NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A8794
SPONSOR: Brown E TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend to amend chapter 846 of the laws of 1970, amending the
county law relating to payment in lieu of taxes for property acquired
for park or recreational purposes, in relation to extending the term of
effectiveness of such chapter
PURPOSE:
To extend until June 30, 2030 the authorization to Nassau County to make
payments in lieu of taxes on certain parklands in Lido Beach-Point Look-
out area.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 2 of Chapter 846 of the Laws of 1970 amending the County law is
amended as it pertains to the payment in lieu of taxes by Nassau County
to certain districts in the Lido Beach area by extending its termination
date from June 30, 2025 to June 30, 2030.
Section 2 sets forth the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
The Long Beach City School District has reached its constitutional tax
limit so that these payments have now become crucial to its fiscal
wellbeing. Similar bills extending this legislation have been passed and
signed into law on five prior occasions (1975-80, 1980-85, 1985-90,
1990-95, 1995-2000, 2000-2005, 2005-2010, 2010-2015, 2015-2020,
2020-2025.)
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
Chapter 58 of 2020;
Chapter 41 of 2015;
Chapter 248 of 2010; and
Chapter 130 of 2005.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None to the State.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This bill would take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8794
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
June 5, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. E. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend to amend chapter 846 of the laws of 1970, amending the
county law relating to payment in lieu of taxes for property acquired
for park or recreational purposes, in relation to extending the term
of effectiveness of such chapter
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 2 of chapter 846 of the laws of 1970, amending the
2 county law relating to payment in lieu of taxes for property acquired
3 for park or recreational purposes, as amended by section 1 of item U of
4 subpart B of part XXX of chapter 58 of the laws of 2020, is amended to
5 read as follows:
6 § 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 1970 but shall be operative
7 only to and including June 30, [2025] 2030.
8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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