Authorizes the town of Clarkstown to establish community preservation funds and to impose a real estate transfer tax with revenues therefrom to be deposited in the community preservation fund; provides for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof.
Increases the distribution of revenue from extending the authorization for the hotel and motel taxes in Suffolk county; provides for the support of a not-for-profit organization that manages and owns the first lighthouse built in New York, a national register of historic places site in Suffolk county that has been named a national historic landmark and is a New York state historic site.
This bill limits annual changes to property tax class rates in Haverstraw, New York, for 2026-2027. It prohibits any single property tax class from increasing its tax base proportion by more than 1% compared to the previous year's adjusted rate. The town must first pass a local law approving this limit, and if calculations would exceed the 1% threshold, the town's governing body must adjust class proportions to maintain a total of 100%. This directly affects Haverstraw property owners whose tax classifications might otherwise shift significantly year-to-year.
Gives state income tax credit to volunteer firefighters and members of a volunteer ambulance corps in good standing up to $2500; must be in good standing for a minimum of five years and maintain continued eligibility.
This bill (S 8938) amends New York State law to include Sullivan County within the definition of a "designated community" for community preservation funds. It updates two sections of state law (General Municipal Law §6-s and Tax Law §1560) to explicitly list Sullivan County alongside Putnam, Ulster, and Westchester as qualifying counties. This change directly affects Sullivan County municipalities, allowing them to access community preservation funds previously available only to the other three Hudson Valley counties. The bill makes a technical definitional update with no new funding mechanisms or eligibility criteria beyond expanding the geographic scope.
Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose real estate transfer taxes and to deposit revenue from such taxes into a community preservation fund.
This bill authorizes the town of Gardiner (in Ulster County) to impose a tax of up to 5% on hotel and motel room rentals for temporary stays (excluding guests staying 90+ consecutive days). It applies to all transient guests at hotels, motels, bed-and-breakfasts, and tourist facilities within Gardiner, but exempts government entities, nonprofit organizations, and permanent residents. The tax must be collected by the town's fiscal officer and deposited into Gardiner's general fund to support municipal services and infrastructure. The law includes specific collection procedures and a 2-year expiration date.
Permits local governments to extend the existing clergy residential property tax exemption to include clergy residing in co-ops; clarifies that the clergy property tax exemption shall not affect eligibility for certain other tax abatements.
Bill A 8013 authorizes the Nassau County assessor to accept a late application for a real property tax exemption from Winners Chapel International New York. This applies to their property at 306 Fulton Ave. for the 2022, 2023, and 2024 tax assessment rolls. If the application is accepted and approved by the assessor and the Nassau County legislature, the organization could receive the exemption as if they had applied on time. The bill also permits the refund of any taxes already paid and the cancellation of outstanding taxes, fines, or penalties for those years.
Establishes the sector partnership enhancement and reinforcement program to assist in the identification of target industry clusters and employers for creation of new local sector partnerships and to provide grants to emerging and existing local sector partnerships and to community colleges seeking to establish local sector partnerships for recruitment activities; makes an appropriation therefor.
