes pursuant to section 420-a of the real 5 property tax law with respect to the 2014-2015 assessment roll for the 6 2014-2015 school taxes and 2015 general taxes for the parcel conveyed to 7 such organization located at 729 South Oyster Bay Road, in the hamlet of 8 Bethpage, town of Oyster Bay, county of Nassau, otherwise known as 9 Nassau county parcel ID section 46 block 370 lots 1A, 1B, 18, and 19. 10 If satisfied that such organization would otherwise be entitled to 11 such exemption if such organization had filed an application for 12 exemption by the appropriate taxable status date, the assessor, upon 13 approval by the Nassau county legislature, may make appropriate 14 correction to the subject rolls. If such exemption is granted and such 15 organization, therefore, shall have paid any tax with respect to the 16 subject rolls, the applicable governing body or tax department may, in 17 its sole discretion, provide for the refund of those taxes paid and 18 cancel those taxes, fines, penalties, liens or interest remaining 19 unpaid. 20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05820-07-7
