What's happening
This bill exempts certain special districts and assessments from local government tax levy limits under New York law.
Why it matters
Exempts certain special districts from tax levy limits. , specifically those established under article nineteen-A of the General Municipal Law, which can allow for increased local investment or spending in these districts without being restricted by broader municipal tax caps.
Removes ad valorem levies and special assessments for these districts from local tax cap calculations. , meaning that new or increased charges in these areas won’t count toward a municipality’s maximum allowable tax increase, potentially enabling significant local infrastructure or improvement projects.
May impact property owners within affected districts. by allowing their local taxes or assessments to rise above the general municipal limits—this could fund local improvements but also increase individual tax bills in those areas.
Reflects a policy shift to give more fiscal autonomy to specific types of local districts. , which may be in response to distinct service needs, infrastructure challenges, or economic development goals that require flexibility outside of general tax cap rules.
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Limit Local Tax Increases
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Assembly Member · Assembly District 108
13 Co-sponsors
4 Multi-sponsors
History
- Referred to local governments
- Referred to local governments
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STATE OF NEW YORK
2953
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 23, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD, GOTTFRIED, BUCHWALD, MONTESANO, PAULIN, BICHOTTE, FAHY, MURRAY, RAIA, OTIS, ABINANTI, PALMESANO, JEAN-PIERRE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GALEF, HYNDMAN, McLAUGHLIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to establishing limits upon local government tax levies
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraphs (e) and (h) of subdivision 2 of section 3-c of the general municipal law, as added by section 1 of part A of chapter 97 of the laws of 2011, are amended to read as follows:
(e) "Local government" means a county, city, town, village, fire district, or special district including but not limited to a district created pursuant to article twelve or twelve-A, or governed by article thirteen of the town law, or created pursuant to article five-A, five-B or five-D of the county law, [chapter five hundred sixteen of the laws of nineteen hundred twenty-eight,] or chapter two hundred seventy-three of the laws of nineteen hundred thirty-nine, and shall include town improvements provided pursuant to articles three-A and twelve-C of the town law but shall not include the city of New York or the counties contained therein or special districts established pursuant to article nineteen-A of this chapter.
(h) "Tax" or "taxes" shall include (i) a charge imposed upon real property by or on behalf of a county, city, town, village or school district for municipal or school district purposes, and (ii) special ad valorem levies and special assessments as defined in subdivisions fourteen and fifteen of section one hundred two of the real property tax law but not including ad valorem levies and special assessments authorized to be established and imposed pursuant to section nine hundred eighty-j of this chapter.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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§ 2. Subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (g) of subdivision 2 of section 3-c of the general municipal law, as added by section 1 of part A of chapter 97 of the laws of 2011, is amended and a new paragraph (v) is added to read as follows:
(iv) in years in which the normal contribution rate of the New York state teachers' retirement system, as defined by paragraph a of subdivision two of section five hundred seventeen of the education law, increases by more than two percentage points from the previous year, a tax levy necessary for expenditures for the coming fiscal year for local government employer contributions to the New York state teachers' retirement system caused by growth in the normal contribution rate minus two percentage points[.];
(v) ad valorem levies and special assessments authorized to be established and imposed pursuant to section nine hundred eighty-j of this chapter.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that the amendments to section 3-c of the general municipal law made by sections one and two of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
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