Referred to: The Economic Development, Planning, Education, Employment, Arts and Agriculture Committee (Chairwoman Sperry and Legislators Clinton, Corcoran, Hewitt, Litts, Stewart and Walls), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gavaris and Legislators Cahill, Criswell, Roberts, and Ronk)

Majority Leader Abe Uchitelle offers the following:

WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 11 of 2022, adopted on March 21, 2023, the Ulster County Legislature requested that the New York State Legislature enact legislation amending New York State Tax Law Section 1202-l, increasing the Hotel & Motel Occupancy Tax rate to four (4) percent; and

WHEREAS, such legislation was adopted pursuant to Senate Bill No. S6896 and Assembly Bill No. A7200; and

WHEREAS, Local Law No. 19 of 2023 as introduced pursuant to Resolution No. 762.1 was adopted on December 21, 2023; and

WHEREAS, Chapter 628 of the laws of 2023 required a chapter amendment as outlined in approval memo number 19, of 2023; and

WHEREAS, the New York State Senate has passed S8065 amending S6896 and the New York State Assembly has introduced A8875 amending A7200 to remove reference to short-term rentals, so that a formal Home Rule Request is now appropriate; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the County Executive and the Clerk of the Ulster County Legislature be authorized to execute and submit a Home Rule Request (Request by a Local Government for Enactment of a Special Law), pursuant to Article IX of the Constitution, requesting the enactment of Senate Bill No. S8065 and Assembly Bill No. A8875 entitled “An act to amend the tax law, in relation to rates and applicability of certain hotel and motel taxes in Ulster County,”

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                   NOES:    

Passed Committee: Economic Development, Planning, Education, Employment, Arts and Agriculture on ________________.

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on ________________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

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