Bill Text: NY A05309 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 5309 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to the taxation of agricultural and horticultural lands in the town of Hempstead, Nassau county.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to real property taxation [A05309 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A05309-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5309
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 15, 2011
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. HOOPER, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to
         the Committee on Real Property Taxation
       AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to  the  taxation
         of  agricultural  and  horticultural  lands  in the town of Hempstead,
         Nassau county
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1. Subdivision 3 of section 483 of the real property tax law,
    2  as added by chapter 1092 of the laws of 1968 and as renumbered by  chap-
    3  ter 797 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
    4    3.  The  term "lands actively devoted to agricultural or horticultural
    5  use" shall mean lands not less than five acres in area actually used  in
    6  bona  fide  agricultural  and  horticultural  production  and  operation
    7  carried on for profit, EXCEPT THAT ON AND AFTER THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF
    8  THE CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN WHICH AMENDED THIS SUBDI-
    9  VISION, IF SUCH LAND IS LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD IN NASSAU COUN-
   10  TY,  SUCH  TERM  SHALL MEAN LANDS NOT LESS THAN ONE ACRE IN AREA SO USED
   11  FOR SUCH PURPOSES.
   12    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to assess-
   13  ment rolls prepared on the basis of taxable status dates occurring on or
   14  after such date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD06879-01-1