S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9503
I N S E N A T E
July 15, 2022
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Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to providing a tax credit for
the purchase or conversion of an electric vessel or zero emission
vessel; and to providing a tax credit for electric vessel recharging
property
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The tax law is amended by adding a new section 48 to read
as follows:
§ 48. ELECTRIC AND ZERO EMISSION VESSEL TAX CREDIT. (A) ALLOWANCE OF
CREDIT. (1) A TAXPAYER THAT PURCHASES A QUALIFYING ELECTRIC VESSEL OR
ZERO EMISSION VESSEL, THAT MEETS THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS OF SUBDI-
VISION (B) OF THIS SECTION AND THAT IS SUBJECT TO TAX UNDER ARTICLE
NINE-A OR TWENTY-TWO OF THIS CHAPTER MAY CLAIM AN ELECTRIC AND ZERO
EMISSION VESSEL TAX CREDIT AGAINST SUCH TAX IN THE TAXABLE YEAR IN WHICH
THE PURCHASE IS MADE. A TAXPAYER THAT CONVERTS A VESSEL TO A QUALIFYING
ELECTRIC VESSEL OR ZERO EMISSION VESSEL, THAT MEETS THE ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS OF SUBDIVISION (B) OF THIS SECTION AND THAT IS SUBJECT TO
TAX UNDER ARTICLE NINE-A OR TWENTY-TWO OF THIS CHAPTER MAY CLAIM AN
ELECTRIC AND ZERO EMISSION VESSEL TAX CREDIT AGAINST SUCH TAX IN THE
TAXABLE YEAR IN WHICH THE CONVERSION IS MADE.
(2) THE AMOUNT OF THE CREDIT ALLOWED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE
CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS:
(I) IN THE CASE OF A QUALIFYING ELECTRIC VESSEL OR ZERO EMISSION
VESSEL PURCHASED AFTER DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO
AND BEFORE JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-EIGHT, THIRTY PERCENT OF
THE TAX IMPOSED UPON SUCH PURCHASE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-EIGHT OF
THIS CHAPTER;
(II) IN THE CASE OF A QUALIFYING ELECTRIC VESSEL OR ZERO EMISSION
VESSEL PURCHASED DURING A CALENDAR YEAR AFTER DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO
THOUSAND TWENTY-EIGHT AND BEFORE JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND THIRTY-
FOUR, THIRTY PERCENT OF THE TAX IMPOSED UPON SUCH PURCHASE PURSUANT TO
ARTICLE TWENTY-EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER DETERMINED UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH FOR
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR, REDUCED BY FIVE PERCENTAGE POINTS FOR EACH
YEAR AFTER TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-EIGHT; AND
(III) IN THE CASE OF A VESSEL CONVERTED TO A QUALIFYING VESSEL AFTER
DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO AND BEFORE JANUARY FIRST,
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-EIGHT, THIRTY PERCENT OF THE TAX IMPOSED UPON THE
COST OF SUCH CONVERSION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-EIGHT OF THIS CHAP-
TER; AND
(IV) IN THE CASE OF A VESSEL CONVERTED TO A QUALIFYING VESSEL DURING A
CALENDAR YEAR AFTER DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-EIGHT AND
BEFORE JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND THIRTY-FOUR, THIRTY PERCENT OF THE
TAX IMPOSED UPON THE COST OF SUCH CONVERSION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWEN-
TY-EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER DETERMINED UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH FOR THE PRECED-
ING CALENDAR YEAR, REDUCED BY FIVE PERCENTAGE POINTS FOR EACH YEAR AFTER
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-EIGHT.
(3) NO CREDIT SHALL BE ALLOWED FOR A QUALIFYING VESSEL PURCHASED OR
CONVERTED AFTER DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND THIRTY-FOUR.
(4) A TAXPAYER THAT IS A PARTNER IN A PARTNERSHIP, MEMBER OF A LIMITED
LIABILITY COMPANY OR SHAREHOLDER IN A SUBCHAPTER S CORPORATION SHALL BE
ALLOWED ITS PRO RATA SHARE OF THE CREDIT EARNED BY THE PARTNERSHIP,
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OR SUBCHAPTER S CORPORATION THAT MEETS THE
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION (B) OF THIS SECTION TO
CLAIM AN ELECTRIC AND ZERO EMISSION VESSEL TAX CREDIT. IN NO EVENT MAY
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE CREDIT EARNED BY THE PARTNERSHIP, LIMITED
LIABILITY COMPANY OR SUBCHAPTER S CORPORATION EXCEED FORTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS FOR ALL VESSELS IN ANY TAX YEAR.
(5) NO COST OR EXPENSE PAID OR INCURRED BY THE TAXPAYER THAT IS
INCLUDED AS PART OF THE CALCULATION OF THIS CREDIT SHALL BE THE BASIS OF
ANY OTHER TAX CREDIT ALLOWED UNDER THIS CHAPTER.
(B) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA. TO BE ELIGIBLE TO CLAIM AN ELECTRIC AND ZERO
EMISSION VESSEL TAX CREDIT, A TAXPAYER MUST:
(1) (I) PURCHASE AN ELECTRIC VESSEL OR ZERO EMISSION VESSEL DURING THE
CALENDAR YEAR FOR WHICH THE CREDIT IS CLAIMED; OR (II) CONVERT A VESSEL
TO A QUALIFYING VESSEL DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR FOR WHICH THE CREDIT IS
CLAIMED;
(2) PAY TAXES PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER ON: (I)
THE PURCHASE OF THE ELECTRIC VESSEL OR ZERO EMISSION VESSEL; OR (II) THE
PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT AND/OR SERVICES TO CONVERT THE VESSEL TO A QUALI-
FYING VESSEL;
(3) REGISTER THE VESSEL IN THIS STATE FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS OF THE
TAXABLE YEAR IN WHICH THE CREDIT IS CLAIMED;
(4) PURCHASE THE VESSEL FOR PERSONAL USE OR LEASE, NOT FOR RE-SALE;
AND
(5) IN THE CASE OF A CONVERSION, SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO AND OBTAIN
APPROVAL OF SUCH APPLICATION BY THE DEPARTMENT DESCRIBING THE CONVERSION
AND APPROVED COSTS TO COMPLETE SUCH CONVERSION.
(C) DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL
HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
(1) "VESSEL" MEANS A VESSEL AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWENTY-TWO HUNDRED
FIFTY OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW THAT IS AN ELECTRIC VESSEL OR A
ZERO EMISSION VESSEL.
(2) "ELECTRIC VESSEL" MEANS A COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE, MASS-PRODUCED
VESSEL ORIGINALLY EQUIPPED BY THE MANUFACTURER WITH AN ON BOARD ELECTRIC
PROPULSION SYSTEM OR A VESSEL RETROFITTED WITH AN ELECTRIC PROPULSION
SYSTEM, PROVIDED THE VEHICLE OWNER CAN PROVIDE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
OF SUCH RETROFIT. "ELECTRIC VESSEL" INCLUDES: (I) AN ELECTRIC VESSEL
THAT HAS A BATTERY THAT IS RECHARGED BY CONNECTING THE VESSEL TO AN
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EXTERNAL POWER SOURCE; AND (II) A PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VESSEL THAT
HAS A BATTERY THAT BE CAN BE RECHARGED BY CONNECTING THE VESSEL TO AN
EXTERNAL POWER SOURCE OR BY AN ONBOARD INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE AND
GENERATOR.
(3) "ZERO EMISSION VESSEL" MEANS A VESSEL POWERED BY MEANS OF A
BATTERY OR FUEL CELL OR A COMBINATION THEREOF, OR ANOTHER SOURCE OF
POWER, THAT PRODUCES ZERO EXHAUST EMISSIONS OF ANY GREENHOUSE GAS,
CRITERIA POLLUTANT OR PRECURSOR POLLUTANT UNDER ANY AND ALL POSSIBLE
OPERATIONAL MODES AND CONDITIONS.
(4) "QUALIFYING VESSEL" MEANS AN ELECTRIC VESSEL OR ZERO EMISSION
VESSEL AS DESIGNATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OR A VESSEL THAT HAS BEEN
CONVERTED TO AN ELECTRIC VESSEL OR ZERO EMISSION VESSEL AS PROVIDED IN
SUBDIVISION (D) OF THIS SECTION.
(D) QUALIFYING VESSELS. (1) THE DEPARTMENT, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, SHALL COMPILE A LIST OF ELEC-
TRIC VESSELS AND ZERO EMISSION VESSELS THAT QUALIFY FOR AN ELECTRIC AND
ZERO EMISSION VESSEL TAX CREDIT.
(2) THE DEPARTMENT, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRON-
MENTAL CONSERVATION, SHALL DEVELOP GUIDELINES FOR THE CONVERSION OF A
VESSEL TO A QUALIFYING VESSEL AND SHALL DEVELOP AN APPLICATION PROCESS
TO CERTIFY THE EXPENSES NECESSARY FOR THE CONVERSION. A TAXPAYER WILL
NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO CLAIM THE CREDIT UNLESS HE OR SHE HAS COMPLETED THE
APPLICATION PROCESS AND THE APPLICATION HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE DEPART-
MENT.
(E) INFORMATION SHARING. THE DEPARTMENT AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRON-
MENTAL CONSERVATION SHALL BE ALLOWED AND ARE DIRECTED TO SHARE AND
EXCHANGE INFORMATION REGARDING THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THE CREDIT
APPLICATION FOR CLAIMING THE ELECTRIC AND ZERO EMISSION VESSEL TAX CRED-
IT AND SUCH INFORMATION EXCHANGED BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT AND THE DEPART-
MENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO DISCLOSURE OR
INSPECTION UNDER THE STATE'S FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW.
(F) CROSS REFERENCES. FOR APPLICATION OF THE CREDIT PROVIDED FOR IN
THIS SECTION, SEE THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER:
(1) ARTICLE 9-A: SECTION 210-B, SUBDIVISION 59; AND
(2) ARTICLE 22: SECTION 606, SUBSECTION (OOO).
§ 2. Section 210-B of the tax law is amended by adding a new subdivi-
sion 59 to read as follows:
59. ELECTRIC AND ZERO EMISSION VESSEL TAX CREDIT. (A) ALLOWANCE OF
CREDIT. A TAXPAYER WILL BE ALLOWED A CREDIT, TO BE COMPUTED AS PROVIDED
IN SECTION FORTY-EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER, AGAINST THE TAXES IMPOSED BY
THIS ARTICLE.
(B) APPLICATION OF CREDIT. THE CREDIT ALLOWED UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION
FOR THE TAXABLE YEAR WILL NOT REDUCE THE TAX DUE FOR SUCH YEAR TO LESS
THAN THE AMOUNT PRESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (D) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF
SECTION TWO HUNDRED TEN OF THIS ARTICLE. HOWEVER, IF THE AMOUNT OF CRED-
IT ALLOWED UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION FOR THE 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 NOT DEDUCTIBLE IN SUCH TAXA-
BLE YEAR WILL 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 WILL BE PAID THEREON.
§ 3. Subparagraph (B) of paragraph 1 of subsection (i) of section 606
of the tax law is amended by adding a new clause (xlx) to read as
follows:
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(XLX) ELECTRIC AND ZERO AMOUNT OF CREDIT UNDER
EMISSION VESSEL TAX CREDIT SUBDIVISION FIFTY-NINE OF
UNDER SUBSECTION (OOO) SECTION TWO HUNDRED TEN-B
§ 4. Section 606 of the tax law is amended by adding a new subsection
(ooo) to read as follows:
(OOO) ELECTRIC AND ZERO EMISSION VESSEL TAX CREDIT. (1) ALLOWANCE OF
CREDIT. A TAXPAYER SHALL BE ALLOWED A CREDIT, TO BE COMPUTED AS PROVIDED
IN SECTION FORTY-EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER, AGAINST THE TAX IMPOSED BY THIS
ARTICLE.
(2) APPLICATION OF CREDIT. IF THE AMOUNT OF THE CREDIT ALLOWED UNDER
THIS SUBSECTION FOR THE TAXABLE YEAR EXCEEDS THE TAXPAYER'S TAX FOR SUCH
YEAR, THE EXCESS WILL BE TREATED AS AN OVERPAYMENT OF TAX TO BE CREDITED
OR REFUNDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED
EIGHTY-SIX OF THIS ARTICLE, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NO INTEREST WILL BE
PAID THEREON.
§ 5. Subdivision 3 of section 187-b of the tax law is amended by
adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
(C) THE TERM "VEHICLE" INCLUDES A VESSEL AS DEFINED IN SECTION FORTY-
EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER.
§ 6. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 30 of section 210-B of the tax law
is amended by adding a new subparagraph (iii) to read as follows:
(III) THE TERM "VEHICLE" INCLUDES A VESSEL AS DEFINED IN SECTION
FORTY-EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER.
§ 7. Paragraph 3 of subsection (p) of section 606 of the tax law is
amended by adding a new subparagraph (c) to read as follows:
(C) THE TERM "VEHICLE" INCLUDES A VESSEL AS DEFINED IN SECTION FORTY-
EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER.
§ 8. Severability. If any provision of this act, or any application of
any provision of this act, is held to be invalid, that shall not affect
the validity or effectiveness of any other provision of this act, or of
any other application of any provision of this act, which can be given
effect without that provision or application; and to that end, the
provisions and applications of this act are severable.
§ 9. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxable
years beginning on or after January 1, 2023.