Bill Text: NY S07297 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 7297 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Authorizes the town of New Windsor, in the county of Orange, to grant a real property tax assessment reduction for the 2011 tax year for a certain parcel of land that was destroyed by Hurricane Irene, and has been condemned and ordered demolished.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-06-18 - referred to real property taxation [S07297 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S07297-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7297
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      May 2, 2012
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  LARKIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
       AN ACT to authorize the town of New Windsor, in the county of Orange, to
         grant a retroactive real  property  tax  assessment  reduction  for  a
         certain parcel destroyed by Hurricane Irene
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the  contrary,  the
    2  town  of New Windsor, in the county of Orange, acting by and through its
    3  town board, is hereby authorized to grant a  retroactive  real  property
    4  tax  assessment  reduction commencing on the taxable status date for the
    5  2011 tax year, for the parcel owned by Robert L. and Jamene  C.  Kopman,
    6  located  at 350 Butternut Drive, otherwise known as section 80, block 5,
    7  lot 11; which was destroyed by Hurricane Irene on August 28,  2011,  was
    8  condemned on August 29, 2011, and has been ordered to be demolished.
    9    S 2. The town board of the town of New Windsor is authorized to assess
   10  such  parcel  at a value of $300 for the 2011 tax year. If such retroac-
   11  tive real property tax assessment reduction is granted, such town  board
   12  is authorized to provide for a refund of those taxes paid and cancel any
   13  taxes,  fines,  penalties,  interest  or  tax liens which accrued on any
   14  amount in excess of the taxes owed due to the reduced assessment granted
   15  pursuant to this act.
   16    S 3. 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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