What's happening
This bill extends and increases the additional sales tax authorization for Cortland County through November 30, 2019.
Why it matters
Extending the additional sales tax allows Cortland County to maintain or potentially increase local revenues. , which can support county services, infrastructure, or offset property taxes, directly impacting residents and local businesses.
Raising the authorized extra sales tax rate to one and a half percent above the standard rate gives the county greater fiscal flexibility. , potentially helping to address budget shortfalls or fund new initiatives without immediate reliance on state aid.
Extending the authorization through November 2019 ensures continuity and stability in the county’s budget planning. , reducing uncertainty for both county government and entities that depend on county funding.
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Raise Cortland Sales Tax
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History
- Recommit, enacting clause stricken
- Referred to investigations and government operations
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STATE OF NEW YORK
5666
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
April 24, 2017
Introduced by Sen. SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Government Operations
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to extending the authorization for imposition of and increasing the amount of additional sales tax in the county of Cortland
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Clause 12 of subparagraph (i) of the opening paragraph of section 1210 of the tax law, as amended by chapter 113 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
(12) the county of Cortland is hereby further authorized and empowered to adopt and amend local laws, ordinances, or resolutions imposing such taxes at a rate which is one and a half percent additional to the three percent rate authorized above in this paragraph for such county for the period beginning September first, nineteen hundred ninety-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.
LBD10923-01-7
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Title of bill
An act to amend the tax law, in relation to extending the authorization for imposition of and increasing the amount of additional sales tax in the county of Cortland
Purpose
To authorize the Cortland County Legislature to impose an additional half percent (.5%) sales tax for a two-year period.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends section 1210 of the tax law to extend the authorization for Cortland County to impose an additional half percent (.5%) sales tax until November 30, 2019.
Section 2 states the effective date.
Existing law
The law expires on November 30, 2017.
Justification
The Cortland County Legislature has approved a resolution (No. 142-17) requesting that the New York State Legislature introduce and enact a bill to authorize the county to impose an additional half percent sales tax for the period through November 30, 2019.
Legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
None to the state.
Effective date
Immediate.
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