Do you support this bill?

Senate Bill S2607

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Authorizes New York city to grant real property tax credit for certain sewer improvement made to prevent backup in residential structure

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government Committee

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.

Actions

2011-S2607 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง470, RPT L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S448

2011-S2607 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes governing body of the city of New York to pass local law allowing a credit against real property tax for owner-occupied one, two, three or four family residence for expenses incurred in making improvements to prevent sewer and drainage backups.

2011-S2607 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S2607 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2607

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 26, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KRUGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in  relation  to  authorizing
  the governing body of the city of New York to allow certain homeowners
  a  real  property  tax  credit  for  the  cost of sewer improvement 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. TAX CREDIT AFFORDED CERTAIN HOMEOWNERS FOR THE COST OF IMPROVE-
MENTS MADE TO PREVENT SEWER  BACKUPS  INTO  CERTAIN  DWELLINGS.  1.  THE
GOVERNING  BODY  OF  THE  CITY  OF  NEW  YORK  IS  HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND
EMPOWERED TO ADOPT, AFTER PUBLIC HEARING, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION
TWO OF THIS SECTION, A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION PROVIDING  FOR
A  CREDIT  ON  TAXES  OF SAID MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, FOR A PERIOD OF ONE
YEAR, ON REAL PROPERTY CONTAINING A  ONE,  TWO,  THREE  OR  FOUR  FAMILY
DWELLING  BY AN AMOUNT CONSTITUTING THE COST OF ANY IMPROVEMENTS MADE BY
THE OWNER OF SUCH DWELLINGS TO PREVENT SEWER  AND  DRAINAGE  BACKUPS  IN
SUCH DWELLINGS.
  2.  ANY SUCH LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL PROVIDE THAT THE
OWNER OF A ONE, TWO, THREE OR FOUR FAMILY DWELLING SHALL  PROVIDE  PROOF
OF  THE COST OF ANY SUCH IMPROVEMENTS AS DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF
THIS SECTION WHEREUPON A TAX CREDIT IN AN AMOUNT CONSTITUTING SUCH  COST
SHALL BE GRANTED FOR THE NEXT SUCCEEDING TAX PERIOD.
  S 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07244-01-1

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.