What's happening
This bill exempts properties in the Shelter Rock library district that are also in the Bryant library district from Shelter Rock library taxes.
Why it matters
Prevents double taxation for property owners. who live in the overlap between Shelter Rock and Bryant library districts, ensuring they are not required to pay library taxes to both districts for the same property.
Clarifies service responsibility and tax flows. by officially designating affected properties as part of the Bryant library district for library services and tax purposes, removing ambiguity about which library district is accountable.
May impact funding and resource allocation. for the Shelter Rock library district, as it will no longer receive tax revenue from properties that are also taxed by the Bryant district, potentially influencing district budgets and services.
Reflects an effort to align tax burdens with actual library service provision. ensuring that residents only pay taxes to the district from which they receive library services, which could set a precedent for handling overlapping special districts elsewhere.
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Who cares
- Likely support
Property owners in both library districts
Parcels also taxed to support the Bryant library district would no longer be subject to Shelter Rock library district taxes.
Shelter Rock library district
The district would be barred from imposing library taxes on qualifying parcels within the overlapping district boundaries.
Bryant library district
Properties relieved of Shelter Rock library taxes would be deemed within Bryant’s service area for all purposes and remain subject to taxes supporting Bryant.
Headline styles
End Double Library Taxes
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
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History
- Referred to libraries and education technology
- Referred to libraries and education technology
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
End Double Library Taxes
In Senate Committee · Local Government · Sponsor Anna Kaplan
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
8202
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
June 7, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Libraries and Education Technology
AN ACT in relation to removing library taxes of the Shelter Rock library district from real property located in that portion of such library district that is located within the Bryant library district
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Shelter Rock library district, located in the town of North Hempstead, county of Nassau, shall not impose any library tax for the support of the library district upon any parcel of real property located within such library district which is also located within the Bryant library district and subject to real property taxes to support the Bryant library district. For all purposes, any real property removed from the library portion of Shelter Rock library district taxes pursuant to this act shall be deemed to be within the service area of the Bryant library district established pursuant to an absolute charter granted by the board of regents on behalf of the education department and shall be subject to taxation for the support of such district.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to assessment rolls prepared on the basis of taxable status dates occurring on or after such date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11080-01-9
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