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                                  5610

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 24, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. COLTON, ROBINSON, CASTRO, LANCMAN, SPANO, LUPARDO
  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  -- M. of A. FINCH, GLICK, KOLB, MAISEL, McDO-
  NOUGH, THIELE, WEISENBERG, ZEBROWSKI -- read once and referred to  the
  Committee on Ways and Means

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  tax law, in relation to establishing a personal
  income tax credit for voltage regulation technology equipment

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

  Section  1.  Section  606  of  the  tax law is amended by adding a new
subsection (g-3) to read as follows:
  (G-3) VOLTAGE REGULATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT CREDIT. (1)  GENERAL.  A
TAXPAYER SHALL BE ALLOWED A CREDIT AGAINST THE TAX IMPOSED BY THIS ARTI-
CLE  EQUAL  TO TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF QUALIFIED VOLTAGE REGULATION TECH-
NOLOGY EXPENDITURES. THIS CREDIT SHALL NOT EXCEED FIVE THOUSAND  DOLLARS
FOR QUALIFIED VOLTAGE REGULATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT.
  (2)  QUALIFIED  VOLTAGE  REGULATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT EXPENDITURES.
(A) VOLTAGE REGULATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT EXPENDITURES ARE  THE  COSTS
ASSOCIATED  WITH THE PURCHASE OF ON-SITE VOLTAGE REGULATION TECHNOLOGIES
WHICH REDUCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION, IMPROVE GRID EFFICIENCY, RAISE OR LOWER
VOLTAGE DYNAMICALLY AND ARE NINETY-NINE PERCENT OR MORE EFFICIENT ACROSS
A MINIMUM OF NINETY PERCENT OF THE LOAD CURVE.
  (B) QUALIFIED VOLTAGE  REGULATION  TECHNOLOGY  EQUIPMENT  EXPENDITURES
SHALL INCLUDE EXPENDITURES FOR MATERIALS, LABOR COSTS PROPERLY ALLOCABLE
TO ON-SITE PREPARATION, ASSEMBLY AND INSTALLATION, ENGINEERING SERVICES,
DESIGNS  AND  PLANS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION OR INSTALLATION
AND UTILITY COMPLIANCE COSTS.
  (C) SUCH QUALIFIED EXPENDITURES SHALL NOT INCLUDE  INTEREST  OR  OTHER
FINANCE CHARGES.
  (3)  MULTIPLE TAXPAYERS. WHERE VOLTAGE REGULATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT
IS PURCHASED AND INSTALLED IN A PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE  SHARED  BY  TWO  OR
MORE TAXPAYERS, THE AMOUNT OF THE CREDIT ALLOWABLE UNDER THIS SUBSECTION

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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FOR  EACH SUCH TAXPAYER SHALL BE PRORATED ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGE OF
THE TOTAL EXPENDITURE FOR SUCH VOLTAGE REGULATION  TECHNOLOGY  EQUIPMENT
CONTRIBUTED BY EACH TAXPAYER.
  (4)  GRANTS. FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF THE EXPENDITURE
INCURRED IN PURCHASING  AND  INSTALLING  VOLTAGE  REGULATION  TECHNOLOGY
EQUIPMENT,  THE  AMOUNT OF ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL GRANT RECEIVED BY
THE TAXPAYER, WHICH WAS USED FOR THE  PURCHASE  AND/OR  INSTALLATION  OF
SUCH EQUIPMENT AND WHICH WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE FEDERAL GROSS INCOME OF
THE TAXPAYER, SHALL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE AMOUNT OF SUCH EXPENDITURES.
  (5)  WHEN CREDIT ALLOWED. THE CREDIT FOR VOLTAGE REGULATION TECHNOLOGY
EQUIPMENT PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SUBSECTION SHALL BE ALLOWED WITH  RESPECT
TO THE TAXABLE YEAR IN WHICH SUCH EQUIPMENT IS PLACED IN SERVICE.
  (6)  CARRYOVER  OF CREDIT. IF THE AMOUNT OF THE CREDIT, AND CARRYOVERS
OF SUCH CREDIT, ALLOWABLE UNDER THIS SUBSECTION  FOR  ANY  TAXABLE  YEAR
SHALL EXCEED THE TAXPAYER'S TAX FOR SUCH YEAR, SUCH EXCESS AMOUNT MAY BE
CARRIED  OVER  TO THE FIVE TAXABLE YEARS NEXT FOLLOWING THE TAXABLE YEAR
WITH RESPECT TO WHICH THE CREDIT IS ALLOWED AND MAY BE DEDUCTED FROM THE
TAXPAYER'S TAX FOR SUCH YEAR OR YEARS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.