New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle A - Governor's Office › Chapter I - Executive Orders › Part 8 - Executive Orders (Andrew M. Cuomo) › Section 8.24 - Executive Order No. 24: Extending the Period for Paying School District Taxes in Certain School Districts Within the Counties of Broome, Delaware, Essex, Greene, Montgomery, Orange, Schenectady, Schoharie, Sullivan, Tioga, Ulster and Washington

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WHEREAS, beginning on August 27, 2011 and continuing
					 thereafter, Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee brought torrential rainfall
					 causing record flooding and storm surge throughout the State of New
					 York;
WHEREAS, on September 19, 2011, as a result of the personal
					 hardships cuased by Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee, I issued Executive
					 Order No. 23, extending the period for paying without interest or penalty the
					 real property taxes that are due on or about September 30, 2011 in certain
					 school districts in the counties of Broome, Delaware, Essex, Greene, Hamilton,
					 Orange, Schoharie, Tioga, Ulster and Washington;
WHEREAS, since September 19, 2011, additional requests for
					 an extension of the period of paying school district taxes for 2011-2012 school
					 year have been received by the Governor's Office on behalf of the following
					 school districts within the below-listed counties:
Broome
:
					 Harpursville Central School District, Maine-Endwell Central School District,
					 Whitney Point Central School District and Windsor Central School District;
Delaware
: Margaretville Central School District and
					 Otego-Unadilla Central School District;
Essex
: Ausable Valley
					 Central School District;
Greene
: Cairo-Durham Central School
					 District and Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central School District;
Montgomery
: Fonda-Fultonville Central School District and Fort
					 Plain Central School District;
Orange
: Florida Union Free
					 School District, Highland Falls - Fort Montgomery Central School District,
					 Tuxedo Central School District and Monroe-Woodbury Central School District;
Schenectady
: Duanesburg Central School District and Schalmont
					 Central School District;
Schoharie
: Gilboa-Conesville Central
					 School District and Middleburgh Central School District;
Sullivan
: Fallsburg Central School District, Monticello
					 Central School District and Sullivan-West Central School District;
Tioga
: Newark Valley Central School District, Owego-Apalachin
					 Central School District and Tioga Central School District;
Ulster
: Ellenville Central School District, Highland Central
					 School District, Rondout Valley Central School District and Walkill Central
					 School District; and
Washington
: Salem Central School
					 District;
WHEREAS, school district taxes for the 2011-2012 school
					 year are currently due on or about September 30, 2011 in the aforementioned
					 school districts;
WHEREAS, section 925-a  of the Real Property Tax Law
					 authorizes the Governor to extend the period for paying such taxes without
					 interest or penalty upon request of the chief executive officer of an affected
					 county, city, town, village or school district during a State disaster
					 emergency;
WHEREAS, given the difficulties continuing to confront the
					 people of the afore-mentioned counties, such an extension is eminently
					 warranted;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the State
					 of New York, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 925-a  of the
					 Real Property Tax Law, do hereby extend the period for paying without interest
					 or penalty the school district taxes that are due on or about September 30,
					 2011 in the afore-mentioned school districts within the above listed counties
					 for twenty-one days from the final date such taxes are currently due;
					 and
FURTHER, this Executive Order may be revised and amended to
					 extend the period for paying school taxes for school districts within the
					 counties adversely affected by Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee.
Signed: Andrew M. Cuomo
Dated: September 29, 2011