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Clarifies the state's obligation to make payments with respect to certain lands
In Assembly Committee · Real Property Taxation · Sponsor Joseph Morelle
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BILL NUMBER:S8407
Title of bill
An act to amend chapter 774 of the laws of 1989 amending the real property tax law relating to certain state lands subject to taxation, in relation to clarifying the state's obligation to make payments with respect to certain lands; and to amend chapter 99 of the laws of 2010, relating to making appropriations for the support of government, in relation to taxes on public lands
Purpose
The purpose of this bill is to clarify the state's responsibility for certain tax payments and payments in lieu of taxes for certain lands acquired.
Existing law
Chapter 774 of the laws of 1989 requires the state to make payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) to certain counties, towns and school districts in the event that the state of New York acting through the DEC acquires specific lands within the Hemlock and Canadice Lakes watershed from the city of Rochester.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 of this bill amends section 4 of Chapter 774 of the Laws of 1989 to clarify that any payments in lieu of taxes due by the State on real property acquired by the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) that is subject to agreements entered into, by and between the City of Rochester and the Livingston County, the towns of Conesus and Livonia and the Livonia Central School District effective January 1, 1989, as specified in section 3 of such chapter law, shall, in the absence of any specific appropriation for that purpose be encompassed in the amount appropriated for payments of taxes on state lands pursuant to sections 532 through 546 of the Real Property Tax Law. The bill further provides that any payments and assessments shall not be subject to the approval of the state Beard of Real Property Services.
Section 2 makes a technical amendment to the 2010 budget, authorizing state appropriations to make payments levied under in Section 1 of this legislation.
Section 3 sets an immediate effective date.
Justification
While existing law (Chapter 774 of the Laws of 1989) requires the state to make PILOT payments for certain lands in the Hemlock and Canandice lake watersheds in the event such lands are acquired by the state acting through DEC, this legislation clarifies that the state will make such PILOTs from the amount appropriated for
payments of taxes on state lands s in accordance with the provisions of Section 532 through 546 of the Real Property Tax Law in the absence of a specific appropriation for such purpose.
This clarification of the existing law will ensure that the State is able to meet its current obligation to make payments in lieu of taxes pursuant to the statutory language that has been in effect since 1989.
Prior legislative history
New legislation.
Fiscal implications
Minimal.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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