New York A 10741: Relates to waiving of certain inspection fees by Suffolk or Nassau counties for veteran organizations

Bill Text

STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          10741
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                      May 16, 2018
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PELLEGRINO  -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Local Governments
        AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in  relation  to  waiving  of
          certain  inspection  fees  by  Suffolk  or Nassau counties for veteran
          organizations
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  The  general  municipal  law  is  amended by adding a new
     2  section 99-x to read as follows:
     3    § 99-x. Waiver of certain inspection fees for veteran organizations by
     4  Suffolk or Nassau counties. 1. For purposes of  this  section,  "veteran
     5  organization"  shall  mean  an  association, corporation or other entity
     6  that qualifies under section 501(c)(3)  or  section  501(c)(19)  of  the
     7  Internal  Revenue Code as a tax-exempt organization that has been organ-
     8  ized for the benefit of veterans and  recognized  or  chartered  by  the
     9  United  States  Congress,  including,  but not limited to the   Disabled
    10  American Veterans, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion and
    11  the Vietnam Veterans of America.
    12    2. Veteran organizations shall be  exempt  from  any  inspection  fees
    13  levied  by Suffolk or Nassau counties where such fees are related to the
    14  organization performing capital improvements or facility upgrades  to  a
    15  building owned by a veteran organization.
    16    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in  (underscored) is new; matter in bracketsitalics
                              [] is old law to be omitted. 
                                                                   LBD15703-01-8