What's happening
This bill adds Orange County to the list of Hudson Valley counties eligible as "designated communities" for community preservation funds.
Why it matters
Expanding eligibility to Orange County means local governments there can now create or strengthen community preservation programs, using funds for land conservation, open space, historic preservation, and similar initiatives.
Residents in Orange County could see increased investment in protecting natural resources, improving parks, safeguarding water quality, and preserving local character, potentially impacting property values and quality of life.
The inclusion may lead to new real estate transfer taxes or fees in Orange County, as these are common funding mechanisms for community preservation funds, affecting buyers and sellers in the housing market.
Regional planning and collaboration opportunities may grow, as Orange County joins other Hudson Valley counties with access to these preservation tools, possibly influencing broader environmental and land use strategies.
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History
- Referred to local government
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Amended on third reading 7699b
- Ordered to third reading cal.288
- Returned to assembly
- Died in senate
- Referred to rules
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.403
- Rules report cal.403
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- Reported
- Reported referred to rules
- Reported referred to ways and means
- Print number 7699a
- Amend (t) and recommit to local governments
- Referred to local governments
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Add Orange County to Preservation Fund
In Senate Committee · Local Government · Sponsor Jen Metzger
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STATE OF NEW YORK
7699--B Cal. No. 288
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 16, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, JACOBSON, SCHMITT, BRABENEC, L. ROSEN- THAL, GOTTFRIED, B. MILLER, THIELE, STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law and the tax law, in relation to the definition of designated community for community preservation funds
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 1 of section 6-s of the general municipal law, as amended by chapter 608 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
(d) "Designated community" means any town or city within the Hudson Valley counties of Putnam, Ulster, Orange or Westchester.
§ 2. Subdivision 11 of section 1560 of the tax law, as amended by chapter 608 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
11. "Designated community" means any town or city within the Hudson Valley counties of Putnam, Ulster, Orange or Westchester.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11757-05-0
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