Senate Bill S602A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizes the city of New York to impose a personal income surcharge on high income residents to fund transit improvements

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee


  • 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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2023-S602 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4474
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2799-hh, add §1270-k, Pub Auth L; add §1304-E, amd §§1310 & 1313, Tax L; add §11-1704.2, amd §11-1706, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S6830, A8956
2019-2020: S3246, A2743
2021-2022: S1194, A4434

2023-S602 - Summary

Authorizes the city of New York to impose a personal income surcharge on high income residents to fund transit improvements.

2023-S602 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S602 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    602
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GIANARIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, the tax law and the adminis-
   trative code of the city of New York, in relation to  authorizing  and
   imposing a tax surcharge on the personal income of certain high-income
   residents  of  such  city  in  order  to  fund  transit infrastructure
   improvements
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public  authorities  law  is amended by adding a new
 section 1270-j to read as follows:
   § 1270-J. NEW YORK CITY DEDICATED PERSONAL INCOME TAX SURCHARGE  FUND.
 1.  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL  ESTABLISH A FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE "NEW YORK
 CITY DEDICATED PERSONAL INCOME TAX SURCHARGE FUND" WHICH SHALL  BE  KEPT
 SEPARATE  FROM  AND SHALL NOT BE COMMINGLED WITH ANY OTHER MONEYS OF THE
 AUTHORITY.
   2. THERE SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE NEW YORK CITY DEDICATED  PERSONAL
 INCOME  TAX  SURCHARGE  FUND  THE MONEYS TRANSFERRED TO THE METROPOLITAN
 TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY FROM THE NEW  YORK  CITY  TRANSITIONAL  FINANCE
 AUTHORITY  PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (E) OF SECTION THIRTEEN HUNDRED FOUR-E
 OF THE TAX LAW, AND ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW DIRECTING  OR  PERMITTING
 THE  DEPOSIT  OF  MONEYS  IN  SUCH  FUND, TO BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE
 FINANCING OF TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS.
   3. MONEYS IN THE NEW YORK CITY DEDICATED PERSONAL INCOME TAX SURCHARGE
 FUND (A) SHALL BE USED TO FUND CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT SATISFY THE FOLLOW-
 ING CRITERIA: (I) DEFINED AS STATE OF GOOD REPAIR,  NORMAL  REPLACEMENT,
 OR  AN AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT RELATED SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT WITHIN
 THE CAPITAL PROGRAM OF THE AUTHORITY; AND (II) INCLUDED IN  ANY  OF  THE
 FOLLOWING  CATEGORIES  WITHIN  THE CAPITAL PROGRAM OF THE AUTHORITY: NEW
 YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY BUSES, SUBWAY CARS, TRACK,  LINE  EQUIPMENT,
 LINE  STRUCTURES,  SIGNALS AND COMMUNICATIONS, TRACTION POWER, SHOPS AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03039-01-3
              

2023-S602A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4474
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2799-hh, add §1270-k, Pub Auth L; add §1304-E, amd §§1310 & 1313, Tax L; add §11-1704.2, amd §11-1706, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S6830, A8956
2019-2020: S3246, A2743
2021-2022: S1194, A4434

2023-S602A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the city of New York to impose a personal income surcharge on high income residents to fund transit improvements.

2023-S602A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S602A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  602--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GIANARIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation --  commit-
   tee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
   mitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, the tax law and the adminis-
   trative code of the city of New York, in relation to  authorizing  and
   imposing a tax surcharge on the personal income of certain high-income
   residents  of  such  city  in  order  to  fund  transit infrastructure
   improvements
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public  authorities  law  is amended by adding a new
 section 1270-k to read as follows:
   § 1270-K. NEW YORK CITY DEDICATED PERSONAL INCOME TAX SURCHARGE  FUND.
 1.  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL  ESTABLISH A FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE "NEW YORK
 CITY DEDICATED PERSONAL INCOME TAX SURCHARGE FUND" WHICH SHALL  BE  KEPT
 SEPARATE  FROM  AND SHALL NOT BE COMMINGLED WITH ANY OTHER MONEYS OF THE
 AUTHORITY.
   2. THERE SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE NEW YORK CITY DEDICATED  PERSONAL
 INCOME  TAX  SURCHARGE  FUND  THE MONEYS TRANSFERRED TO THE METROPOLITAN
 TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY FROM THE NEW  YORK  CITY  TRANSITIONAL  FINANCE
 AUTHORITY  PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (E) OF SECTION THIRTEEN HUNDRED FOUR-E
 OF THE TAX LAW, AND ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW DIRECTING  OR  PERMITTING
 THE  DEPOSIT  OF  MONEYS  IN  SUCH  FUND, TO BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE
 FINANCING OF TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS.
   3. MONEYS IN THE NEW YORK CITY DEDICATED PERSONAL INCOME TAX SURCHARGE
 FUND (A) SHALL BE USED TO FUND CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT SATISFY THE FOLLOW-
 ING CRITERIA: (I) DEFINED AS STATE OF GOOD REPAIR,  NORMAL  REPLACEMENT,
 OR  AN AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT RELATED SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT WITHIN
 THE CAPITAL PROGRAM OF THE AUTHORITY; AND (II) INCLUDED IN  ANY  OF  THE
 FOLLOWING  CATEGORIES  WITHIN  THE CAPITAL PROGRAM OF THE AUTHORITY: NEW
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03039-03-3
              

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