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Town of HerkimerHerkimer County, New York

Local law, 2019

Local Law No. 4 of 2019 - Real Property Tax Law

Local Law to Opt-In to Section 487 of the New York State Real Property Tax Law.

Passed by the Town Board
July 15, 2019
Listed as
Local Law No. 4 of 2019 - Real Property Tax Law
Original
PDF, 2 pages, 78 KB

LOCAL LAW FILING

NYS Department of State
Division of Corporations, State Records and Uniform Commercial Code
One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Street, Albany, NY 12231.

(Use this form to file a local law with the Secretary of State)

TOWN OF HERKIMER
LOCAL LAW NO. 4 OF 2019
LOCAL LAW TO OPT-IN TO SECTION 487 OF THE NEW YORK STATE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW

BE IT ENACTED by the Herkimer Town Board as follows:

§1. Intent

It is the intent of this local law to rescind and replace Local Law No. 1 of 2016. The Town of Herkimer will now opt back into the exemption from taxation authorized by Real Property Tax Law Section 487.

§2. Authority

This Local Law is adopted pursuant to paragraph 8 of the Real Property Tax Law Section 487, which provides a town board to opt-out of the exemption.

§4. Exemption for Solar or Wind Energy Equipment Systems

The Town of Herkimer will permit an exemption for real property taxes for solar or wind energy systems as described in Section 487 of the New York State Real Property Tax Law.

§5. Severability

Should any provision of this Local Law be declared by the courts to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of this Local Law as a whole or any part thereof other than the part so decided to be unconstitutional or invalid.

§8. Effective Date

This Local Law shall be effective upon filing in the office of the New York State Secretary of State.

  1. I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as Local Law No. 4 of 2019 of the Town of Herkimer, was duly passed by the Town Board on July 15, 2019 in accordance with the applicable provisions of law.
  2. I further certify that I have compared the preceding local law with the original on file in this office and that the same is a correct transcript therefrom and of the whole of such original local law, and was finally adopted in the manner indicated in paragraph 1 above.

(signed) Jennifer M. DeMetro, Town Clerk
Dated: 7/23/2019

(SEAL)

STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF HERKIMER

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing local law contains the correct text and that all proper proceedings have been had or taken for the enactment of the local law annexed hereto.

(signed) Christopher R. Bray, Esq.
Town Attorney
Town of Herkimer
Dated: 7/23/2019