Bill Text: NY S07008 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Authorizes the City of Troy, County of Rensselaer, to enter into a PILOT Agreement with Hillside Redevelopment Associates, granting an exemption from real property taxes.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-06-06 - SUBSTITUTED BY A7270 [S07008 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S07008-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         7008--A

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                      May 16, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  ASHBY  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Cities  2  --  committee
          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
          to said committee

        AN  ACT  in  relation  to  permitting  the City of Troy to retroactively
          extend a real property tax exemption to Hillside Redevelopment Associ-
          ates

          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  City  of  Troy  is  hereby  authorized  to enter into a retroactive
     3  Payment-In-Lieu Of Tax Agreement ("PILOT Agreement") with Hillside Rede-
     4  velopment Associates, a New York limited partnership  and  redevelopment
     5  company,  granting  an  exemption  from  real property taxes pursuant to
     6  section 125 of the private housing finance law for the  2022  assessment
     7  roll, for the parcels located in the City of Troy, as set forth in Sche-
     8  dule "A" to the PILOT Agreement and more particularly identified below:

     9        CURRENT ADDRESS                   SECTION-BLOCK-LOT NUMBER
    10        2 Oakwood Ter.                    101.23-7-12
    11        2 Oakwood Ave.                    101.23-3-9
    12        65 Middleburgh St.                90.79-4-6
    13        379 Eighth St.                    101.22-14-3
    14        432 Eighth St.                    90.79-4-40
    15        488-492 Eighth St.                90.79-4-52
    16        243 Ninth St.                     101.23-5-28
    17        259 Ninth St.                     101.23-5-21
    18        261 Ninth St.                     101.23-5-20
    19        266 Ninth St.                     101.23-6-32
    20        274 Ninth St.                     101.23-6-36
    21        312 Ninth St.                     101.23-2-13

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11414-02-3
        S. 7008--A                          2

     1        319 Ninth St.                     90.79-4-37
     2        320 Ninth St.                     90.79-5-39
     3        335 Ninth St.                     90.79-4-28
     4        349 Ninth St.                     90.79-4-21
     5        357 Ninth St.                     90.79-4-18
     6        360 Ninth St.                     90.79-5-54
     7        399 Ninth St.                     90.71-8-10
     8        371 Tenth St.                     101.23-6-7.2
     9        497 Tenth St.                     90.71-10-9
    10        498-500 Tenth St.                 90.71-10-1

    11    The  PILOT  Agreement,  and  the exemption conferred thereby, shall be
    12  effective as if the PILOT Agreement had been fully executed and approved
    13  by the City Council of the City of Troy on or before the taxable  status
    14  dates  established  for  the  applicable roll. Upon approval by the City
    15  Council of the City of Troy and execution by all parties,  the  assessor
    16  of  the  City  of  Troy  may  grant exemption from all taxation and make
    17  appropriate corrections to the applicable roll.  Upon  the  granting  of
    18  exemption  and  such organization therefore shall have paid any tax with
    19  respect to the applicable roll, the governing  body  or  tax  department
    20  may,  in its sole discretion, provide for the refund of those taxes paid
    21  and cancel any taxes, fines, penalties, interest, or tax liens remaining
    22  unpaid.
    23    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.