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Senator · Senate District 57
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- Referred to investigations and government operations
- Referred to investigations and government operations
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BILL NUMBER:S4274
Title of bill
An act to amend the public lands law, in relation to the payment of state aid on account of certain state lands in the town of New Hudson, in the county of Allegany
Purpose
The purpose of this bill is to provide for the payment of State aid to the Town of New Hudson, and special districts therein for state land operated by the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).
Summary of provisions
Section 1 of this bill adds a new section 19-c to the Public Lands Law to provide for the payment of State aid on State lands under the juris- diction of the DEC located in Allegany County. The amount of State aid would be determined by applying the annual tax rate(s) for such town to the assessed value of the lands, exclusive of improvements, as entered on the 2010 town assessment roll, adjusted for any change in the level of assessment.
Section 2 requires that this act shall take effect immediately, and the first payment of state aid shall be based upon assessment rolls completed in the year 2011.
Existing law
Sections 19-a and 19-b of the Public Lands Law currently provide for the payment of State aid on account of certain State lands, not including those in the Town of New Hudson and the County of Allegany. Sections 532, 534, and 536 of the Real Property and Tax Law make certain State lands (none in the Town of New Hudson) taxable for some or all local government purposes.
Justification
The lands that would be the subject of State aid payments are clearly of a statewide benefit. Forty-two percent of the land in the Town of New Hudson is owned by the State, totaling over 3,600 acres. The land, under jurisdiction of the DEC, is being used for forestry purposes and the sale of timber, from which the state is receiving revenue. As a result of the high traffic from logging trucks, the Allegany County Highway Department has incurred undue costs for repairs of the roadways servic- ing these State lands. Because of the large acreage of tax-exempt State property, the Town finds itself in a fiscally challenged position with a constrained and overburdened tax base.
This bill would remedy this situation by providing State aid payments based upon the applicable local tax rate in any given year, as applied against the assessment roll of the Town of New Hudson. Additionally, these payments will help to offset the cost of the road repairs and correct this overdue loss of tax revenue.
Legislative history
2009-10: S.2262-A/A.7058-A Referred to Investigations & Government Operations 2007-08: S.414/A.4934 Referred to Investigations & Government Operations 2006: S.6501/A.9762 Reported and Committed to Finance
Fiscal implications
Undetermined at this time.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately and the first payment of State aid shall be based upon assessment rolls completed in 2011.
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