STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         9546--A
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                     March 16, 2016
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. BUCHWALD, CAHILL, COOK, FAHY, HOOPER, PAULIN,
          RICHARDSON, SKOUFIS, MONTESANO,  MURRAY,  RA,  RAIA,  GALEF,  WOERNER,
          LAVINE,  LALOR,  OTIS, STECK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DUPREY,
          ENGLEBRIGHT, GIGLIO, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Real Property  Taxation  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
          ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the real property tax law, in relation to changes in
          assessment for businesses that make payments in lieu of taxes
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  The  real  property  tax  law  is amended by adding a new
     2  section 561 to read as follows:
     3    § 561. Payments in lieu of  taxes;  change  of  assessment;  effective
     4  date.    Notwithstanding  any  other provision of law, when a payment in
     5  lieu of taxes property assessment is challenged  through  the  grievance
     6  process,  any  reduction  in school taxes that is awarded shall not take
     7  effect until the following taxable status year.
     8    § 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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