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LOCAL LAW NO. 1 FOR THE YEAR 1993
BE IT ENACTED BY THE TOWN BOARD OF
THE TOWN OF NEWFIELD AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. 0
Title, Statutory Authorization and Purposes
1. 1 TITLE
This local law shall be known as the "Agricultural Assessment
for Benefit Assessments or Special Ad Valorem Levies for Fire
Districts" Local Law of the Town of Newfield.
1.2 STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION
This local Law is adopted under the authority of Section 305
and Section 306 of the Agricultural and Markets Law of the State
of New York.
1. 3 PURPOSE
The Town of Newfield is committed to preserving agricultural
lands for agricultural purposes. The State legislature has, by
Section 305, Subdivision 6 and Section 306, Subdivision 5 of the
New York State Agriculture and Markets Law, authorized the
s of local municipalities which levy bodies p y taxes for fire
district purposes to adopt a local law permitting the use of
agricultural assessments rather than full value assessments for
the purpose of calculating such levy. This local law is adopted
to help the farming community maintain its lands as agricultural
lands by reducing the cost of fire protection for such lands.
SECTION 2 .0
General Provisions
2 . 1 USE OF AGRICULTURAL ASSESSMENT ON LANDS WITHIN AN
AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT
The assessment determined pursuant to Subdivision 1 of
Section 305 of the New York State Agricultural and Markets Law
shall be used for the purpose of calculating the benefit
assessments or special ad valorem levies for the Town of Newfield
Fire Protection District on agricultural lands within an
agricultural district.
2.2 USE OF AGRICULTURAL ASSESSMENTS ON LANDS OUTSIDE OF AN
AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT
The assessment determined pursuant to subdivision 1 of
Section 306 of the New York State Agricultural and Markets Law
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shall be used for purposes of calculating the benefit assessments
or special ad valorem levies for the Town of Newfield Fire
Protection District on agricultural lands outside an agricultural
district.
2 . 3 APPLICABILITY
The foregoing assessment modification shall apply only to
agricultural lands that have qualified for the agricultural
assessment in accordance with the applicable procedures set forth
in Subdivision 1 of Section 305 and Subdivision 1 of Section 306
of the Agriculture and Markets Law.
SECTION 3 . 0
Saving Clauses and Effective Date
3 . 1 SAVING CLAUSE
In the event that any portion of this law is declared invalid
by a court of competent jurisdiction, the validity of the
remaining portions shall not be affected by such declaration of
invalidity.
3 .2 EFFECTIVE DATE
This law shall take effect upon its filing with the Secretary
of State in accordance with Section 27 of the Municipal Home Rule
Law and shall be applicable to all assessment rolls prepared for
levying of taxes in the Town on and after said date.