Bill Text: NY S06297 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Amended

New York Senate Bill 6297 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Authorizes Divya Jyoti Jagrati Sansthan, Inc. of the Town of Hempstead to apply for a retroactive real property tax exemption for a certain parcel in the county of Nassau.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-07-18 - SIGNED CHAP.203 [S06297 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S06297-Amended.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        6297--A
           Cal. No. 225
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 23, 2012
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  SKELOS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
         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  to  authorize the assessor of the county of Nassau to accept an
         application for exemption from real  property  tax  from  Divya  Jyoti
         Jagritit  Sansthan, Inc.   for a parcel of land located in the town of
         Hempstead
         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 assessor of the county of Nassau is hereby authorized to accept from
    3  Divya  Jyoti  Jagritit Sansthan, Inc.  an application for exemption from
    4  real property taxes pursuant to section 420-a of the real  property  tax
    5  law  with  respect  to  the 2010-2011 assessment roll, with respect to a
    6  portion of the 2010-2011 school taxes and a portion of the 2011  general
    7  taxes,  and  for  the  2011-2012  assessment  roll  with  respect to the
    8  2011-2012 school taxes and  the  2012  general  taxes,  for  the  parcel
    9  located  in  the town of Hempstead at 2026 Grand Avenue, Baldwin, other-
   10  wise known as section 54, block 24, lot 282.
   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.
   14    If satisfied that such organization would  otherwise  be  entitled  to
   15  such  exemption  if  such  organization  had  filed  an  application for
   16  exemption by the appropriate taxable status  date,  the  assessor,  upon
   17  approval  of the Nassau county legislature, may grant exemption from all
   18  taxation beginning with the date of acquisition  of  the  properties  by
   19  such organization and make appropriate corrections to the subject rolls.
   20  If  such exemption is granted and such organization therefore shall have
   21  paid any tax with respect to the subject rolls, the  governing  body  or
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD11695-05-2
       S. 6297--A                          2
    1  tax  department  may,  in its sole discretion, provide for the refund of
    2  those taxes paid and cancel taxes, fines,  penalties,  interest  or  tax
    3  liens remaining unpaid.
    4    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.