New York Senate Bill S08166 Latest Draft

   
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8166  IN SENATE January 10, 2024 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MURRAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT authorizing the Mount Olive Pentecostal Church of Faith to file an application for retroactive real property tax exemption 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 in the county of Suffolk is here- 3 by authorized to accept from Mount Olive Pentecostal Church of Faith, 4 Inc., an application for exemption from real property taxes pursuant to 5 section 420-a of the real property tax law with respect to the 6 2019--2020 assessment roll for the parcels owned by such organization, 7 with such parcels being located at 17 Sander Court, in the hamlet of 8 Middle Island, town of Brookhaven, county of Suffolk, otherwise known as 9 Suffolk county tax map district 0200, section 504.00, block 01.00, lot 10 003.004. If accepted, the application shall be reviewed as if it had 11 been received on or before the taxable status dates established for such 12 rolls. 13 If satisfied that such organization would otherwise be entitled to 14 such exemption if such organization had acquired the subject property 15 and filed an application for exemption by the appropriate taxable status 16 date, the assessor, upon approval by the town board, may grant exemption 17 from all taxation beginning on the date of the conveyance of such parcel 18 to such organization, and make appropriate corrections to the subject 19 rolls. If such exemption is granted and such organization therefore 20 shall have paid any tax with respect to the subject rolls, the governing 21 body or tax department may, in its sole discretion, provide for the 22 refund of those taxes paid and cancel any taxes, fines, penalties, 23 interest or tax liens remaining unpaid. 24 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14023-01-4