BILL NUMBER: S6251
SPONSOR: SKOUFIS
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the real property tax law, in relation to subjecting
certain state lands to real property taxation
 
PURPOSE:
To provide for taxation for county purpose of lands owned by the State
of New York for reforestation purposes.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Amends Real Property Tax Law section 534(1) to delete the
reference "except county purposes," thereby making lands acquired pursu-
ant to section 9-0501 of the Environmental Conservation Law for refores-
tation purposes subject to taxation by counties.
Section 2: Sets effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
To address growing property-tax inequities, this legislation would
subject all wild or forest lands owned by the State to local real prop-
erty taxation, similar to such lands owned by the state in Orange Coun-
ty.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
Senate
2017: S6268A, Referred to Local Government
2018: S6268A, Reported and Committed to Finance
2019: S1677, Referred to Local Government
2020: S1677, Referred to Local Government
2021: S1791, Referred to Local Government
2022: S1791, Referred to Local Government
2023: S1882, Referred to Local Government
2024: S1882, Referred to Local Government
Assembly
2017: A7957A, Amend and Recommit to Real Property Taxation
2018: A7957A, Referred to Real Property Taxation
2019: A8018, Referred to Real Property Taxation
2020: A8018, Referred to Real Property Taxation
2021: A214, Referred to Real Property Taxation
2022: A214, Referred to Real Property Taxation
2023: A2713, Referred to Real Property Taxation
2024: A2713, Referred to Real Property Taxation
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately