STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6428 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 13, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. WEBER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT in relation to authorizing the Thiells-Roseville Fire District to file an application for exemption from school taxes and real property taxes 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 Haverstraw, county of Rockland, is hereby 3 authorized to accept from the Thiells-Roseville Fire District, an appli- 4 cation for exemption from school taxes and real property taxes pursuant 5 to section 464 of the real property tax law with respect to the 6 2024-2025 assessment roll, for the parcels owned by such organization, 7 with such parcels being located at 1 Angelus Drive, 69 West Ramapo Road, 8 63 West Ramapo Road, 63A West Ramapo Road, and 65 West Ramapo Road in 9 the town of Haverstraw, county of Rockland, otherwise known as Rockland 10 county tax map, sections 26.09-4-11, 26.09-4-12, 26.09-4-15, 26.09-4-14, 11 and 26.09-4-13. 12 If accepted, the application shall be reviewed as if it had been 13 received on or before the taxable status date established for such roll. 14 If satisfied that such organization would otherwise be entitled to such 15 exemption if such organization had filed an application for exemption by 16 the appropriate taxable status date, the assessor, upon approval by the 17 town of Haverstraw governing board, may grant exemption from all taxa- 18 tion and make appropriate corrections to the subject roll. If such 19 exemption is granted and such organization therefore shall have paid any 20 tax with respect to the subject roll, the applicable governing body or 21 tax department may, in its sole discretion, provide for the refund of 22 the taxes paid, along with any fines or penalties paid, and cancel any 23 taxes, fines, penalties, 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. LBD09602-02-5