STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6203

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                      April 3, 2023
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  McDONOUGH  --  read once and referred to the
          Committee on Real Property Taxation

        AN ACT authorizing the Friendship Engine and Hose  Company  to  file  an
          application for exemption from real property taxes

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
     2  the Nassau county assessor is  hereby  authorized  to  accept  from  the
     3  Friendship  Engine  and Hose Company, Inc., an application for exemption
     4  from real property taxes pursuant to section 406 of  the  real  property
     5  tax  law  with  respect to the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 assessment rolls,
     6  for a portion of the 2021 and all the 2022 and 2023 general taxes and  a
     7  portion  of  the  2021-2022  and  all the 2022-2023 school taxes for the
     8  parcel owned by such not-for-profit corporation with such parcels  being
     9  located  at  14  Meadowbrook  Road, town of Hempstead, county of Nassau,
    10  otherwise known as Nassau county tax map  section  55,  block  100,  lot
    11  07460.
    12    If  accepted,  the  application  shall  be  reviewed as if it had been
    13  received on or before the  taxable  status  date  established  for  such
    14  assessment rolls. If satisfied that such organization would otherwise be
    15  entitled to such exemption if such organization had filed an application
    16  for exemption by the appropriate taxable status date, the assessor, upon
    17  approval  by the Nassau county legislature, may grant exemption from all
    18  taxation and make appropriate corrections to the subject roll.  If  such
    19  exemption  is  granted and such organization, therefore, shall have paid
    20  any tax with respect to the subject roll, the applicable governing  body
    21  or tax department may, in its sole discretion, provide for the refund of
    22  the  taxes  paid, along with any fines or penalties paid, and cancel any
    23  taxes, fines, penalties, interest, or tax liens remaining unpaid.
    24    § 2. 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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