Bill Text: NY A09304 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Grants retroactive real property tax exempt status to the Lutheran Church of Our Savior Parish.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2016-07-21 - signed chap.122 [A09304 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A09304-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         9304--A
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 17, 2016
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GARBARINO  --  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
        AN ACT granting the Lutheran Church of  Our  Savior  Parish  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 town of Brookhaven is hereby  authorized  to  accept
     3  from  the  Lutheran  Church  of  Our  Savior  Parish, an application for
     4  exemption from real property taxes pursuant to section 420-a of the real
     5  property tax law for the 2013-2014 assessment roll, for the parcel which
     6  is owned by such religious organization located in the town of  Brookha-
     7  ven,  Village  of  Patchogue,  at  38 Monroe Avenue, Patchogue, New York
     8  11772,   otherwise   known   as:   Suffolk   County   Tax   Map   Number
     9  0204-005.00-0.200-014.000.   If   accepted,  the  application  shall  be
    10  reviewed as if it had been received on or before the taxable status date
    11  established for such roll.
    12    If satisfied that such organization would  otherwise  be  entitled  to
    13  such  exemption,  if  such  organization  had  filed  an application for
    14  exemption by the appropriate taxable status date, the  assessor  of  the
    15  town  of  Brookhaven,  upon approval by the town board of such town, may
    16  grant exemption from taxation and make appropriate  corrections  to  the
    17  2013-2014 assessment roll.  If such exemption is granted, the applicable
    18  governing body or tax department may, in its discretion, provide for the
    19  refund of taxes paid and cancel any taxes, fines, penalties and interest
    20  remaining unpaid.
    21    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11942-02-6