Senate Bill S2541

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides a tax exemption from sales and compensating use taxes on alternative energy systems

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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-S2541 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A667
Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง1101, 1115, 1107, 1109 & 1210, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S1089, A5835
2013-2014: S2635, A62
2015-2016: S762
2017-2018: S3410
2019-2020: S3588
2021-2022: S3334
2023-2024: S4949

2009-S2541 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides a tax exemption from sales and compensating use taxes on alternative energy systems including alternative energy systems, new Energy Star appliances and tangible personal property used in or on habitable residential and non-residential structure to improve energy efficiency; and defines relevant terms; authorizes municipalities to adopt the exemption.

2009-S2541 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2541 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2541

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 23, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. PARKER, BONACIC, BRESLIN, DUANE, C. JOHNSON, KRUEG-
  ER, ONORATO, RANZENHOFER, SCHNEIDERMAN, SERRANO, STAVISKY, VALESKY  --
  read  twice  and  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
  the Committee on Energy and Telecommunications

AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to providing an  exemption  for
  alternative energy systems from the state's sales and compensating use
  taxes and authorizing counties and cities to elect such exemption from
  their  sales  and use taxes imposed by or pursuant to the authority of
  such law; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expira-
  tion thereof

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision (b) of section 1101 of the tax law is amended
by adding a new paragraph 33 to read as follows:
  (33) ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SYSTEMS, NEW ENERGY STAR APPLIANCES AND TANGI-
BLE PERSONAL PROPERTY USED IN OR ON HABITABLE RESIDENTIAL AND  NON-RESI-
DENTIAL STRUCTURES FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF
SUCH  STRUCTURES  CONSIST OF: (I) SYSTEMS WHICH DO NOT RELY ON PETROLEUM
PRODUCTS OR NATURAL GAS AS THEIR ENERGY SOURCE  OR  FUEL  CELL  ELECTRIC
GENERATION  EQUIPMENT  AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH TWO OF SUBSECTION (G-2)
OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIX OF THIS CHAPTER; (II) NEW ENERGY STAR  APPLI-
ANCES,  INCLUDING  RESIDENTIAL REFRIGERATORS, FREEZERS, CLOTHING WASHERS
(BUT NOT A COMBINATION WASHER/DRYER UNLESS THE CLOTHING  IS  WASHED  AND
DRIED  IN  THE  SAME  COMPARTMENT), LIGHT FIXTURES WHICH USE A PIN-BASED
COMPACT FLUORESCENT BULB, NON-COMMERCIAL CEILING FANS OR CEILING FAN AND
LIGHT KITS, DISHWASHER OR AIR CONDITIONERS,  SOLD  AT  RETAIL,  PROVIDED
SUCH  APPLIANCES  QUALIFY FOR AND ARE LABELED WITH, AN ENERGY STAR LABEL
BY THE MANUFACTURER, PURSUANT TO AN AGREEMENT  AMONG  THE  MANUFACTURER,
THE  UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AND THE UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY; AND (III) TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY THAT  IMPROVE
THE  ENERGY  EFFICIENCY  OF  RESIDENTIAL AND NON-RESIDENTIAL HEATING AND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01036-01-9
              

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