Senate Bill S448

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes New York city to grant real property tax credit for certain sewer improvement made to prevent backup in residential structure

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cities Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S448 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Cities
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง470, RPT L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S2607

2009-S448 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes governing body of the city of New York to pass local law allowing a credit against real property tax for owner-occupied one, two, three or four family residence for expenses incurred in making improvements to prevent sewer and drainage backups.

2009-S448 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S448 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   448

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KRUGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities

AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in  relation  to  authorizing
  the governing body of the city of New York to allow certain homeowners
  a  real  property  tax  credit  for  the  cost of sewer improvement on
  certain dwellings

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  real  property  tax  law  is amended by adding a new
section 470 to read as follows:
  S 470. TAX CREDIT AFFORDED CERTAIN HOMEOWNERS FOR THE COST OF IMPROVE-
MENTS MADE TO PREVENT SEWER  BACKUPS  INTO  CERTAIN  DWELLINGS.  1.  THE
GOVERNING  BODY  OF  THE  CITY  OF  NEW  YORK  IS  HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND
EMPOWERED TO ADOPT, AFTER PUBLIC HEARING, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION
TWO OF THIS SECTION, A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION PROVIDING  FOR
A  CREDIT  ON  TAXES  OF SAID MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, FOR A PERIOD OF ONE
YEAR, ON REAL PROPERTY CONTAINING A  ONE,  TWO,  THREE  OR  FOUR  FAMILY
DWELLING  BY AN AMOUNT CONSTITUTING THE COST OF ANY IMPROVEMENTS MADE BY
THE OWNER OF SUCH DWELLINGS TO PREVENT SEWER  AND  DRAINAGE  BACKUPS  IN
SUCH DWELLINGS.
  2.  ANY SUCH LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL PROVIDE THAT THE
OWNER OF A ONE, TWO, THREE OR FOUR FAMILY DWELLING SHALL  PROVIDE  PROOF
OF  THE COST OF ANY SUCH IMPROVEMENTS AS DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF
THIS SECTION WHEREUPON A TAX CREDIT IN AN AMOUNT CONSTITUTING SUCH  COST
SHALL BE GRANTED FOR THE NEXT SUCCEEDING TAX PERIOD.
  S 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03822-01-9

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