Senate Bill S2034

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to exemptions for improvements to real property meeting certification standards for green buildings

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  • 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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2013-S2034 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2080
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง470, RPT L

2013-S2034 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to exemptions for improvements to real property meeting certification standards for green buildings.

2013-S2034 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S2034 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

    S. 2034                                                  A. 2080

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed,  and  when  printed  to  be committed to the Committee on Housing,
  Construction and Community Development

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once  and  referred
  to the Committee on Real Property Taxation

AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to exemptions for
  improvements  to  real  property  meeting  certification standards for
  green buildings

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

  Section  1. Subdivision 2 of section 470 of the real property tax law,
as added by chapter 188 of the laws of  2012,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  2.  Such real property, or portion thereof, which is certified under a
LEED certification standard for the  categories  of  certified,  silver,
gold or platinum as meeting green building standards, as determined by a
LEED  accredited  professional shall be exempt as provided below for the
respective percentages provided that A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION MAY  ESTAB-
LISH  A  MAXIMUM  EXEMPTION AMOUNT IN ITS LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOL-
UTION, AND PROVIDED FURTHER, a copy of  the  LEED  certification  for  a
qualified  category  is filed with the assessor's office and is approved
by the assessor as meeting the requirements  of  this  section  and  the
municipal   corporation's  local  law,  ordinance  or  resolution.  Such
exemption shall be to the extent  of  any  increase  in  assessed  value
resulting  from the construction or reconstruction of a property meeting
LEED certification.
                             LEED EXEMPTION
YEAR      CERTIFIED/SILVER         GOLD      PLATINUM
1         100%                     100%      100%

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

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