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Senator · Senate District 59
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History
- Signed chap.296
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Home rule request
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.443
- Substituted for A7357A
- Referred to ways and means
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 58–1
- Home rule request
- Advanced to third reading
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- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.312
- Referred to local government
- Committed to rules
- Advanced to third reading
- Amended 4924a
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.756
- Referred to local government
Companion bill
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Establishes a conservation easement agreement in the town of Eden, county of Erie
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor David DiPietro
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S4924A
Title of bill
An act to amend the real property tax law, in relation to establishing a conservation easement agreement exemption in a town having a certain population based upon the latest decennial federal census
Purpose
Enacts the "conservation easement law of the Town of Eden."
Summary of provisions
This bill provides for the acquisition of interest or rights in real property for the preservation of open space and areas which shall constitute a public purpose for which public funds may be expended or advanced after due notice and a public hearing, by which the Town of Eden may acquire by purchase, gift, grant bequest, device lease or otherwise the fee or any lesser interest, development right, easement, covenant, or to other contractual right necessary to acquire "open space" or "open area" as the same is defined in this legislation. This bill also provides for reduced property tax assessment for properties that receive a conservation easement.
Justification
The Town of Eden is a predominantly rural community located in Erie County, New York. This is a town that prides itself on its rural heritage. By establishing the Conservation Law of the Town of Eden, residents can preserve open space and retain the quality of life that has become synonymous with living in Eden. By landowners agreeing to retain the character and use of their land as it is presently, their property is protected from future development. The rural character and open space is preserved for the inhabitants of the Town of Eden to enjoy now and potentially for future generations.
Legislative history
New bill
Fiscal implications
None
Local fiscal implications
None
Effective date
Immediately
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