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S5159Senate2011-2012 SessionSame asA7656

Provides for automatic renewal for agricultural assessments

Sponsor Patty RitchieSD-48+3 co-sponsorsAffects Finance
Status
In Senate Committee
Rules
Impact
Pending
Passage
Pending

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Primary sponsor
Patty Ritchie

Senator · Senate District 48

Chair, Agriculture

History

  1. Committed to rules
  2. Advanced to third reading
  3. 2nd report cal.
  4. 1st report cal.454
  5. Referred to agriculture
  6. Returned to senate
  7. Died in assembly
  8. Referred to ways and means
  9. Delivered to assembly
  10. Passed senateVote 62–0
  11. Advanced to third reading
  12. 2nd report cal.
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  1. 1st report cal.619
  2. Referred to agriculture

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A7656Assembly

Provides for automatic renewal for agricultural assessments

In Assembly Committee · Agriculture · Sponsor William Magee

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Sponsor's memo

BILL NUMBER:S5159

Title of bill

An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to providing for automatic renewal for agricultural assessments

Purpose

To allow for automatic renewal of agricultural assessments provided there are no changes in farmland eligibility or acreage.

Summary

Section 305 of Agriculture and Markets Law is amended to allow for automatic renewal of agricultural assessment provided that parcel eligibility is maintained and parcel acreage has not been altered in any way. Applicants must retain appropriate eligibility records for submission upon request by local assessor. If there are any changes in acreage or ownership of the parcel receiving the assessment, new application for agricultural assessment must be made for the revised parcel.

Justification

This bill allows farmland to automatically receive an agricultural assessment after the first year's application has been filed and accepted, provided that the property continues to meet all eligibility requirements and no changes have been, made to the property as listed in the original application.

Farming is a land intensive business which makes property taxes on farmland a substantial expense, particularly in high pressure development areas. To preserve New York's family farms, local food infrastructure and working green spaces, agricultural assessment was established to allow land used for agriculture to be assessed for real property tax purposes based on its agricultural value as opposed to its market value. Currently, landowners must file an application with their local assessor annually by the taxable status date to receive an agricultural assessment. Eligible land must meet specific gross sales and acreage eligibility requirements.

History

New bill.

Fiscal impact

To be determined.

Effective date

This act shall take effect immediately.

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