NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING - LOCAL LAW TO OPT OUT OF THE EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION FOR CERTAIN ENERGY SYSTEMS UNDER REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW §487
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Town Board of the Town of Ramapo, that pursuant to the provisions of the Town Law of the State of New York, a public hearing will be held at 7:00 o'clock P.M. (Prevailing Time) 10901, on the 9th day of February, 2022 at the Ramapo Town Hall, 237 Route 59, Suffern, New York, and VIA ZOOM (link available on the Town website at www.ramapo.org) to consider the adoption of a local law entitled “LOCAL LAW TO OPT OUT OF THE EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION FOR CERTAIN ENERGY SYSTEMS UNDER REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW §487, as most recently amended by Chapter 59 of the Session Laws of 2021”,which local law shall provide as follows:
LOCAL LAW TO OPT OUT OF THE EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION FOR CERTAIN ENERGY SYSTEMS UNDER REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW §487, as most recently amended by Chapter 59 of the Session Laws of 2021
BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Ramapo as follows:
SECTION 1 TITLE
This Local Law shall be entitled “A Local Law to Opt Out of the Exemption from Taxation for Certain Energy Systems”
SECTION 2 AUTHORITY
This Local Law is enacted pursuant to §487 of the New York State Real Property Tax Law, as most recently amended by Chapter 59 of the Session Laws of 2021.
SECTION 3 INTENT AND PURPOSE
Pursuant to subsection 8 of the said §487 of the New York State Real Property Tax Law, the Town of Ramapo by this Local Law provides that no exemption under §487 of the Real Property Tax Law shall be applicable to real property in the Town, including and with respect to solar or wind energy systems constructed subsequent to the effective date of this Local Law, nor for any micro-hydroelectric energy system, fuel cell electric generating system, micro-combined heat and power generating equipment system, electric energy storage equipment or electric energy storage system, or fuel-flexible linear generator electric generating system constructed subsequent to the effective date of this Local Law.
SECTION 4
This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State and shall be applicable to all assessment rolls prepared pursuant to the first taxable status date occurring on or after the effective date of this Local Law.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard.
Dated: Suffern, New York
January 27, 2022
BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD
OF THE TOWN OF RAMAPO
SHARON OSHEROVITZ
Town Clerk