Bill Text: NY S02092 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides that veterans in the active military, naval or air service who served during military operations in Lebanon, Grenada, Panama or the Persian Gulf, shall be eligible for the veterans alternate exemption from real property taxes.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-18 - REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS [S02092 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-S02092-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2092 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 18, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KRUGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi- ty and Military Affairs AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to establishing the dates for veterans alternative exemptions for veterans serving in operations in Lebanon, Grenada, Panama, and the Persian Gulf THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Paragraphs (a) and (e) of subdivision 1 of section 458-a 2 of the real property tax law, paragraph (a) as amended by chapter 179 of 3 the laws of 2006, paragraph (e) as amended by chapter 384 of the laws of 4 2008, are amended to read as follows: 5 (a) "Period of war" means (I) the Spanish-American war; (II) the Mexi- 6 can border period; (III) World War I; (IV) World War II; (V) the hostil- 7 ities, known as the Korean war, which commenced June twenty-seventh, 8 nineteen hundred fifty and terminated on January thirty-first, nineteen 9 hundred fifty-five; (VI) the hostilities, known as the Vietnam war, 10 which commenced February twenty-eighth, nineteen hundred sixty-one and 11 terminated on May seventh, nineteen hundred seventy-five; (VII) OPER- 12 ATIONS IN LEBANON FROM JUNE FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED EIGHTY-THREE TO 13 DECEMBER FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED EIGHTY-SEVEN; (VIII) OPERATIONS IN 14 GRENADA FROM OCTOBER TWENTY-THIRD, NINETEEN HUNDRED EIGHTY-THREE TO 15 NOVEMBER TWENTY-FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED EIGHTY-THREE; (IX) OPERATIONS IN 16 PANAMA FROM DECEMBER TWENTIETH, NINETEEN HUNDRED EIGHTY-NINE TO JANUARY 17 THIRTY-FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY; and (X) the hostilities, known as 18 the Persian Gulf conflict, which commenced August second, nineteen 19 hundred ninety. 20 (e) "Veteran" means a person (i) who served in the active military, 21 naval, or air service during a period of war ENUMERATED IN ANY OF 22 SUBPARAGRAPHS (I), (II), (III), (IV), (V), (VI), OR (X) OF PARAGRAPH (A) 23 OF THIS SUBDIVISION, AND WHO WAS DISCHARGED OR RELEASED THEREFROM UNDER EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06797-01-1 S. 2092 2 1 HONORABLE CONDITIONS, or (II) who SERVED IN THE MILITARY, NAVAL, OR AIR 2 SERVICE DURING A PERIOD OF WAR ENUMERATED IN ANY OF SUBPARAGRAPHS (VII), 3 (VIII), OR (IX) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND was a recipient 4 of the armed forces expeditionary medal, navy expeditionary medal, 5 marine corps expeditionary medal FOR PARTICIPATION IN ANY SUCH OPERATION 6 ENUMERATED IN SUCH SUBPARAGRAPHS (VII), (VIII), OR (IX), or WHO SERVED 7 IN THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM AND WAS A RECIPIENT OF THE global war on 8 terrorism expeditionary medal, and who was discharged or released there- 9 from under honorable conditions, [(ii)] (III) who was employed by the 10 War Shipping Administration or Office of Defense Transportation or their 11 agents as a merchant seaman documented by the United States Coast Guard 12 or Department of Commerce, or as a civil servant employed by the United 13 States Army Transport Service (later redesignated as the United States 14 Army Transportation Corps, Water Division) or the Naval Transportation 15 Service; and who served satisfactorily as a crew member during the peri- 16 od of armed conflict, December seventh, nineteen hundred forty-one, to 17 August fifteenth, nineteen hundred forty-five, aboard merchant vessels 18 in oceangoing, i.e., foreign, intercoastal, or coastwise service as such 19 terms are defined under federal law (46 USCA 10301 & 10501) and further 20 to include "near foreign" voyages between the United States and Canada, 21 Mexico, or the West Indies via ocean routes, or public vessels in ocean- 22 going service or foreign waters and who has received a Certificate of 23 Release or Discharge from Active Duty and a discharge certificate, or an 24 Honorable Service Certificate/Report of Casualty, from the department of 25 defense, [(iii)] (IV) who served as a United States civilian employed by 26 the American Field Service and served overseas under United States 27 Armies and United States Army Groups in world war II during the period 28 of armed conflict, December seventh, nineteen hundred forty-one through 29 May eighth, nineteen hundred forty-five, and who was discharged or 30 released therefrom under honorable conditions, [(iv)] (V) who served as 31 a United States civilian Flight Crew and Aviation Ground Support Employ- 32 ee of Pan American World Airways or one of its subsidiaries or its 33 affiliates and served overseas as a result of Pan American's contract 34 with Air Transport Command or Naval Air Transport Service during the 35 period of armed conflict, December fourteenth, nineteen hundred forty- 36 one through August fourteenth, nineteen hundred forty-five, and who was 37 discharged or released therefrom under honorable conditions, or [(v)] 38 (VI) notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, who are 39 members of the reserve components of the armed forces of the United 40 States who received an honorable discharge or release therefrom under 41 honorable conditions, but are still members of the reserve components of 42 the armed forces of the United States provided that such members meet 43 all other qualifications under the provisions of this section. 44 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.