Senate Bill S6409

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the green roof tax abatement in a city of one million or more persons

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  • 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-S6409 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6901
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§499-aaa, 499-bbb & 499-ccc, RPT L

2023-S6409 - Summary

Relates to raising the tax abatement rate and extending certain deadlines for purposes of the green roof tax abatement for certain properties in a city of one million or more persons.

2023-S6409 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6409 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6409
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LIU  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in  relation  to  eligibility
   requirements,  raising  the  tax  abatement rate and extending certain
   deadlines  for  purposes   of   the   green   roof tax  abatement  for
   certain properties in a city of one  million or more persons
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions 7 and 10 of section 499-aaa of the real  prop-
 erty  tax law, subdivision 7 as added by chapter 461 of the laws of 2008
 and subdivision 10 as amended by chapter 79 of the  laws  of  2019,  are
 amended to read as follows:
   7. "Eligible building" shall mean a class one, class two or class four
 real property, as defined in subdivision one of section eighteen hundred
 two  of  this  chapter, located within a city having a population of one
 million or more persons. [No building shall be eligible  for  more  than
 one tax abatement pursuant to this title.]
   10.  "Green  roof"  shall  mean  an  addition to a roof of an eligible
 building that [covers at least fifty percent of such building's eligible
 rooftop space and] includes (a) a weatherproof  and  waterproof  roofing
 membrane layer that complies with local construction and fire codes, (b)
 a  root  barrier  layer,  (c)  a drainage layer that complies with local
 construction and fire codes  and  is  designed  so  the  drains  can  be
 inspected  and  cleaned, (d) a filter or separation fabric, (e) a growth
 medium, including natural or simulated soil, with a depth  of  at  least
 [two]  ONE AND ONE-HALF inches, (f) if the depth of the growth medium is
 less than three inches, an  independent  water  holding  layer  that  is
 designed  to  prevent  the  rapid drying of the growth medium, such as a
 non-woven fabric, pad or foam mat [or controlled flow roof drain, unless
 the green roof is certified not to need regular irrigation  to  maintain
 live  plants],  and  (g)  a vegetation layer, at least eighty percent of
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07437-01-3
              

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2023-S6409A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6901
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§499-aaa, 499-bbb & 499-ccc, RPT L

2023-S6409A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to raising the tax abatement rate and extending certain deadlines for purposes of the green roof tax abatement for certain properties in a city of one million or more persons.

2023-S6409A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6409A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6409--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. LIU, HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Govern-
   ment -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the real property tax law, in relation to raising the
   tax abatement rate and extending certain deadlines  for  purposes   of
   the  green  roof tax abatement for certain properties in a city of one
   million or more persons
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 10 of section 499-aaa of the real property  tax
 law, as amended by chapter 79 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as
 follows:
   10.  "Green  roof"  shall  mean  an  addition to a roof of an eligible
 building that [covers at least fifty percent of such building's eligible
 rooftop space and] includes (a) a weatherproof  and  waterproof  roofing
 membrane layer that complies with local construction and fire codes, (b)
 a  root  barrier  layer,  (c)  a drainage layer that complies with local
 construction and fire codes  and  is  designed  so  the  drains  can  be
 inspected  and  cleaned, (d) a filter or separation fabric, (e) a growth
 medium, including natural or simulated soil, with a depth  of  at  least
 [two]  ONE AND ONE-HALF inches, (f) if the depth of the growth medium is
 less than three inches, an  independent  water  holding  layer  that  is
 designed  to  prevent  the  rapid drying of the growth medium, such as a
 non-woven fabric, pad or foam mat [or controlled flow roof drain, unless
 the green roof is certified not to need regular irrigation  to  maintain
 live  plants],  and  (g)  a vegetation layer, at least eighty percent of
 which must be covered by live  plants  such  as  (i)  sedum  or  equally
 drought  resistant  and  hardy plant species, (ii) native plant species,
 and/or (iii) agricultural plant species.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07437-02-3
 S. 6409--A                          2
              

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