NY A07573

Amends Real Property Tax Law Section 532 to require the state to pay real property taxes on the Moriah shock incarceration correctional facility once correctional operations cease at the facility

Applies to all state-owned lands and improvements at the facility, regardless of whether state or contracted personnel maintain the grounds and infrastructure

Tax obligation continues until the state begins operations through a state agency or sells the land to a non-governmental entity

Requires any not-for-profit non-governmental entity that receives the land to enter into a payment in lieu of taxes agreement with Essex County and the Town of Moriah

Effective date is April 1st following the date the bill becomes law