New York Assembly Bill A03486 Latest Draft

   
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3486--A R. R. 441 2023-2024 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY February 3, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DeSTEFANO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Real Property Taxation -- reported and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means -- reported and referred to the Committee on Rules -- ordered to a third reading, passed by Assembly and deliv- ered to the Senate, recalled from the Senate, vote reconsidered, bill amended, ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the special 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 contrary, 2 the assessor of the town of Brookhaven, county of Suffolk, is hereby 3 authorized to accept from Al-Muneer Foundation, Inc. a not-for-profit 4 corporation, an application for exemption from real property taxes 5 pursuant to section 420-a of the real property tax law with respect to 6 the 2020-2021 assessment rolls for the parcel owned by such organization 7 located in the town of Brookhaven, located at 72 Neighborhood Road in 8 Mastic Beach, also known as district 0200, section 979.10, block 09.00, 9 lot 017.000. If accepted, the application shall be reviewed as if it had 10 been received on or before the taxable status date established for such 11 assessment rolls. 12 If satisfied that such corporation would otherwise be entitled to such 13 exemption if such corporation had filed an application for exemption by 14 the appropriate taxable status date, the assessor, upon approval of the 15 town of Brookhaven town board, may grant exemption from taxation on such 16 assessment rolls and make the appropriate corrections of the subject 17 rolls. If exemptions are granted and such corporation, therefore, shall 18 have paid any tax with respect to the subject rolls, the applicable 19 governing body or tax departments, in their sole discretion, shall 20 provide for the refund of the taxes paid, along with any fines or penal- 21 ties paid, and cancel taxes remaining unpaid. 22 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08018-03-3