Bill Text: NY S06307 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides for state advisory appraisal services to villages.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-05-31 - SIGNED CHAP.62 [S06307 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S06307-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6307
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 24, 2012
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       Introduced  by  Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
       AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to providing  for
         state advisory appraisal services to villages
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 1544 of the real property tax law,
    2  as amended by chapter 844 of the laws of 1990 and as further amended  by
    3  subdivision  (b)  of  section  1  of part W of chapter 56 of the laws of
    4  2010, is amended to read as follows:
    5    1. The commissioner shall provide upon written request  of  the  chief
    6  executive  officer  or assessor of a VILLAGE, city, town or county which
    7  conducts a revaluation or update  program  as  defined  in  section  one
    8  hundred  two  of  this chapter advisory appraisals of (1) highly complex
    9  properties, being properties where the  appraisals  require  either  the
   10  professional  use of highly specialized engineering skills or the devel-
   11  opment of earnings or economic analyses of a high degree  of  complexity
   12  and  (2)  taxable public utility property located in such VILLAGE, city,
   13  town or county.
   14    S 2. Section 1546 of the real property tax law, as  added  by  chapter
   15  957  of  the  laws  of 1970 and as further amended by subdivision (b) of
   16  section 1 of part W of chapter 56 of the laws of  2010,  is  amended  to
   17  read as follows:
   18    S 1546. Determination of specific types of property eligible for advi-
   19  sory appraisals by state or county. The commissioner shall determine the
   20  specific  types  of  property  which are included in the descriptions of
   21  moderately  and  highly  complex  properties   eligible   for   advisory
   22  appraisals  as  provided  in  sections  fifteen  hundred  thirty-six and
   23  fifteen hundred forty-four of this article, considering in  addition  to
   24  other pertinent factors the level of appraisal skills required of asses-
   25  sors  and  other  appraisal personnel of the respective counties, cities
   26  [and], towns AND VILLAGES  under  the  minimum  qualification  standards
   27  established in accordance with the provisions of this article.
   28    S 3. 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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