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Assembly Bill A2717

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides a tax credit for the purchase of a programmable thermostat

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2009-A2717 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง606, Tax L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A1593

2009-A2717 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides a tax credit for the purchase of a programmable thermostat; defines "programmable thermostat" to mean a device attached to the heating and cooling system of a residence designed to automatically adjust the temperature to conserve energy; such credit shall be in the amount of fifteen dollars or less.

2009-A2717 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2717

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 21, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE, CAHILL, SPANO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of  A.  COLTON, DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on
  Ways and Means

AN ACT to amend the tax law,  in  relation  to  a  tax  credit  for  the
  purchase of a programmable thermostat

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 606 of the tax law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subsection (qq) to read as follows:
  (QQ)  PROGRAMMABLE THERMOSTAT CREDIT. (1) AN INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYER SHALL
BE ALLOWED A CREDIT AGAINST THE TAX IMPOSED  BY  THIS  ARTICLE  FOR  THE
PURCHASE  OF  A  PROGRAMMABLE  THERMOSTAT DURING THE TAXABLE YEAR.  THIS
CREDIT FOR ANY TAXABLE YEAR SHALL NOT EXCEED FIFTEEN DOLLARS.
  (2) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM  "PROGRAMMABLE  THERMO-
STAT"  SHALL MEAN A DEVICE ATTACHED TO THE HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM OF
A RESIDENCE DESIGNED TO AUTOMATICALLY ADJUST THE TEMPERATURE TO CONSERVE
ENERGY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxable
years commencing on and after such date.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03632-01-9

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