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                                    915
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GUNTHER, SKOUFIS, CAHILL, SKARTADOS, ARROYO,
   RAIA, DiPIETRO, FRIEND, CROUCH, MONTESANO -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.
   of  A.  COOK  --  read  once and referred to the Committee on Ways and
   Means
 
 AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to establishing an  income  tax
   credit for certain metropolitan commuters

   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 (ccc) to read as follows:
   (CCC)  METROPOLITAN  COMMUTER  TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT FEE TAX CREDIT.
 ANY PERSON WHO PAYS  THE  REGISTRATION  FEE  REQUIRED  BY  SECTION  FOUR
 HUNDRED  NINETY-NINE-A OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW FOR A FARM VEHICLE
 REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THIRTEEN OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED  ONE
 OF  THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW SHALL BE ALLOWED A CREDIT OF ONE HUNDRED
 PERCENT OF SUCH FEE AGAINST THE TAX OTHERWISE IMPOSED BY  THIS  ARTICLE.
 IF  THE  AMOUNT  OF CREDIT ALLOWED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION FOR ANY TAXABLE
 YEAR EXCEEDS THE TAXPAYER'S TAX FOR  SUCH  YEAR,  THE  EXCESS  SHALL  BE
 TREATED  AS  AN OVERPAYMENT OF TAX TO BE CREDITED OR REFUNDED IN ACCORD-
 ANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY-SIX OF THIS ARTI-
 CLE, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NO INTEREST SHALL BE PAID THEREON.
   § 2. Subparagraph (B) of paragraph 1 of subsection (i) of section  606
 of  the  tax  law  is  amended by adding a new clause (xliii) to read as
 follows:
 (XLIII) METROPOLITAN COMMUTER        AMOUNT OF CREDIT UNDER
 TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT FEE TAX      SUBDIVISION FIFTY-TWO OF
 CREDIT UNDER SUBSECTION (CCC)        SECTION TWO HUNDRED TEN-B
   § 3. Section 210-B of the tax law is amended by adding a new  subdivi-
 sion 52 to read as follows:
   52. METROPOLITAN COMMUTER TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT FEE TAX CREDIT.  (A)
 ANY  TAXPAYER  WHO  PAYS  THE  REGISTRATION FEE REQUIRED BY SECTION FOUR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD03666-01-7

 A. 915                              2
 
 HUNDRED NINETY-NINE-A OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW FOR A FARM  VEHICLE
 REGISTERED  PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THIRTEEN OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED ONE
 OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW SHALL BE ALLOWED A CREDIT OF ONE  HUNDRED
 PERCENT OF SUCH FEE AGAINST THE TAX OTHERWISE IMPOSED BY THIS ARTICLE.
   (B)  APPLICATION  OF CREDIT. THE CREDIT ALLOWED UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION
 FOR ANY TAXABLE YEAR SHALL NOT REDUCE THE TAX DUE FOR SUCH YEAR TO  LESS
 THAN  THE  FIXED  DOLLAR  MINIMUM  AMOUNT PRESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (D) OF
 SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED TEN OF THIS ARTICLE. HOWEVER,  IF
 THE AMOUNT OF CREDIT ALLOWED UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION FOR ANY TAXABLE YEAR
 REDUCES  THE  TAX  TO  SUCH AMOUNT OR IF THE TAXPAYER OTHERWISE PAYS TAX
 BASED ON THE FIXED DOLLAR MINIMUM AMOUNT, ANY AMOUNT OF CREDIT THUS  NOT
 DEDUCTIBLE  IN  SUCH  TAXABLE YEAR SHALL BE TREATED AS AN OVERPAYMENT OF
 TAX TO BE CREDITED OR REFUNDED IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE  PROVISIONS  OF
 SECTION  ONE THOUSAND EIGHTY-SIX OF THIS CHAPTER. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE
 PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION (C) OF SECTION  ONE  THOUSAND  EIGHTY-EIGHT  OF
 THIS CHAPTER NOTWITHSTANDING, NO INTEREST SHALL BE PAID THEREON.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxable
 years beginning on and after January 1, 2016.