A 1444: Provides that the entire parcel of land shall be eligible for an agricultural assessment when at least 85% of a single parcel of land is used for agricultural production.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1444 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY January 9, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. EACHUS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to agricul- tural assessments of certain parcels of land The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 305 of the agriculture and markets law is amended 2 by adding a new subdivision 2 to read as follows: 3 2. Single parcel of land. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the 4 contrary, where at least eighty-five percent of a single parcel of land 5 is used for agricultural production and is eligible for an agricultural 6 assessment pursuant to this section, then the entire parcel shall be 7 eligible for an agricultural assessment, regardless of whether the 8 remaining portion of such parcel of land is used for agricultural 9 production. The owner of a single parcel of land of which at least 10 eighty-five percent is used for agricultural production shall be eligi- 11 ble for an agricultural assessment for the entire parcel of land if such 12 owner files an application therefore in accordance with the provisions 13 of paragraph a of subdivision one of this section. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03432-01-5