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- Signed chap.230
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.252
- Substituted for A10422
- Referred to ways and means
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 61–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.1665
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Referred to local government
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Authorizes the Peconic Land Trust to file an application for exemption from real property taxes for a certain parcel of land located in the town of Brookhaven
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Fred Thiele
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Title of bill
An act to authorize the Peconic Land Trust to file an application for exemption from real property taxes for a certain parcel of land located in the town of Brookhaven
Purpose
To authorize the Peconic Land Trust to file an application for exemption from real property taxes for a certain parcel of land located in the Town of Brookhaven.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 of this bill authorizes the Town of Brookhaven, county of Suffolk, to accept from the Peconic Land Trust, a not-for-profit organization, an application for an exemption from real property taxes for the parcel owned by such entity at 19 Private Road, Mastic Beach in the town of Brookhaven, county of Suffolk.
If accepted, the application shall be reviewed as if it had been received on or before the taxable status date established for such roll. The county of Suffolk may, in its sole discretion, provide for the refund of those taxes paid by the Peconic Land Trust and cancel those taxes, fines, penalties, liens, or interest remaining unpaid.
Justification
The Peconic Land Trust is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization tasked with ensuring the protection of Long Island's working farms, natural lands, and heritage. The Trust structured a deal with The Stony Brook Foundation to purchase a 4-acre peninsula property on the Forge River subject to a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture which would purchase a perpetual easement and then restore the property to its natural state. This property was ideal for preservation in that it is a peninsula parcel located directly on the Forge River in the Village of Mastic Beach that contains sensitive wetlands, wildlife habitat, and migration routes. It was also an ideal recipient of this grant as the structures, upland, and wetlands sustained extensive damage as a result of Hurricane Sandy in 2012.
In September of 2014, the Trust purchased this property located at 19 Private Road in Mastic Beach. Because the purchase took place after Suffolk County's taxable status date, the Trust was liable for and paid the full amount of the 2014-15 property tax bill. This legislation is necessary to authorize the Town of Brookhaven to accept from the Peconic Land Trust an application for an exemption from real property taxes for the parcel owned by such entity at 19 Private Road, Mastic Beach in the town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, for the 2014-15 assessment roll and reimburse the Trust for the amount of such taxes they paid.
Legislative history
2016: New bill.
Fiscal implications
None to the State.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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