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--A

                               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

        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 420-a 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 72 Neighborhood Road
     8  in Mastic Beach, also known as  district  0200,  section  979.10,  block
     9  09.00,  lot 017.000; 76 Neighborhood Road in Mastic Beach, also known as
    10  district 0200, section 979.00, block 20.00, lot 064.000; and Birch  Road
    11  in  Mastic  Beach,  also  known  as district 0200, section 979.00, block
    12  20.00, lot 057.000.
    13    If accepted, the application shall be  reviewed  as  if  it  had  been
    14  received  on  or  before  the  taxable  status date established for such
    15  rolls.   If satisfied that such  not-for-profit  religious  organization
    16  would  otherwise  be  entitled to such exemption if the organization had
    17  filed an application for  such  exemption  by  the  appropriate  taxable
    18  status  date,  the  assessor of the town of Brookhaven, upon approval by
    19  the town of Brookhaven town board, may grant an exemption from  taxation
    20  with respect to the subject rolls and make appropriate correction to the
    21  subject  rolls.    If  the  exemption is granted and such not-for-profit

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD09320-03-2
        S. 4778--A                          2

     1  religious organization shall have  paid  any  tax  with  regard  to  the
     2  subject  rolls,  the  town  of  Brookhaven  town  board may, in its sole
     3  discretion, provide for the refund of those taxes paid and cancel taxes,
     4  fines, penalties, liens or interest remaining unpaid.
     5    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.