Assembly Bill A3985

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes a tax credit for alternative energy systems and generating equipment

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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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2009-A3985 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §24-a, amd §§210, 606, 1456 & 1511, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A287
2013-2014: A2536
2015-2016: A2069
2017-2018: A2204
2019-2020: A2635

2009-A3985 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a tax credit for qualified expenditures meeting the criteria prescribed by the department of tax and finance in consultation with the department of environmental conservation and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) for taxpayers subject to tax under articles nine-a, twenty-two, thirty-second and thirty-three whose business is not substantially engaged in the commercial generation, distribution, transmission or servicing of energy or energy products.

2009-A3985 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3985

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 29, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. CROUCH, FINCH, MOLINARO, WALKER, BARCLAY, McDO-
  NOUGH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BACALLES, BALL, HAWLEY,  KOLB,
  McKEVITT,  MILLER,  O'MARA, QUINN, SCOZZAFAVA, THIELE, TOBACCO -- read
  once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to establishing  a  tax  credit
  for alternative energy systems and generating equipment

  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 24-a to read
as follows:
  S 24-A. CREDIT FOR ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SYSTEMS  AND  GENERATING  EQUIP-
MENT. (A) GENERAL. A TAXPAYER SUBJECT TO TAX UNDER ARTICLE NINE-A, TWEN-
TY-TWO,  THIRTY-TWO  OR  THIRTY-THREE OF THIS CHAPTER, WHOSE BUSINESS IS
NOT SUBSTANTIALLY ENGAGED IN THE  COMMERCIAL  GENERATION,  DISTRIBUTION,
TRANSMISSION  OR SERVICING OF ENERGY OR ENERGY PRODUCTS, AND WHO EMPLOYS
ONE OR MORE FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES, EXCLUDING  GENERAL  EXECUTIVE  OFFICERS
(IN  THE  CASE OF A CORPORATION), SHALL BE ALLOWED A CREDIT AGAINST SUCH
TAX, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS REFERENCED IN SUBDIVISION  (E)  OF  THIS
SECTION.  THE  CREDIT  SHALL BE ALLOWED FOR QUALIFIED EXPENDITURES WHICH
MEET THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, IF ANY, PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENT,  IN
CONSULTATION  WITH  THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND THE
NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY,  DISBURSED  IN
NEW YORK STATE.
  (B) DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:  (1) THE TERM "WIND
ENERGY  SYSTEM  EQUIPMENT"  SHALL REFER TO A SYSTEM WHICH SHALL MEET THE
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS SET BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL  CONSER-
VATION  AND  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE  ENERGY  AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY WHICH SERVES AS A WIND ENERGY  SYSTEM,  WHICH  SHALL  MEAN  AN
ARRANGEMENT  OR  COMBINATION  OF  COMPONENTS  DESIGNED  TO  GENERATE AND
PROVIDE ELECTRICITY OR MECHANICAL ENERGY THROUGH THE PROCESS OF CONVERT-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03299-03-9

              

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