S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7043
I N S E N A T E
March 18, 2016
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Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
ment Operations
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to exempting the conveyance of
real property for open space, parks, or historic preservation purposes
to any not-for-profit tax exempt corporation operated for conserva-
tion, environmental, or historic preservation purposes from the state
real estate transfer tax and the additional tax on real estate trans-
fers of residential real property where the consideration is one
million dollars or more
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 1402-a of the tax law is amended by adding a new
subdivision (d) to read as follows:
(D) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE TAX
IMPOSED PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED TWO OF THIS ARTI-
CLE AND THE ADDITIONAL TAX IMPOSED BY THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO
THE CONVEYANCE OF REAL PROPERTY FOR OPEN SPACE, PARKS, OR HISTORIC PRES-
ERVATION PURPOSES TO ANY NOT-FOR-PROFIT TAX EXEMPT CORPORATION OPERATED
FOR CONSERVATION, ENVIRONMENTAL OR HISTORIC PRESERVATION PURPOSES.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10569-03-6