Authorizes Powell House, in the village of Farmingdale, county of Nassau, to apply for and receive a retroactive property tax exemption with respect to the 2024-2025 school tax assessment rolls and the 2025 general tax assessment roll.
Authorizes the assessor of the town of Brookhaven, county of Suffolk, to accept an application for a real property tax exemption from Ministerios Sion, Inc. for all of the 2024 general taxes and all of the 2023-2024 school taxes.
Authorizes the town of Rhinebeck, county of Dutchess, to establish hotel and motel taxes within such town; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.
Bill S 7820 authorizes the town of Gardiner, in Ulster County, to implement a local tax on hotel and motel room rentals. This tax would apply to transient guests staying in hotels, motels, bed and breakfast facilities, or tourist accommodations within the town. The maximum tax rate is set at five percent of the daily rental cost, but it would not apply to permanent residents staying 90 or more consecutive days, government entities, or certain non-profit organizations. Hotel and motel owners would collect this tax, which would then be deposited into Gardiner's general fund for use on municipal services and infrastructure. This authorization is temporary and will expire two years after the bill takes effect.
This bill authorizes Herkimer County to impose a 5% tax on overnight hotel, motel, and bed-and-breakfast stays. It applies to businesses renting rooms for lodging (excluding government entities, nonprofits, and guests staying 90+ consecutive days). The county can implement this tax via local law, with revenue funding the county's general fund. The tax rate is capped at 5% of the room's daily rental price, and collection mechanisms mirror existing county tax processes.
Authorizes the village of Atlantic Beach, county of Nassau to impose a three percent hotel, motel and beach club tax; defines "beach club" as a facility formed, organized or operated by any person, firm or corporation, located on or contiguous to an ocean beach, permitting sunbathing, swimming and other allied recreation activities, including such uses operated by a hotel, cooperative complex or other entity; makes related provisions.
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.
Extends limitations on the shift between classes of taxable property in the town of Clarkstown, county of Rockland for an additional year for 2026-2027.
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 extends the legal authority for local governments to make temporary investments until July 1, 2029. It amends existing state laws to update the expiration date for these investment rules, ensuring that funds invested under the current framework remain protected through the new deadline. The legislation applies immediately to local municipalities and includes a provision to maintain conditions for investments made before the act's original expiration date. By updating the timeline, the bill allows local officials to continue managing their surplus funds according to established guidelines for an additional three years.
