NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A9411
SPONSOR: Kay TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the general municipal law and the tax law, in relation
to including Sullivan county as a designated community for purposes of
community preservation funds
PURPOSE:
To allow municipalities in Sullivan County to establish locally tailored
farmland preservation plans funded through a real property transfer tax.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends paragraph (d) of subdivision 1 of section 6-s of the
general municipal law, as amended by chapter 608 of the laws of 2019 to
include Sullvan County as a "Designated Community"
Section 2 amends subdivision 11 of section 1560 of the tax law, as
amended by chapter 608 of laws of 2019 to include Sullivan County as a
"Designated Community"
Section 4 establishes the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
Sullivan County municipalities have expressed interest in creating their
own Open Space and Farmland Protection Programs through the establish-
ment of Community Preservation Programs. These Programs would allow
municipalities to develop plans and provide funds, through the imposi-
tion of a real property transfer tax, for the protection_and preserva-
tion of farm lands within their communities.
This has the full support of the Sullivan County Agriculture and Farm-
land Protection Board as well as the Sullivan County Legislature as they
identify protecting farmland as a priority strategy for sustaining the
county's agricultural economy and rural character and will use the
Community Preservation Program to further these goals.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
None.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT:
None to the state.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Shall take place immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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9411
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
December 19, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. KAY -- read once and referred to the Committee on
Local Governments
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law and the tax law, in relation
to including Sullivan county as a designated community for purposes of
community preservation funds
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 1 of section 6-s of the gener-
2 al municipal law, as amended by chapter 608 of the laws of 2019, is
3 amended to read as follows:
4 (d) "Designated community" means any town or city within the Hudson
5 Valley counties of Putnam, Sullivan, Ulster, or Westchester.
6 § 2. Subdivision 11 of section 1560 of the tax law, as amended by
7 chapter 608 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
8 11. "Designated community" means any town or city within the Hudson
9 Valley counties of Putnam, Sullivan, Ulster, or Westchester.
10 § 3. 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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