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Assembly Bill A6490B

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Creates a tax abatement program for commercial and residential real property owners who purchase or install systems for rainwater harvesting

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2011-A6490 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Real Property Taxation
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §467-g, RPT L

2011-A6490 - Summary

Creates a tax abatement program for commercial and residential real property owners who purchase or install systems for rainwater harvesting, which a municipality within Westchester or Putnam county may adopt by resolution.

2011-A6490 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6490

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 21, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CASTELLI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Real Property Taxation

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  real  property  tax  law,  in relation to a tax
  exemption program for commercial and residential real property  owners
  who purchase or install systems for rainwater harvesting

  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 467-g to read as follows:
  S 467-G. RAINWATER HARVESTING EXEMPTION PROGRAM. 1. THE GOVERNING BODY
OF  ANY  MUNICIPALITY LOCATED WITHIN THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER OR PUTNAM
IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO ADOPT, AFTER PUBLIC HEARING AND IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION,  A  LOCAL  LAW,  ORDINANCE  OR  RESOLUTION
PROVIDING  FOR  AN  ABATEMENT  OF TAXES ON REAL PROPERTY AS SET FORTH IN
SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION.
  2. (A) ANY OWNER OF COMMERCIAL REAL PROPERTY THAT INSTALLS A RAINWATER
HARVESTING AND RECOVERY SYSTEM MAY RECEIVE AN ABATEMENT OF TAXES ON SUCH
REAL PROPERTY WITH RESPECT TO THE TAXABLE YEAR IN WHICH THE EQUIPMENT IS
PURCHASED AND INSTALLED EQUALING UP TO THIRTY PERCENT  OF  THE  COST  OF
PURCHASING  AND  INSTALLING SUCH SYSTEM. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH,
"QUALIFIED RAINWATER HARVESTING EQUIPMENT" SHALL MEAN A SYSTEM  FOR  THE
COLLECTION,  CONVEYANCE,  STORAGE  AND DISTRIBUTION OF NATURAL RAINWATER
FOR NON-POTABLE APPLICATIONS.
  (B) ANY OWNER OF A DWELLING WHO PURCHASES  A  QUALIFIED  RAIN  BARREL,
DOWNSPOUT DIVERTER OR RAIN CATCHMENTS SYSTEM MAY RECEIVE AN ABATEMENT OF
TAXES  ON  SUCH  REAL PROPERTY WITH RESPECT TO THE TAXABLE YEAR IN WHICH
THE EQUIPMENT IS PURCHASED EQUALING UP TO FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
  3. THE ELIGIBLE TAX PAYER SHALL APPLY EACH YEAR, PRIOR TO THE  TAXABLE
STATUS  DATE  PRESCRIBED BY LAW, TO THE APPROPRIATE LOCAL ASSESSOR FOR A
TAX ABATEMENT CERTIFICATE, ON A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08981-01-1

2011-A6490A - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Real Property Taxation
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §467-g, RPT L

2011-A6490A - Summary

Creates a tax abatement program for commercial and residential real property owners who purchase or install systems for rainwater harvesting, which a municipality within Westchester or Putnam county may adopt by resolution.

2011-A6490A - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6490--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 21, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CASTELLI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee  on  Real Property Taxation -- committee discharged, bill amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to a  tax  abate-
  ment  program  for commercial and residential real property owners who
  purchase or install systems for rainwater harvesting

  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 467-g to read as follows:
  S 467-G. RAINWATER HARVESTING ABATEMENT PROGRAM. 1. THE GOVERNING BODY
OF ANY MUNICIPALITY LOCATED WITHIN THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER  OR  PUTNAM
IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO ADOPT, AFTER PUBLIC HEARING AND IN
ACCORDANCE  WITH  THIS  SECTION,  A  LOCAL  LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION
PROVIDING FOR AN ABATEMENT OF TAXES ON REAL PROPERTY  AS  SET  FORTH  IN
SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION.
  2. (A) ANY OWNER OF COMMERCIAL REAL PROPERTY THAT INSTALLS A RAINWATER
HARVESTING AND RECOVERY SYSTEM MAY RECEIVE AN ABATEMENT OF TAXES ON SUCH
REAL PROPERTY WITH RESPECT TO THE TAXABLE YEAR IN WHICH THE EQUIPMENT IS
PURCHASED  AND  INSTALLED  EQUALING  UP TO THIRTY PERCENT OF THE COST OF
PURCHASING AND INSTALLING SUCH SYSTEM. FOR PURPOSES OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH,
"QUALIFIED  RAINWATER  HARVESTING EQUIPMENT" SHALL MEAN A SYSTEM FOR THE
COLLECTION, CONVEYANCE, STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION  OF  NATURAL  RAINWATER
FOR NON-POTABLE APPLICATIONS.
  (B)  ANY  OWNER  OF  A DWELLING WHO PURCHASES A QUALIFIED RAIN BARREL,
DOWNSPOUT DIVERTER OR RAIN CATCHMENTS SYSTEM MAY RECEIVE AN ABATEMENT OF
TAXES ON SUCH REAL PROPERTY WITH RESPECT TO THE TAXABLE  YEAR  IN  WHICH
THE EQUIPMENT IS PURCHASED EQUALING UP TO FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
  3.  THE  ELIGIBLE TAXPAYER SHALL APPLY EACH YEAR, PRIOR TO THE TAXABLE
STATUS DATE PRESCRIBED BY LAW, TO THE APPROPRIATE LOCAL ASSESSOR  FOR  A
TAX  ABATEMENT  CERTIFICATE,  ON  A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08981-02-1

2011-A6490B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Real Property Taxation
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §467-g, RPT L

2011-A6490B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a tax abatement program for commercial and residential real property owners who purchase or install systems for rainwater harvesting, which a municipality within Westchester or Putnam county may adopt by resolution.

2011-A6490B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6490--B

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 21, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CASTELLI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee  on  Real Property Taxation -- committee discharged, bill amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --
  recommitted  to  the Committee on Real Property Taxation in accordance
  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the real property tax law, in relation to a tax abate-
  ment program for commercial and residential real property  owners  who
  purchase or install systems for rainwater harvesting

  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 467-g to read as follows:
  S 467-G. RAINWATER HARVESTING ABATEMENT PROGRAM. 1. THE GOVERNING BODY
OF  ANY  MUNICIPALITY LOCATED WITHIN THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER OR PUTNAM
IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO ADOPT, AFTER PUBLIC HEARING AND IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION,  A  LOCAL  LAW,  ORDINANCE  OR  RESOLUTION
PROVIDING  FOR  AN  ABATEMENT  OF TAXES ON REAL PROPERTY AS SET FORTH IN
SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION.
  2. (A) ANY OWNER OF COMMERCIAL REAL PROPERTY THAT INSTALLS A RAINWATER
HARVESTING AND RECOVERY SYSTEM MAY RECEIVE AN ABATEMENT OF TAXES ON SUCH
REAL PROPERTY WITH RESPECT TO THE TAXABLE YEAR IN WHICH THE EQUIPMENT IS
PURCHASED AND INSTALLED EQUALING UP TO THIRTY PERCENT  OF  THE  COST  OF
PURCHASING  AND  INSTALLING SUCH SYSTEM. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH,
"QUALIFIED RAINWATER HARVESTING EQUIPMENT" SHALL MEAN A SYSTEM  FOR  THE
COLLECTION,  CONVEYANCE,  STORAGE  AND DISTRIBUTION OF NATURAL RAINWATER
FOR NON-POTABLE APPLICATIONS.
  (B) ANY OWNER OF A DWELLING WHO PURCHASES  A  QUALIFIED  RAIN  BARREL,
DOWNSPOUT DIVERTER OR RAIN CATCHMENTS SYSTEM MAY RECEIVE AN ABATEMENT OF
TAXES  ON  SUCH  REAL PROPERTY WITH RESPECT TO THE TAXABLE YEAR IN WHICH
THE EQUIPMENT IS PURCHASED EQUALING UP TO FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08981-04-2

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