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Assembly Bill A799

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides a tax credit to businesses making capital contributions to public playground projects constructing or renovating "universal playgrounds"

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2009-A799 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง210, 1456 & 1511, Tax L

2009-A799 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides a tax credit to businesses making capital contributions to public playground projects: constructing new playgrounds or renovating existing playgrounds into universal playgrounds which are designed and built so that children with physical, sensory, or developmental disabilities can effectively utilize a minimum of seventy per centum of the playground's play activities.

2009-A799 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   799

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  McDONOUGH  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Ways and Means

AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to granting  a  tax  credit  to
  business  firms for contributions made to public playground renovation
  or new construction which ensures effective  and  appropriate  use  by
  disabled persons

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

  Section 1. Section 210 of the tax law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 25-b to read as follows:
  25-B.  UNIVERSAL PLAYGROUND CREDIT. (A) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL GRANT A
CREDIT AGAINST ANY TAX DUE UNDER THIS ARTICLE TO ANY BUSINESS FIRM WHICH
CONTRIBUTES  TO  A  MUNICIPALITY  UNDERTAKING  NEW  CONSTRUCTION  OF   A
UNIVERSAL  PLAYGROUND  OR  RENOVATION  OF  AN EXISTING PLAYGROUND INTO A
UNIVERSAL PLAYGROUND AS SUCH UNIVERSAL PLAYGROUND IS  DEFINED  IN  PARA-
GRAPH (F) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
  (B)  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  ESTABLISH  CRITERIA FOR THE APPROVAL OF
PROPOSALS FOR A TAX CREDIT UNDER THIS  SUBDIVISION  FOR  BUSINESS  FIRMS
MAKING  CONTRIBUTIONS  OF CAPITAL TO ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR MUNICIPALITY
VESTED WITH AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN PLAYGROUNDS  AND  NEIGH-
BORHOOD RECREATION CENTERS. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE
PROPOSALS  IN  WRITING  WITHIN  SIXTY  DAYS  AND SHALL STATE THE MAXIMUM
AMOUNT OF CREDIT AVAILABLE.
  (C) NO TAX CREDIT SHALL BE GRANTED TO ANY BANK, BANK AND TRUST  COMPA-
NY,  INSURANCE  COMPANY,  TRUST  COMPANY, NATIONAL BANK, SAVINGS ASSOCI-
ATION, OR BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OR ANY OTHER BUSINESS ENTITY FOR
ACTIVITIES THAT ARE A PART OF ITS ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS.
  (D) ANY TAX CREDIT  NOT  USED  DURING  THE  PERIOD  WITHIN  WHICH  THE
CONTRIBUTION  WAS  MADE MAY BE CARRIED FORWARD OR BACKWARD FOR THE FIVE,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01523-01-9

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