What's happening
This bill extends Chemung County's authority to impose an additional 1% sales and use tax until November 30, 2019.
Why it matters
Maintains Local Revenue Streams. By extending Chemung County’s authority to collect an extra 1% sales and use tax, the bill helps ensure continued funding for county services like public safety, infrastructure, and social programs that rely on this local revenue.
Affects Local Consumers and Businesses. Residents and visitors will continue to pay a higher sales tax rate in Chemung County, which can influence consumer behavior and potentially affect local business competitiveness compared to neighboring counties with lower rates.
Reflects Ongoing Fiscal Need. The repeated extension of this authority (first granted in 2002) underscores the county’s ongoing budgetary challenges and its reliance on this revenue source, highlighting persistent fiscal pressures at the local government level.
Temporary Measure with Ongoing Reviews. The sunset date (now extended to November 30, 2019) means state lawmakers periodically reassess the necessity and impact of the extra tax, providing ongoing oversight and possible future adjustments.
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Extend Chemung Sales Tax
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- Referred to ways and means
- Referred to ways and means
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Extend Chemung Sales Tax
In Senate Committee · Investigations And Government Operations · Sponsor Thomas F. O'Mara
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3811
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 30, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. FRIEND, PALMESANO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to extending the authorization of the county of Chemung to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Clause 27 of subparagraph (i) of the opening paragraph of section 1210 of the tax law, as amended by chapter 158 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
(27) the county of Chemung is hereby further authorized and empowered to adopt and amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such taxes at a rate which is one percent additional to the three percent rate authorized above in this paragraph for such county for the period beginning December first, two thousand two, and ending November thirtieth, two thousand [seventeen] nineteen;
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08202-01-7
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