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                                 1735--B
    Cal. No. 300

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 5, 2009
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Introduced by Sens. STAVISKY, ADAMS, DIAZ, DUANE, HUNTLEY, PARKER, SAMP-
  SON  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be commit-
  ted to the Committee on Cities -- reported favorably from said commit-
  tee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a  third  reading,
  amended  and  ordered  reprinted,  retaining its place in the order of
  third reading -- again amended and ordered  reprinted,  retaining  its
  place in the order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the real property tax law and the administrative code of
  the city of New York, in relation to authorizing certain homeowners in
  New  York city to receive an abatement of real property taxes of up to
  two thousand dollars for the installation of sewer  improvement  check
  valve devices on certain dwellings

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

  Section 1. The real property tax  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 470 to read as follows:
  S  470.  ABATEMENT  OF  TAXES FOR THE INSTALLATION OF CHECK VALVES FOR
SEWER IMPROVEMENTS IN CITIES WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION  OR  MORE.
1.  IN  A  CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, ANY OWNER OF A
DWELLING WHO INSTALLS A CHECK VALVE DEVICE TO PREVENT SEWAGE FROM  BACK-
FLOWING  INTO  SUCH DWELLING SHALL RECEIVE AN ABATEMENT OF TAXES ON SUCH
REAL PROPERTY EQUALING ONE-HALF, UP TO TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS TOWARDS  THE
COST OF PURCHASING AND INSTALLING SUCH DEVICE.
  2.  ANY  NOT-FOR-PROFIT  ENTITY WHICH OWNS A BUILDING OF ANY TYPE OR A
DWELLING IN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR  MORE  AND  WHICH
INSTALLS  A  CHECK VALVE DEVICE TO PREVENT SEWAGE FROM BACK-FLOWING INTO
SUCH BUILDING OR DWELLING SHALL RECEIVE AN ABATEMENT OF WATER AND  SEWER
CHARGES  EQUALING ONE-HALF OF THE COST OF PURCHASING AND INSTALLING SUCH
DEVICE, UP TO TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS.
  3. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM  "DWELLING"  SHALL  MEAN
ANY BUILDING, STRUCTURE OR PORTION THEREOF WHICH IS OCCUPIED IN WHOLE OR

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

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IN  PART  AS  A  HOME, RESIDENCE OR SLEEPING PLACE FOR ONE OR MORE HUMAN
BEINGS.
  4.  THE  NEW  YORK  CITY  DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SHALL
PROMULGATE ANY RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
THIS SECTION, INCLUDING BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,  IDENTIFYING  APPROPRIATE
CHECK VALVE SYSTEMS.
  S 2. Subdivision e of section 24-514 of the administrative code of the
city of New York is amended to read as follows:
  e.  Exemptions from sewer rents or charges. Any real property which is
entitled to an exemption from the payment  of  water  rents  or  charges
shall  also be exempt from payment of the sewer rents or charges imposed
hereunder. IN ADDITION, ANY NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITY WHICH OWNS A  BUILDING
OF  ANY TYPE OR A DWELLING IN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR
MORE AND WHICH INSTALLS A CHECK VALVE  DEVICE  TO  PREVENT  SEWAGE  FROM
BACK-FLOWING  INTO  SUCH BUILDING OR DWELLING SHALL RECEIVE AN ABATEMENT
OF WATER AND SEWER CHARGES EQUALING ONE-HALF OF THE COST  OF  PURCHASING
AND  INSTALLING  SUCH  DEVICE,  UP  TO  TWO  THOUSAND DOLLARS.   FOR THE
PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE TERM "DWELLING" SHALL MEAN ANY  BUILD-
ING,  STRUCTURE OR PORTION THEREOF WHICH IS OCCUPIED IN WHOLE OR IN PART
AS A HOME, RESIDENCE OR SLEEPING PLACE FOR ONE OR MORE HUMAN BEINGS.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.