Assembly Bill A9799B

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Incorporates resource conservation, energy efficiency, green technologies, and alternative and renewable energy measures of project applicants into a uniform tax exemption policy

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  • Introduced
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    • 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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2017-A9799 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §874, Gen Muni L; amd §§1963-a & 2315, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A1606

2017-A9799 - Summary

Incorporates resource conservation, energy efficiency, green technologies, and alternative and renewable energy measures of project applicants into a uniform tax exemption policy.

2017-A9799 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9799
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 9, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. HUNTER, ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Local Governments
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to including  the
   incorporation of solar panels in a project into a written cost-benefit
   analysis
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 4 and paragraph (b) of  subdi-
 vision  5    of  section 859-a of the general municipal law, as added by
 chapter 563 of the laws of 2015, are amended to read as follows:
   (b) a description of the proposed project for which financial  assist-
 ance  is  requested,  including  the  type of project, proposed location
 [and], purpose of the project AND HOW SUCH PROPOSED PROJECT WILL  IMPLE-
 MENT,  TO  THE  FULLEST  EXTENT  PRACTICABLE  AND ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE,
 RESOURCE CONSERVATION  AND  ENERGY  EFFICIENCY  MEASURES  AND  EQUIPMENT
 INTENDED  TO  REDUCE  POWER  DEMAND  AND  USAGE  INCLUDING SOLAR PANELS,
 UTILIZE GREEN TECHNOLOGIES, AND ALTERNATIVE AND RENEWABLE FUELS;
   (b) a written cost-benefit analysis by the agency that identifies  the
 extent  to  which  a  project  will  create or retain permanent, private
 sector jobs; the estimated value of any tax exemptions to  be  provided;
 the amount of private sector investment generated or likely to be gener-
 ated  by  the  proposed  project;  the  likelihood  of accomplishing the
 proposed project in a timely  fashion;  and  the  extent  to  which  the
 proposed  project will provide additional sources of revenue for munici-
 palities and school districts; WHETHER THE  PROJECT  INCORPORATES  SOLAR
 PANELS  OR  OTHER TECHNOLOGIES TO REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS; and any other
 public benefits that might occur as a result of the project;
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13540-02-8

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2017-A9799A - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §874, Gen Muni L; amd §§1963-a & 2315, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A1606

2017-A9799A - Summary

Incorporates resource conservation, energy efficiency, green technologies, and alternative and renewable energy measures of project applicants into a uniform tax exemption policy.

2017-A9799A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9799--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 9, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. HUNTER, ENGLEBRIGHT, COLTON, COOK, D'URSO, HYND-
   MAN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ERRIGO -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Local Governments --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to including  the
   incorporation of resource conservation, energy efficiency, green tech-
   nologies,  and  alternative and renewable energy measures in a project
   into a uniform tax exemption policy
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 4 of section 874 of the gener-
 al  municipal  law,  as  amended  by chapter 357 of the laws of 1993, is
 amended to read as follows:
   (a) The agency shall establish a uniform tax  exemption  policy,  with
 input  from affected tax jurisdictions, which shall be applicable to the
 provision of financial assistance  pursuant  to  section  eight  hundred
 fifty-nine-a of this chapter and shall provide guidelines for the claim-
 ing  of  real  property,  mortgage  recording, and sales tax exemptions.
 Such guidelines  shall  include,  but  not  be  limited  to:  period  of
 exemption;   percentage  of  exemption;  types  of  projects  for  which
 exemptions can be claimed; procedures for payments in lieu of taxes  and
 instances  in  which  real  property appraisals are to be performed as a
 part of an application for tax exemption; in addition, agencies shall in
 adopting such policy consider such issues as:  the  extent  to  which  a
 project  will create or retain permanent, private sector jobs; the esti-
 mated value of any tax exemptions to be provided; whether  affected  tax
 jurisdictions  shall  be reimbursed by the project occupant if a project
 does not fulfill the purposes for which an exemption was  provided;  the
 impact  of  a  proposed  project on existing and proposed businesses and
 economic development projects in the vicinity;  the  amount  of  private
 sector  investment  generated  or likely to be generated by the proposed
 project; the demonstrated public support for the proposed  project;  the
 likelihood  of  accomplishing  the proposed project in a timely fashion;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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2017-A9799B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §874, Gen Muni L; amd §§1963-a & 2315, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A1606

2017-A9799B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Incorporates resource conservation, energy efficiency, green technologies, and alternative and renewable energy measures of project applicants into a uniform tax exemption policy.

2017-A9799B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9799--B
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 9, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. HUNTER, ENGLEBRIGHT, COLTON, COOK, D'URSO, HYND-
   MAN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ERRIGO -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Local Governments --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee -- again reported from said  committee  with  amendments,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the general municipal law and the public authorities
   law, in relation to including the incorporation of resource  conserva-
   tion,  energy  efficiency,  green  technologies,  and  alternative and
   renewable energy measures in a project into a  uniform  tax  exemption
   policy
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 4 of section 874 of the gener-
 al municipal law, as amended by chapter 357 of  the  laws  of  1993,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   (a)  The  agency  shall establish a uniform tax exemption policy, with
 input from affected tax jurisdictions, which shall be applicable to  the
 provision  of  financial  assistance  pursuant  to section eight hundred
 fifty-nine-a of this chapter and shall provide guidelines for the claim-
 ing of real property, mortgage  recording,  and  sales  tax  exemptions.
 Such  guidelines  shall  include,  but  not  be  limited  to:  period of
 exemption;  percentage  of  exemption;  types  of  projects  for   which
 exemptions  can be claimed; procedures for payments in lieu of taxes and
 instances in which real property appraisals are to  be  performed  as  a
 part of an application for tax exemption; in addition, agencies shall in
 adopting  such  policy  consider  such  issues as: the extent to which a
 project will create or retain permanent, private sector jobs; the  esti-
 mated  value  of any tax exemptions to be provided; whether affected tax
 jurisdictions shall be reimbursed by the project occupant if  a  project
 does  not  fulfill the purposes for which an exemption was provided; the
 impact of a proposed project on existing  and  proposed  businesses  and
 economic  development  projects  in  the vicinity; the amount of private
 sector investment generated or likely to be generated  by  the  proposed
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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