Allows for the taxation of state property located in the city of Ogdensburg, except the lands controlled and operated on by the Ogdensburg Bridge & Port Authority.
Summary
This bill amends the real property tax law to authorize the taxation of certain state-owned land located in the City of Ogdensburg. Specifically, it adds a new subdivision to section 532 of the Real Property Tax Law covering all lands owned by the state in Ogdensburg, while expressly excluding lands controlled and operated by the Ogdensburg Bridge & Port Authority.
In practical terms, the bill would make state property in Ogdensburg subject to local property taxation, creating a new tax base for the city or other applicable local taxing jurisdictions. The exemption for property controlled and operated by the Ogdensburg Bridge & Port Authority preserves the current treatment of those lands and limits the bill’s reach to other state-owned parcels in the city.
Impact
The bill would change New York’s Real Property Tax Law by carving out an exception that permits local taxation of specified state-owned property in Ogdensburg. If enacted, it would affect state land holdings in that city by exposing them to property tax assessments, while leaving Ogdensburg Bridge & Port Authority lands outside the new tax rule. The principal parties affected would be the State of New York, the City of Ogdensburg, and any local taxing entities that rely on property tax revenue.
Sentiment
No committee transcripts or recorded votes were provided, so there is no direct evidence of support or opposition from legislative debate. Based on the bill text alone, the measure appears targeted and administrative rather than broadly controversial, with its purpose focused on local tax authority over a specific category of state property.
Contention
The main point of contention would likely be whether state-owned land should be subject to local property taxation at all, since that can shift costs from the state to local governments or vice versa. Another likely issue is the narrow geographic scope of the bill, which benefits Ogdensburg specifically and excludes Bridge & Port Authority lands, potentially raising questions about fairness, precedent, and the treatment of other state-owned properties elsewhere in New York.
Requires the New York state bridge authority, the Thousand Islands bridge authority, the Nassau county bridge authority, the Ogdensburg bridge authority, and the New York state thruway authority to develop a feasibility study to promote bicycle and pedestrian access on bridges and provide a report to the governor, temporary president of the senate, speaker of the assembly, and the public a copy of such plan.
Relating to the authority of a taxing unit to enter into an agreement to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the value of property on which a renewable energy facility is located or is planned to be located.
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