What's happening
This bill extends Nassau County's authority to impose hotel and motel taxes and related provisions until December 31, 2019.
Why it matters
Ensures continued revenue stream for Nassau County. By extending the expiration date of the hotel and motel tax, the county can maintain funding for local services, infrastructure, and potentially tourism-related projects that rely on this revenue.
Prevents tax policy disruption for local businesses. Without this extension, hotels and motels might have faced rapid changes to their tax obligations, causing uncertainty for their financial planning and operations.
Stabilizes county budgeting and fiscal planning. The extension allows county officials to plan for at least two more years of predictable income from these taxes, aiding in long-term fiscal stability and commitments.
Signals ongoing state support for local taxation powers. The bill demonstrates the state legislature’s willingness to allow Nassau County to manage its own revenue-generating mechanisms, which could influence similar requests from other counties.
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Extend Nassau Hotel Tax
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History
- Referred to investigations and government operations
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to ways and means
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 57–6
- Ordered to third reading cal.1567
- Referred to rules
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STATE OF NEW YORK
5959
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
May 8, 2017
Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to extending the authority of the county of Nassau to impose hotel and motel taxes in Nassau county; and to amend chapter 179 of the laws of 2000, amending the tax law, relating to hotel and motel taxes in Nassau county and a surcharge on tickets to places of entertainment in such county, in relation to extending certain provisions thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 1202-q of the tax law, as amended by chapter 323 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
(7) Such local law shall provide for the imposition of a hotel or motel tax for a period to expire on December thirty-first, two thousand [seventeen] nineteen.
§ 2. Section 6 of chapter 179 of the laws of 2000, amending the tax law, relating to hotel and motel taxes in Nassau county and a surcharge on tickets to places of entertainment in such county, as amended by chapter 323 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
§ 6. This act shall take effect immediately, except that section five of this act shall take effect on the same date as a chapter of the laws of 2000 amending the public authorities law and the tax law relating to creating the Nassau county interim finance authority takes effect; provided, further, that sections two, three and four of this act shall expire and be deemed repealed December 31, [2017] 2019.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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Title of bill
An act to amend the tax law, in relation to extending the authority of the county of Nassau to impose hotel and motel taxes in Nassau county; and to amend chapter 179 of the laws of 2000, amending the tax law, relating to hotel and motel taxes in Nassau county and a surcharge on tickets to places of entertainment in such county, in relation to extending certain provisions thereof
Description
This bill extends until December 31, 2019 Nassau County's authority to impose: (i) a hotel and motel tax; (ii) a surcharge on tickets to places of entertainment in the County; (iii) a charge for searching and copying police accident reports and photographs; and (iv) charges for services rendered by the Nassau County Traffic and Parking Violations Agency.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 of the bill amends Subdivision 7 of Section 1202-q of the tax law, to extend until December 31, 2019 the authority for Nassau County to impose a hotel and motel tax.
Section 2 of the bill amends Section 6 of Chapter 179 of the Laws of 2000, to extend until December 31, 2019: (i) Tax Law § I 202(d), authorizing Nassau County to impose an "entertainment surcharge" on tickets to places of entertainment in the County; (ii) Public Officers Law § 66-a(3), authorizing Nassau County to impose a $10 fee for searching for and copying police accident reports; and (iii) General Municipal Law § 99-1(2), authorizing Nassau County to receive service charges for services of the Nassau County Traffic and Parking Violations Agency.
Effective Date. The bill would become effective immediately.
Reasons for support
Nassau County's authority to impose a hotel and motel tax, an entertainment surcharge, a police accident report search fee, and service charges for services rendered by the Nassau County Traffic and Parking Violations Agency all expire on December 31, 2015. While Nassau County has made major progress in managing its finances in recent years, it continues to face financial challenges. The County is continuing to address its financial difficulties on many fronts: cost-cutting, stream- lining government agencies, restructuring debt, and other measures of fiscal discipline. At this point, however, loss of monies flowing from the currently authorized level of hotel and motel taxes and the other aforementioned charges would have severe consequences for the County's financial status. By extending the authorization until December 31, 2019, this bill would assure that the County will be able to count on the same level of taxation in its attempts to regain financial health while continuing to supply acceptable levels of services to its citizens.
Fiscal implications
None to the State; the hotel and motel tax and other surcharges authorized by this legislation generates nearly four million dollars annually in essential revenue for the County. This revenue promotes travel and tourism that benefits the County.
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