What's happening
This bill allows state-owned correctional facility lands in certain school districts to be taxed for school funding purposes.
Why it matters
Potentially increases local school funding. Allowing these specific state-owned correctional facility lands to be taxed for school purposes means more property tax revenue could flow directly to the affected school districts, potentially improving education resources and services.
Shifts some state financial burden to the state government. Since the state owns these properties, the state would effectively pay property taxes to local school districts, redistributing state funds and possibly impacting state budget allocations.
Creates precedent for taxing state property. This exception could set a precedent for similar measures elsewhere, raising broader questions about the treatment of tax-exempt state lands and the balance between state and local fiscal responsibilities.
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Tax State Land for Schools
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- Held for consideration in real property taxation
- Referred to real property taxation
- Referred to real property taxation
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Tax State-Owned Prison Land
In Senate Committee · Local Government · Sponsor Patrick M. Gallivan
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STATE OF NEW YORK
5152
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 7, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. DiPIETRO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Real Property Taxation
AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to allowing for the taxation of state property for schools
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 536 of the real property tax law is amended by adding a new paragraph (h) to read as follows:
(h) Lands owned by the state for use as correctional facilities, as such term is defined pursuant to paragraph (a) of subdivision four of section two of the correction law, exclusive of the improvements erected thereon by the state, situate in the following school districts:
(i) Alden central school district in Erie county;
(ii) Gowanda central school district in Erie county; and
(iii) Attica central school district in Wyoming county.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02863-01-9
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