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.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A8894A
SPONSOR: Blumencranz TITLE OF BILL:
An act authorizing the county of Nassau assessor to accept an applica-
tion for a real property tax exemption from Powell House
PURPOSE:
Authorizing the county of Nassau assessor to accept an application for a
real property tax exemption from Powell House.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1, Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
the assessor of the county of Nassau is herby authorized to accept from
Powell House an application for exemption from real property taxes
pursuant to section 420-a of the real property tax law with respect to
the 2004 and 2005 assessment rolls for a portion of the 2024-2025 school
taxes and a portion of the 2025 general taxes for the parcel conveyed to
such organization located at 33 Merritts Road, Village of Farmingdale,
town of Oyster Bay, county of Nassau, otherwise known as Nassau county
parcel ID section 49, block 221, lot 18. If accepted, the application
shall be reviewed as if it has been received on or before the taxable
status date established for such roll.
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
JUSTIFICATION:
The 1700's home of Thomas Powell. Powell had secured the land from
Native American tribes in 1965 as part of the Bethpage Purchase. This is
one of the oldest houses in Nassau County, The home has some of its
earliest elements such as the original stone foundation and old timber
beams that supported the original basement floor. A set of iron keys
shows the treasure that Powell House is, It's historical significance
and importance to the community prompted it purchase and preservation by
the Incorporated Village of Farmingdale.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8894--A
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
June 11, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. BLUMENCRANZ -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Real Property Taxation -- recommitted to the Committee on
Real Property Taxation in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --
committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
recommitted to said committee
AN ACT authorizing the county of Nassau assessor to accept an applica-
tion for a real property tax exemption from Powell House
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 county of Nassau is hereby authorized to accept from
3 Powell House an application for exemption from real property taxes
4 pursuant to section 420-a of the real property tax law with respect to
5 the 2024 and 2025 assessment rolls for a portion of the 2024-2025 school
6 taxes and a portion of the 2025 general taxes for the parcel conveyed to
7 such organization located at 33 Merritts Road, village of Farmingdale,
8 town of Oyster Bay, county of Nassau, otherwise known as Nassau county
9 parcel ID section 49, block 221, lot 18. If accepted, the application
10 shall be reviewed as if it had been received on or before the taxable
11 status date established for such roll.
12 If satisfied that such organization would otherwise be entitled to
13 such exemption if such organization had filed an application for
14 exemption by the appropriate taxable status date, the assessor, upon
15 approval by the Nassau county legislature, may make appropriate
16 correction to the subject rolls. If such exemption is granted and such
17 organization, therefore, shall have paid any tax with respect to the
18 subject rolls, the applicable governing body or tax department may, in
19 its sole discretion, provide for the refund of those taxes paid and
20 cancel those taxes, fines, penalties, liens or interest remaining
21 unpaid.
22 § 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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