Assembly Bill A42

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Establishes an exemption from taxation for energy-related public utility real property related to attaining state climate goals

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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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2025-A42 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Real Property Taxation
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §28, Pub Serv L; add §487-b, RPT L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A10619

2025-A42 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes an exemption from taxation for energy-related public utility real property related to attaining state climate goals; provides that such exemption shall remain in effect until it is retired or removed from service.

2025-A42 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    42
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BURDICK -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Real Property Taxation
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law and the real property tax law, in
   relation to establishing an exemption from taxation for energy-related
   public utility real property related to attaining state climate goals
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The public service law is amended by adding a new section
 28 to read as follows:
   § 28. UTILITY TAX EXEMPTION FOR  ENERGY-RELATED  PUBLIC  UTILITY  REAL
 PROPERTY  RELATED TO ATTAINING STATE CLIMATE GOALS. 1. THE DEPARTMENT IS
 AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO CONSULT WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND
 FINANCE IN DEVELOPING DEFINITIONS AND GUIDELINES FOR THE ELIGIBILITY FOR
 EXEMPTION OF ENERGY-RELATED PUBLIC UTILITY REAL PROPERTY AS DESCRIBED IN
 SUBDIVISIONS TWO AND THREE OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY-SEVEN-B OF THE
 REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW. NO ENERGY-RELATED PUBLIC  UTILITY  REAL  PROPERTY
 SHALL  BE  ENTITLED  TO  ANY  EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION UNDER SECTION FOUR
 HUNDRED EIGHTY-SEVEN-B OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW UNLESS SUCH  PROJECT
 MEETS  THE GUIDELINES SET BY THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND FINANCE IN
 CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT.
   2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ENSURE THAT ANY  NET  DECREASE  IN  A  UTILITY
 COMPANY'S  REAL  PROPERTY  TAX  EXPENSE RESULTING FROM THE PROVISIONS OF
 SECTION FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY-SEVEN-B OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX  LAW  SHALL
 INURE TO THE BENEFIT OF THE RATEPAYERS OF SUCH COMPANY.
   §  2.  The  real  property  tax law is amended by adding a new section
 487-b to read as follows:
   § 487-B. EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION  FOR  ENERGY-RELATED  PUBLIC  UTILITY
 REAL  PROPERTY  RELATED  TO ATTAINING STATE CLIMATE GOALS. 1. AS USED IN
 THIS SECTION:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00111-01-5
              

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