Bill Text: NY S04778 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Authorizes the assessor of the town of Brookhaven to accept an application for exemption from real property taxes from Al-Muneer Foundation, Inc., a not-for-profit religious organization.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2022-11-21 - SIGNED CHAP.621 [S04778 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-S04778-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         4778--B
            Cal. No. 936

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                    February 11, 2021
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        Introduced by Sens. WEIK, MATTERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and
          when  printed  to be committed to the Committee on Local Government --
          recommitted to the Committee on Local Government  in  accordance  with
          Senate  Rule  6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
          reprinted as amended and recommitted to  said  committee  --  reported
          favorably  from  said  committee,  ordered to first and second report,
          ordered to a third reading, passed by  Senate  and  delivered  to  the
          Assembly,  recalled,  vote  reconsidered,  restored  to third reading,
          amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place  in  the  order  of
          third reading

        AN ACT in relation to authorizing the assessor of the town of Brookhaven
          to  accept an  application for exemption from real property taxes from
          Al-Muneer Foundation, Inc.

          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 contra-
     2  ry, the assessor of the town  of  Brookhaven  is  hereby  authorized  to
     3  accept  from  Al-Muneer  Foundation,  Inc.,  a  not-for-profit religious
     4  organization, an application for  exemption  from  real  property  taxes
     5  pursuant  to  section 462 of the real property tax law for the 2019-2020
     6  and 2020-2021 assessment rolls for the parcels owned by  such  organiza-
     7  tion  located in the town of Brookhaven, located at 76 Neighborhood Road
     8  in Mastic Beach, also known as  district  0200,  section  979.00,  block
     9  20.00,  lot  064.000;  and  Birch  Road  in  Mastic Beach, also known as
    10  district 0200, section 979.00, block 20.00, lot 057.000.
    11    If accepted, the application shall be  reviewed  as  if  it  had  been
    12  received  on  or  before  the  taxable  status date established for such
    13  rolls.   If satisfied that such  not-for-profit  religious  organization
    14  would  otherwise  be  entitled to such exemption if the organization had
    15  filed an application for  such  exemption  by  the  appropriate  taxable
    16  status  date,  the  assessor of the town of Brookhaven, upon approval by

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD09320-06-2
        S. 4778--B                          2

     1  the town of Brookhaven town board, may grant an exemption from  taxation
     2  with respect to the subject rolls and make appropriate correction to the
     3  subject  rolls.    If  the  exemption is granted and such not-for-profit
     4  religious  organization  shall  have  paid  any  tax  with regard to the
     5  subject rolls, the town of  Brookhaven  town  board  may,  in  its  sole
     6  discretion, provide for the refund of those taxes paid and cancel taxes,
     7  fines, penalties, liens or interest remaining unpaid.
     8    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.