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NY A01234
Bill
Status
6/21/2013
Primary Sponsor
Thomas Abinanti
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AI Summary
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Authorizes the Town of Greenburgh and the villages of Tarrytown, Irvington, Ardsley, Elmsford, Dobbs Ferry, and Hastings-on-Hudson to impose a local hotel/motel occupancy tax up to 3 percent of the per diem rental rate.
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Authorizes the Village of Sleepy Hollow in the Town of Mount Pleasant to impose a local hotel/motel occupancy tax up to 3 percent of the per diem rental rate.
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Requires at least one-sixth of tax revenues to be allocated for promoting economic development and tourism, with hotel and motel representatives consulted on spending decisions.
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Exempts from taxation the State of New York, U.S. federal government, and qualifying religious, charitable, or educational organizations.
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Sets a three-year maximum duration for each local law enacted under this authority; act expires September 1, 2016.
Legislative Description
Authorizes the town of Greenburgh to adopt a local law to impose a 3 percent hotel/motel occupancy tax; authorizes villages in the towns of Greenburgh and the village of Sleepy Hollow in Mount Pleasant to adopt a local law to impose a 3 percent hotel/motel occupancy tax; provides that one-sixth of such amounts collected shall be used for the purpose of promoting economic development and tourism.
Last Action
REFERRED TO RULES
6/19/2014