Bill Text: NY A10539 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Includes the war on terrorism within the definition of "period of war" for purposes of the veterans alternative property tax exemption; clarifies the availability of real property tax exemptions for activated reservists who return from active duty but remain affiliated with a reserve unit.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 11-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-02 - referred to real property taxation [A10539 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A10539-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         10539
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     April 2, 2010
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       Introduced  by  M.  of A. TEDISCO, BARCLAY, O'MARA, FINCH -- Multi-Spon-
         sored by -- M. of A.    BACALLES,  CROUCH,  HAWLEY,  McDONOUGH,  OAKS,
         REILICH,  SAYWARD  --  read once and referred to the Committee on Real
         Property Taxation
       AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to including  the
         war on terrorism within the definition of "period of war" for purposes
         of the veterans alternative property tax exemption
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 458-a of the real
    2  property tax law, as amended by chapter 179 of  the  laws  of  2006,  is
    3  amended to read as follows:
    4    (a) "Period of war" means the Spanish-American war; the Mexican border
    5  period;  World War I; World War II; the hostilities, known as the Korean
    6  war, which commenced June twenty-seventh,  nineteen  hundred  fifty  and
    7  terminated  on  January  thirty-first,  nineteen hundred fifty-five; the
    8  hostilities, known as the Vietnam war, which commenced February  twenty-
    9  eighth,  nineteen hundred sixty-one and terminated on May seventh, nine-
   10  teen hundred seventy-five; [and] the hostilities, known as  the  Persian
   11  Gulf  conflict,  which commenced August second, nineteen hundred ninety;
   12  AND THE HOSTILITIES, KNOWN AS THE WAR ON TERRORISM, WHICH  COMMENCED  IN
   13  TWO THOUSAND ONE INCLUDING THE HOSTILITIES IN AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ.
   14    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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