Bill Text: NY A07144 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Permits the Mandala Buddhist Association to file an application for certain real property tax exemptions.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-06-08 - substituted by s4879c [A07144 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A07144-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         7144--C
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                     April 27, 2015
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MONTESANO  --  read once and referred to the
          Committee on Real Property Taxation -- recommitted to the Committee on
          Real Property Taxation in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec.  2  --
          committee  discharged,  bill amended, 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 recommitted to said committee
        AN  ACT  in  relation  to permitting the Mandala Buddhist Association to
          file an application for certain real property tax exemptions
          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  Mandala  Buddhist  Association,  an application for exemptions from
     4  real property taxes pursuant to section 420-a of the real  property  tax
     5  law  for  part of the 2013-2014 assessment roll with respect to the 2014
     6  general tax and the 2013-2014 school tax,  for  part  of  the  2014-2015
     7  assessment  roll  with  respect to a portion of the 2015 general tax and
     8  2014-2015 school tax and the 2015-2016 assessment roll with  respect  to
     9  the  2016  general  tax and 2015-2016 school tax for the parcel owned by
    10  such not-for-profit corporation which is located  at  27  Powells  Lane,
    11  village  of  Old  Westbury,  town  of North Hempstead, county of Nassau,
    12  otherwise known as Nassau county tax map section 17, block  16,  lot  4,
    13  and  456  Duck  Pond Road, village of Locust Valley, town of Oyster Bay,
    14  county of Nassau, otherwise known as Nassau county tax map  section  23,
    15  block  B,  lot  455  and  section 23, block B, lot 456. If accepted, the
    16  application shall be reviewed as if it had been received  on  or  before
    17  the  taxable  status  date established for such rolls. If satisfied that
    18  such not-for-profit organization would otherwise  be  entitled  to  such
    19  exemptions  if such not-for-profit organization had filed an application
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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        A. 7144--C                          2
     1  for exemptions by the appropriate taxable status  dates,  the  assessor,
     2  upon  approval  by  the  Nassau  county legislature may make appropriate
     3  correction to the subject rolls. If such exemptions are granted and such
     4  organization,  therefore,  shall have paid any taxes with respect to the
     5  subject rolls, the applicable governing body or tax department  may,  in
     6  its  sole  discretion,  provide  for  the refund of those taxes paid and
     7  cancel those taxes,  fines,  penalties,  liens,  or  interest  remaining
     8  unpaid.
     9    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.