What's happening
This bill allows Southampton to make certain payments from its community preservation fund without those payments counting toward the tax levy limit.
Why it matters
Allows Southampton to support local school, fire, and ambulance districts that lose property tax revenue when land is taken off the tax rolls for preservation. , by making payments from the community preservation fund—helping maintain essential services in those districts.
Excludes these payments from the tax levy limit calculation. , meaning they don’t count towards the cap that restricts how much local governments can increase property taxes each year. This gives Southampton more financial flexibility to both preserve land and meet community needs.
May help prevent budget shortfalls or service cuts in affected districts. , since the town can offset lost revenue without triggering the legal limits on tax increases or forcing cuts elsewhere in the budget.
Could set a precedent for other towns facing similar preservation and funding challenges. , by showing a way to balance land conservation with the financial stability of local services.
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Fund Local Districts for Exempt Land
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Fund Services on Tax-Exempt Land
In Assembly Committee · Local Governments · Sponsor Fred Thiele
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STATE OF NEW YORK
S. 4813 A. 6299
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
SENATE - ASSEMBLY
March 2, 2017
IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend chapter 330 of the laws of 2011 amending the town law relating to payments for certain school, fire, fire protection, and ambulance districts for lands exempt from real property taxation for purposes which implement the Peconic Bay community preservation fund, in relation to such payments
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 2 of chapter 330 of the laws of 2011 amending the town law relating to payments for certain school, fire, fire protection, and ambulance districts for lands exempt from real property taxation for purposes which implement the Peconic Bay community preservation fund, as amended by chapter 396 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
§ 2. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the town of Southampton may make annual payments from its community preservation fund to certain high-tax school, fire, fire protection, and ambulance districts, as specified in this section, located either wholly or partially within the Long Island Pine Barrens maritime reserve as defined in subdivision 2 of section 57-0107 of the environmental conservation law. Such payments may be made to mitigate the impact of the lost tax revenues from lands made wholly exempt as a result of their acquisition by the federal, state, or local government for the preservation of community character as defined in subdivision 4 of section 64-e of the town law. The following districts shall be eligible: Riverhead central school district, Hampton Bays union free school district, East-
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port-South Manor central school district, East Quogue union free school district, Riverhead fire district, Flanders fire district, Flanders - Northampton ambulance district, and the North End Quogue fire protection district. Payments made pursuant to this section shall not be included in the tax levy for purposes of calculating the tax levy limit pursuant to section 3-c of the general municipal law and section 2023-a of the education law.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that the amendments to section 2 of chapter 330 of the laws of 2011 made by section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
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Title of bill
An act to amend chapter 330 of the laws of 2011 amending the town law relating to payments for certain school, fire, fire protection, and ambulance districts for lands exempt from real property taxation for purposes which implement the Peconic Bay community preservation fund, in relation to such payments
Purpose
To make clear that payments made from the Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund (CPF) to schools and other special districts are not included as part of the tax levy.
Summary of provisions
Section 1. Section 2 of Chapter 330 of the Laws of 2011 amending the town law relating to payments for certain school, fire, fire protection and ambulance districts for lands exempt from real property taxation for purposes which implements the Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund, as added by Chapter 396 of the Laws of 2015, is amended to provide that CPF payments made pursuant to this section be not included in the tax levy for purposes of calculating the tax levy limit pursuant to section 3-c of the general municipal law and section 2023-a of the education law.
Section 2. Provides for the effective date.
Justification
Under current law, the Town of Southampton is permitted to make annual payments from its CPF to certain high-tax school, fire, fire protection and ambulance districts which have been taken off the tax rolls. As such, the riverhead Central School District, Hampton Bays Union Free School district, the Eastport-South Manor Central School district and the East Quogue Union Free School district are eligible to receive payments from the CPF for protected lands within such school districts to help mitigate the impact of the lost tax revenues and reduce the burden on taxpayers. However, these payments are added to the tax base growth factor and in some cases, are contributing to districts exceeding the 2% tax levy limit.
This legislation would provide that payments made from the Peconic Bay CPF to schools and other special districts will not be included as part of the tax levy.
Legislative history
2016 S.7769/A.10142
Fiscal implications
TBD.
Effective date
Immediately.
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