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                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     June 2, 2011
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SCHIMMINGER -- read once and referred to the
         Committee on Veterans' Affairs
       AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to veteran eligi-
         bility for real property tax exemptions
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 458-a of the real property tax law
    2  is amended by adding a new paragraph (b-1) to read as follows:
    3    (B-1)  EACH  COUNTY,  CITY,  TOWN  OR VILLAGE MAY ADOPT A LOCAL LAW TO
    4  AUTHORIZE VETERANS WHO HAVE NOT  BEEN  DISCHARGED  OR  RELEASED  FROM  A
    5  CURRENT,  SUBSEQUENT  MILITARY SERVICE PERIOD, BUT OTHERWISE QUALIFY FOR
    6  BOTH EXEMPTIONS PROVIDED FOR BY PARAGRAPHS (A) AND (B) OF THIS  SUBDIVI-
    7  SION, TO RECEIVE BOTH EXEMPTIONS.
    8    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD02563-01-1