S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9069
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 15, 2020
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Introduced by M. of A. CYMBROWITZ -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Cities
AN ACT to amend the general city law and the administrative code of the
city of New York, in relation to extending certain provisions relating
to relocation and employment assistance credits
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision (b) of section 25-z of the general city law, as
amended by section 3 of part E of chapter 61 of the laws of 2017, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) No eligible business shall be authorized to receive a credit under
any local law enacted pursuant to this article until the premises with
respect to which it is claiming the credit meet the requirements in the
definition of eligible premises and until it has obtained a certif-
ication of eligibility from the mayor of such city or an agency desig-
nated by such mayor, and an annual certification from such mayor or an
agency designated by such mayor as to the number of eligible aggregate
employment shares maintained by such eligible business that may qualify
for obtaining a tax credit for the eligible business' taxable year. Any
written documentation submitted to such mayor or such agency or agencies
in order to obtain any such certification shall be deemed a written
instrument for purposes of section 175.00 of the penal law. Such local
law may provide for application fees to be determined by such mayor or
such agency or agencies. No such certification of eligibility shall be
issued under any local law enacted pursuant to this article to an eligi-
ble business on or after July first, two thousand [twenty] TWENTY-FIVE
unless:
(1) prior to such date such business has purchased, leased or entered
into a contract to purchase or lease particular premises or a parcel on
which will be constructed such premises or already owned such premises
or parcel;
(2) prior to such date improvements have been commenced on such prem-
ises or parcel, which improvements will meet the requirements of subdi-
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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vision (e) of section twenty-five-y of this article relating to expendi-
tures for improvements;
(3) prior to such date such business submits a preliminary application
for a certification of eligibility to such mayor or such agency or agen-
cies with respect to a proposed relocation to such particular premises;
and
(4) such business relocates to such particular premises not later than
thirty-six months or, in a case in which the expenditures made for the
improvements specified in paragraph two of this subdivision are in
excess of fifty million dollars within seventy-two months from the date
of submission of such preliminary application.
§ 2. Subdivision (b) of section 25-ee of the general city law, as
amended by section 4 of part E of chapter 61 of the laws of 2017, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) No eligible business or special eligible business shall be author-
ized to receive a credit against tax under any local law enacted pursu-
ant to this article until the premises with respect to which it is
claiming the credit meet the requirements in the definition of eligible
premises and until it has obtained a certification of eligibility from
the mayor of such city or any agency designated by such mayor, and an
annual certification from such mayor or an agency designated by such
mayor as to the number of eligible aggregate employment shares main-
tained by such eligible business or such special eligible business that
may qualify for obtaining a tax credit for the eligible business' taxa-
ble year. No special eligible business shall be authorized to receive a
credit against tax under the provisions of this article unless the
number of relocated employee base shares calculated pursuant to subdivi-
sion (o) of section twenty-five-dd of this article is equal to or great-
er than the lesser of twenty-five percent of the number of New York city
base shares calculated pursuant to subdivision (p) of such section and
two hundred fifty employment shares. Any written documentation submitted
to such mayor or such agency or agencies in order to obtain any such
certification shall be deemed a written instrument for purposes of
section 175.00 of the penal law. Such local law may provide for applica-
tion fees to be determined by such mayor or such agency or agencies. No
certification of eligibility shall be issued under any local law enacted
pursuant to this article to an eligible business on or after July first,
two thousand [twenty] TWENTY-FIVE unless:
(1) prior to such date such business has purchased, leased or entered
into a contract to purchase or lease premises in the eligible Lower
Manhattan area or a parcel on which will be constructed such premises;
(2) prior to such date improvements have been commenced on such prem-
ises or parcel, which improvements will meet the requirements of subdi-
vision (e) of section twenty-five-dd of this article relating to expend-
itures for improvements;
(3) prior to such date such business submits a preliminary application
for a certification of eligibility to such mayor or such agency or agen-
cies with respect to a proposed relocation to such premises; and
(4) such business relocates to such premises as provided in subdivi-
sion (j) of section twenty-five-dd of this article not later than thir-
ty-six months or, in a case in which the expenditures made for the
improvements specified in paragraph two of this subdivision are in
excess of fifty million dollars within seventy-two months from the date
of submission of such preliminary application.
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§ 3. Subdivision (b) of section 22-622 of the administrative code of
the city of New York, as amended by section 5 of part E of chapter 61 of
the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
(b) No eligible business shall be authorized to receive a credit
against tax or a reduction in base rent subject to tax under the
provisions of this chapter, and of title eleven of the code as described
in subdivision (a) of this section, until the premises with respect to
which it is claiming the credit meet the requirements in the definition
of eligible premises and until it has obtained a certification of eligi-
bility from the mayor or an agency designated by the mayor, and an annu-
al certification from the mayor or an agency designated by the mayor as
to the number of eligible aggregate employment shares maintained by such
eligible business that may qualify for obtaining a tax credit for the
eligible business' taxable year. Any written documentation submitted to
the mayor or such agency or agencies in order to obtain any such certif-
ication shall be deemed a written instrument for purposes of section
175.00 of the penal law. Application fees for such certifications shall
be determined by the mayor or such agency or agencies. No certification
of eligibility shall be issued to an eligible business on or after July
first, two thousand [twenty] TWENTY-FIVE unless:
(1) prior to such date such business has purchased, leased or entered
into a contract to purchase or lease particular premises or a parcel on
which will be constructed such premises or already owned such premises
or parcel;
(2) prior to such date improvements have been commenced on such prem-
ises or parcel which improvements will meet the requirements of subdivi-
sion (e) of section 22-621 of this chapter relating to expenditures for
improvements;
(3) prior to such date such business submits a preliminary application
for a certification of eligibility to such mayor or such agency or agen-
cies with respect to a proposed relocation to such particular premises;
and
(4) such business relocates to such particular premises not later than
thirty-six months or, in a case in which the expenditures made for
improvements specified in paragraph two of this subdivision are in
excess of fifty million dollars within seventy-two months from the date
of submission of such preliminary application.
§ 4. Subdivision (b) of section 22-624 of the administrative code of
the city of New York, as amended by section 6 of part E of chapter 61 of
the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
(b) No eligible business or special eligible business shall be author-
ized to receive a credit against tax under the provisions of this chap-
ter, and of title eleven of the code as described in subdivision (a) of
this section, until the premises with respect to which it is claiming
the credit meet the requirements in the definition of eligible premises
and until it has obtained a certification of eligibility from the mayor
or an agency designated by the mayor, and an annual certification from
the mayor or an agency designated by the mayor as to the number of
eligible aggregate employment shares maintained by such eligible busi-
ness or special eligible business that may qualify for obtaining a tax
credit for the eligible business' taxable year. No special eligible
business shall be authorized to receive a credit against tax under the
provisions of this chapter and of title eleven of the code unless the
number of relocated employee base shares calculated pursuant to subdivi-
sion (o) of section 22-623 of this chapter is equal to or greater than
the lesser of twenty-five percent of the number of New York city base
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shares calculated pursuant to subdivision (p) of such section 22-623,
and two hundred fifty employment shares. Any written documentation
submitted to the mayor or such agency or agencies in order to obtain any
such certification shall be deemed a written instrument for purposes of
section 175.00 of the penal law. Application fees for such certif-
ications shall be determined by the mayor or such agency or agencies. No
certification of eligibility shall be issued to an eligible business on
or after July first, two thousand [twenty] TWENTY-FIVE unless:
(1) prior to such date such business has purchased, leased or entered
into a contract to purchase or lease premises in the eligible Lower
Manhattan area or a parcel on which will be constructed such premises;
(2) prior to such date improvements have been commenced on such prem-
ises or parcel, which improvements will meet the requirements of subdi-
vision (e) of section 22-623 of this chapter relating to expenditures
for improvements;
(3) prior to such date such business submits a preliminary application
for a certification of eligibility to such mayor or such agency or agen-
cies with respect to a proposed relocation to such premises; and
(4) such business relocates to such premises not later than thirty-six
months or, in a case in which the expenditures made for the improvements
specified in paragraph two of this subdivision are in excess of fifty
million dollars within seventy-two months from the date of submission of
such preliminary application.
§ 5. This act shall take effect immediately.