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(49) MOTOR FUEL AND DIESEL MOTOR FUEL.
§ 2. Subdivision (b) of section 1107 of the tax law is amended by
adding a new clause 12 to read as follows:
(12) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW, THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED IN
PARAGRAPH FORTY-NINE OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED
FIFTEEN OF THIS ARTICLE RELATING TO MOTOR FUEL AND DIESEL MOTOR FUEL
SHALL BE APPLICABLE PURSUANT TO A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION
ADOPTED BY A CITY SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. SUCH CITY
IS EMPOWERED TO ADOPT OR REPEAL SUCH A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOL-
UTION. SUCH ADOPTION OR REPEAL SHALL ALSO BE DEEMED TO AMEND ANY LOCAL
LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ENACTED BY SUCH A CITY IMPOSING TAXES
PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED
TEN OF THIS CHAPTER.
§ 3. Paragraph 1 of subdivision (a) of section 1210 of the tax law, as
amended by section 2 of part WW of chapter 60 of the laws of 2016, is
amended to read as follows:
(1) Either, all of the taxes described in article twenty-eight of this
chapter, at the same uniform rate, as to which taxes all provisions of
the local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such taxes shall be
identical, except as to rate and except as otherwise provided, with the
corresponding provisions in such article twenty-eight, including the
definition and exemption provisions of such article, so far as the
provisions of such article twenty-eight can be made applicable to the
taxes imposed by such city or county and with such limitations and
special provisions as are set forth in this article. The taxes author-
ized under this subdivision may not be imposed by a city or county
unless the local law, ordinance or resolution imposes such taxes so as
to include all portions and all types of receipts, charges or rents,
subject to state tax under sections eleven hundred five and eleven
hundred ten of this chapter, except as otherwise provided. (i) Any local
law, ordinance or resolution enacted by any city of less than one
million or by any county or school district, imposing the taxes author-
ized by this subdivision, shall, notwithstanding any provision of law to
the contrary, exclude from the operation of such local taxes all sales
of tangible personal property for use or consumption directly and
predominantly in the production of tangible personal property, gas,
electricity, refrigeration or steam, for sale, by manufacturing, proc-
essing, generating, assembly, refining, mining or extracting; and all
sales of tangible personal property for use or consumption predominantly
either in the production of tangible personal property, for sale, by
farming or in a commercial horse boarding operation, or in both; and,
unless such city, county or school district elects otherwise, shall omit
the provision for credit or refund contained in clause six of subdivi-
sion (a) or subdivision (d) of section eleven hundred nineteen of this
chapter. (ii) Any local law, ordinance or resolution enacted by any
city, county or school district, imposing the taxes authorized by this
subdivision, shall omit the residential solar energy systems equipment
and electricity exemption provided for in subdivision (ee), the commer-
cial solar energy systems equipment and electricity exemption provided
for in subdivision (ii), the commercial fuel cell electricity generating
systems equipment and electricity generated by such equipment exemption
provided for in subdivision (kk) and the clothing and footwear exemption
provided for in paragraph thirty of subdivision (a) of section eleven
hundred fifteen of this chapter, unless such city, county or school
district elects otherwise as to such residential solar energy systems
equipment and electricity exemption, such commercial solar energy
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systems equipment and electricity exemption, commercial fuel cell elec-
tricity generating systems equipment and electricity generated by such
equipment exemption or such clothing and footwear exemption. ANY LOCAL
LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ENACTED BY ANY CITY, COUNTY OR SCHOOL
DISTRICT, IMPOSING THE TAXES AUTHORIZED BY THIS SUBDIVISION, SHALL OMIT
THE MOTOR FUEL AND DIESEL MOTOR FUEL EXEMPTION PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH
FORTY-NINE OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THIS
CHAPTER, UNLESS SUCH CITY, COUNTY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTS OTHERWISE;
PROVIDED THAT IF SUCH A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE
ENACTS THE RESOLUTION DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION (Q) OF THIS SECTION OR
REPEALS SUCH RESOLUTION, SUCH RESOLUTION OR REPEAL SHALL ALSO BE DEEMED
TO AMEND ANY LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ENACTED BY SUCH A CITY
IMPOSING SUCH TAXES PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF THIS SUBDIVISION,
WHETHER OR NOT SUCH TAXES ARE SUSPENDED AT THE TIME SUCH CITY ENACTS ITS
RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (Q) OF THIS SECTION OR AT THE TIME OF
ANY SUCH REPEAL; PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT ANY SUCH LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE
OR RESOLUTION AND SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER, AS
DEEMED TO BE AMENDED IN THE EVENT A CITY OF ONE MILLION OR MORE ENACTS A
RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF SUBDIVISION (Q) OF THIS SECTION,
SHALL BE FURTHER AMENDED, AS PROVIDED IN SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED EIGHTEEN
OF THIS SUBPART, SO THAT THE MOTOR FUEL AND DIESEL MOTOR FUEL EXEMPTION
IN ANY SUCH LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION OR IN SUCH SECTION ELEVEN
HUNDRED SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER IS THE SAME AS THE MOTOR FUEL AND DIESEL
MOTOR FUEL EXEMPTION IN PARAGRAPH FORTY-NINE OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF
SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER. (III) ANY LOCAL LAW,
ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ENACTED BY ANY CITY, COUNTY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT,
IMPOSING THE TAXES AUTHORIZED BY THIS SUBDIVISION, SHALL OMIT THE RESI-
DENTIAL SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRICITY EXEMPTION
PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDIVISION (EE), THE COMMERCIAL SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRICITY EXEMPTION PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDIVISION (II) AND
THE CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR EXEMPTION PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH THIRTY OF
SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER,
UNLESS SUCH CITY, COUNTY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTS OTHERWISE AS TO
EITHER SUCH RESIDENTIAL SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRICITY
EXEMPTION, SUCH COMMERCIAL SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRIC-
ITY EXEMPTION OR SUCH CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR EXEMPTION.
§ 4. Paragraph 1 of subdivision (a) of section 1210 of the tax law, as
amended by section 2 of part WW of chapter 60 of the laws of 2016 and
subparagraph (i) as separately amended by section 5 of part Z of chapter
60 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
(1) Either, all of the taxes described in article twenty-eight of this
chapter, at the same uniform rate, as to which taxes all provisions of
the local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such taxes shall be
identical, except as to rate and except as otherwise provided, with the
corresponding provisions in such article twenty-eight, including the
definition and exemption provisions of such article, so far as the
provisions of such article twenty-eight can be made applicable to the
taxes imposed by such city or county and with such limitations and
special provisions as are set forth in this article. The taxes author-
ized under this subdivision may not be imposed by a city or county
unless the local law, ordinance or resolution imposes such taxes so as
to include all portions and all types of receipts, charges or rents,
subject to state tax under sections eleven hundred five and eleven
hundred ten of this chapter, except as otherwise provided. (i) Any
local law, ordinance or resolution enacted by any city of less than one
million or by any county or school district, imposing the taxes author-
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ized by this subdivision, shall, notwithstanding any provision of law to
the contrary, exclude from the operation of such local taxes all sales
of tangible personal property for use or consumption directly and
predominantly in the production of tangible personal property, gas,
electricity, refrigeration or steam, for sale, by manufacturing, proc-
essing, generating, assembly, refining, mining or extracting; and all
sales of tangible personal property for use or consumption predominantly
either in the production of tangible personal property, for sale, by
farming or in a commercial horse boarding operation, or in both; and all
sales of fuel sold for use in commercial aircraft and general aviation
aircraft; and, unless such city, county or school district elects other-
wise, shall omit the provision for credit or refund contained in clause
six of subdivision (a) or subdivision (d) of section eleven hundred
nineteen of this chapter. (ii) Any local law, ordinance or resolution
enacted by any city, county or school district, imposing the taxes
authorized by this subdivision, shall omit the residential solar energy
systems equipment and electricity exemption provided for in subdivision
(ee), the commercial solar energy systems equipment and electricity
exemption provided for in subdivision (ii), the commercial fuel cell
electricity generating systems equipment and electricity generated by
such equipment exemption provided for in subdivision (kk) and the cloth-
ing and footwear exemption provided for in paragraph thirty of subdivi-
sion (a) of section eleven hundred fifteen of this chapter, unless such
city, county or school district elects otherwise as to such residential
solar energy systems equipment and electricity exemption, such commer-
cial solar energy systems equipment and electricity exemption, commer-
cial fuel cell electricity generating systems equipment and electricity
generated by such equipment exemption or such clothing and footwear
exemption. ANY LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ENACTED BY ANY CITY,
COUNTY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT, IMPOSING THE TAXES AUTHORIZED BY THIS SUBDI-
VISION, SHALL OMIT THE MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES EXEMPTION
PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDIVISION (CC) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF
THIS CHAPTER, UNLESS SUCH CITY, COUNTY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTS OTHER-
WISE; PROVIDED THAT IF SUCH A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR
MORE ENACTS THE RESOLUTION DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION (P) OF THIS SECTION
OR REPEALS SUCH RESOLUTION, SUCH RESOLUTION OR REPEAL SHALL ALSO BE
DEEMED TO AMEND ANY LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ENACTED BY SUCH A
CITY IMPOSING SUCH TAXES PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF THIS SUBDIVISION,
WHETHER OR NOT SUCH TAXES ARE SUSPENDED AT THE TIME SUCH CITY ENACTS ITS
RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (P) OF THIS SECTION OR AT THE TIME OF
SUCH REPEAL; PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT ANY SUCH LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR
RESOLUTION AND SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER, AS DEEMED
TO BE AMENDED IN THE EVENT A CITY OF ONE MILLION OR MORE ENACTS A RESOL-
UTION PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF SUBDIVISION (P) OF THIS SECTION,
SHALL BE FURTHER AMENDED, AS PROVIDED IN SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED EIGHTEEN
OF THIS SUBPART, SO THAT THE WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
EXEMPTION IN ANY SUCH LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION OR IN SUCH
SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER IS THE SAME AS THE MOBILE
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES EXEMPTION IN SUBDIVISION (CC) OF SECTION
ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER. (III) ANY LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE
OR RESOLUTION ENACTED BY ANY CITY, COUNTY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT, IMPOSING
THE TAXES AUTHORIZED BY THIS SUBDIVISION, SHALL OMIT THE RESIDENTIAL
SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRICITY EXEMPTION PROVIDED FOR IN
SUBDIVISION (EE), THE COMMERCIAL SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT AND
ELECTRICITY EXEMPTION PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDIVISION (II) AND THE CLOTHING
AND FOOTWEAR EXEMPTION PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH THIRTY OF SUBDIVISION
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(A) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER, UNLESS SUCH CITY,
COUNTY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTS OTHERWISE AS TO EITHER SUCH RESIDENTIAL
SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRICITY EXEMPTION, SUCH COMMER-
CIAL SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRICITY EXEMPTION OR SUCH
CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR EXEMPTION.
§ 5. Subdivision (d) of section 1210 of the tax law, as amended by
section 4 of part WW of chapter 60 of the laws of 2016, is amended to
read as follows:
(d) A local law, ordinance or resolution imposing any tax pursuant to
this section, increasing or decreasing the rate of such tax, repealing
or suspending such tax, exempting from such tax the energy sources and
services described in paragraph three of subdivision (a) or of subdivi-
sion (b) of this section or changing the rate of tax imposed on such
energy sources and services or providing for the credit or refund
described in clause six of subdivision (a) of section eleven hundred
nineteen of this chapter, or electing or repealing the exemption for
residential solar equipment and electricity in subdivision (ee) of
section eleven hundred fifteen of this article, or the exemption for
commercial solar equipment and electricity in subdivision (ii) of
section eleven hundred fifteen of this article, or electing or repealing
the exemption for commercial fuel cell electricity generating systems
equipment and electricity generated by such equipment in subdivision
(kk) of section eleven hundred fifteen of this article must go into
effect only on one of the following dates: March first, June first,
September first or December first; provided, that a local law, ordinance
or resolution providing for the exemption described in paragraph thirty
of subdivision (a) of section eleven hundred fifteen of this chapter or
repealing any such exemption or a local law, ordinance or resolution
providing for a refund or credit described in subdivision (d) of section
eleven hundred nineteen of this chapter or repealing such provision so
provided must go into effect only on March first; PROVIDED, FURTHER,
THAT A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE EXEMPTION
DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH FORTY-NINE OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION ELEVEN
HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER OR REPEALING ANY SUCH EXEMPTION SO
PROVIDED AND A RESOLUTION ENACTED PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF SUBDIVI-
SION (Q) OF THIS SECTION PROVIDING SUCH EXEMPTION OR REPEALING SUCH
EXEMPTION SO PROVIDED MAY GO INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. No such local law,
ordinance or resolution shall be effective unless a certified copy of
such law, ordinance or resolution is mailed by registered or certified
mail to the commissioner at the commissioner's office in Albany at least
ninety days prior to the date it is to become effective. However, the
commissioner may waive and reduce such ninety-day minimum notice
requirement to a mailing of such certified copy by registered or certi-
fied mail within a period of not less than thirty days prior to such
effective date if the commissioner deems such action to be consistent
with the commissioner's duties under section twelve hundred fifty of
this article and the commissioner acts by resolution. Where the
restriction provided for in section twelve hundred twenty-three of this
article as to the effective date of a tax and the notice requirement
provided for therein are applicable and have not been waived, the
restriction and notice requirement in section twelve hundred twenty-
three of this article shall also apply.
§ 6. Section 1210 of the tax law is amended by adding a new subdivi-
sion (q) to read as follows:
(Q) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF STATE OR LOCAL LAW, ORDI-
NANCE OR RESOLUTION TO THE CONTRARY:
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(1) ANY CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE IN WHICH THE
TAXES IMPOSED BY SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER ARE IN
EFFECT, ACTING THROUGH ITS LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BODY, IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED
AND EMPOWERED TO ELECT TO PROVIDE THE EXEMPTION FROM SUCH TAXES FOR THE
SAME MOTOR FUEL AND DIESEL MOTOR FUEL EXEMPT FROM STATE SALES AND
COMPENSATING USE TAXES DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH FORTY-NINE OF SUBDIVISION
(A) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER BY ENACTING A
RESOLUTION IN THE FORM SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH TWO OF THIS SUBDIVISION;
WHEREUPON, UPON COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISIONS (D) AND
(E) OF THIS SECTION, SUCH ENACTMENT OF SUCH RESOLUTION SHALL BE DEEMED
TO BE AN AMENDMENT TO SUCH SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVEN AND SUCH SECTION
ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVEN SHALL BE DEEMED TO INCORPORATE SUCH EXEMPTION AS IF
IT HAD BEEN DULY ENACTED BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND APPROVED BY THE
GOVERNOR.
(2) FORM OF RESOLUTION: BE IT ENACTED BY THE (INSERT PROPER TITLE OF
LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BODY) AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION ONE. RECEIPTS FROM SALES OF AND CONSIDERATION GIVEN OR
CONTRACTED TO BE GIVEN FOR PURCHASES OF MOTOR FUEL AND DIESEL MOTOR FUEL
EXEMPT FROM STATE SALES AND COMPENSATING USE TAXES PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH
FORTY-NINE OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THE
TAX LAW SHALL ALSO BE EXEMPT FROM SALES AND COMPENSATING USE TAXES
IMPOSED IN THIS JURISDICTION.
SECTION TWO. THIS RESOLUTION SHALL TAKE EFFECT, (INSERT THE DATE) AND
SHALL APPLY TO SALES MADE AND USES OCCURRING ON AND AFTER THAT DATE
ALTHOUGH MADE OR OCCURRING UNDER A PRIOR CONTRACT.
§ 7. The commissioner of taxation and finance is hereby authorized to
implement the provisions of this act with respect to the elimination of
the imposition of sales tax, additional taxes, and supplemental taxes on
diesel motor fuel and motor fuel and all other taxes so addressed by
this act.
§ 8. This act shall take effect on the first day of the sales tax
quarterly period, as described in subdivision (b) of section 1136 of the
tax law, next commencing at least 90 days after this act shall have
become a law and shall apply in accordance with the applicable transi-
tional provisions of sections 1106 and 1217 of the tax law; provided,
however, the amendments to paragraph 1 of subdivision (a) of section
1210 of the tax law made by section four of this act shall take effect
on the same date and in the same manner as section 6 of part Z of chap-
ter 60 of the laws of 2016, takes effect.
PART B
Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 1115 of the tax law is amended
by adding five new paragraphs 44, 45, 46, 47 and 48 to read as follows:
(44) BICYCLE HELMETS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, BICYCLE HELMETS
SHALL MEAN A HELMET DESIGNED TO MEET THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE
COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES ESTABLISHING STANDARDS FOR HELMETS PURSU-
ANT TO SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED THIRTY-EIGHT OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC
LAW.
(45) MOTORCYCLE HELMETS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, MOTORCYCLE
HELMETS SHALL MEAN A HELMET DESIGNED TO MEET THE RULES AND REGULATIONS
OF THE COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES ESTABLISHING STANDARDS FOR HELMETS
PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-ONE OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC
LAW.
(46) SNOWMOBILE HELMETS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, SNOWMOBILE
HELMETS SHALL MEAN A HELMET DESIGNED TO MEET THE PARKS, RECREATION AND
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSIONER'S RULES AND REGULATIONS ESTABLISHING
STANDARDS FOR HELMETS PURSUANT TO SECTION 25.17 OF THE PARKS, RECREATION
AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION LAW.
(47) EQUESTRIAN HELMETS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, EQUESTRIAN
HELMETS SHALL MEAN A HELMET DESIGNED TO MEET THE RULES AND REGULATIONS
OF THE COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES ESTABLISHING STANDARDS FOR HELMETS
PURSUANT TO SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC
LAW.
(48) SPORTS HELMETS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, SPORTS HELMETS
SHALL MEAN A HELMET DESIGNED TO MEET THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE
COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH ESTABLISHING STANDARDS FOR HELMETS PURSUANT TO
SECTION TWO HUNDRED SIX OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
§ 2. Subdivision (b) of section 1107 of the tax law is amended by
adding a new clause 13 to read as follows:
(13) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW, THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED IN
PARAGRAPHS FORTY-FOUR, FORTY-FIVE, FORTY-SIX, FORTY-SEVEN AND FORTY-
EIGHT OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THIS ARTI-
CLE RELATING TO BICYCLE HELMETS, MOTORCYCLE HELMETS, SNOWMOBILE HELMETS,
EQUESTRIAN HELMETS AND SPORTS HELMETS SHALL BE APPLICABLE PURSUANT TO A
LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY A CITY SUBJECT TO THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. SUCH CITY IS EMPOWERED TO ADOPT OR REPEAL
SUCH A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION. SUCH ADOPTION OR REPEAL SHALL
ALSO BE DEEMED TO AMEND ANY LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ENACTED
BY SUCH A CITY IMPOSING TAXES PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF SUBDIVISION
(A) OF SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED TEN OF THIS CHAPTER.
§ 3. Paragraph 1 of subdivision (a) of section 1210 of the tax law, as
amended by section 2 of part WW of chapter 60 of the laws of 2016, is
amended to read as follows:
(1) Either, all of the taxes described in article twenty-eight of this
chapter, at the same uniform rate, as to which taxes all provisions of
the local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such taxes shall be
identical, except as to rate and except as otherwise provided, with the
corresponding provisions in such article twenty-eight, including the
definition and exemption provisions of such article, so far as the
provisions of such article twenty-eight can be made applicable to the
taxes imposed by such city or county and with such limitations and
special provisions as are set forth in this article. The taxes author-
ized under this subdivision may not be imposed by a city or county
unless the local law, ordinance or resolution imposes such taxes so as
to include all portions and all types of receipts, charges or rents,
subject to state tax under sections eleven hundred five and eleven
hundred ten of this chapter, except as otherwise provided. (i) Any local
law, ordinance or resolution enacted by any city of less than one
million or by any county or school district, imposing the taxes author-
ized by this subdivision, shall, notwithstanding any provision of law to
the contrary, exclude from the operation of such local taxes all sales
of tangible personal property for use or consumption directly and
predominantly in the production of tangible personal property, gas,
electricity, refrigeration or steam, for sale, by manufacturing, proc-
essing, generating, assembly, refining, mining or extracting; and all
sales of tangible personal property for use or consumption predominantly
either in the production of tangible personal property, for sale, by
farming or in a commercial horse boarding operation, or in both; and,
unless such city, county or school district elects otherwise, shall omit
the provision for credit or refund contained in clause six of subdivi-
sion (a) or subdivision (d) of section eleven hundred nineteen of this
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chapter. (ii) Any local law, ordinance or resolution enacted by any
city, county or school district, imposing the taxes authorized by this
subdivision, shall omit the residential solar energy systems equipment
and electricity exemption provided for in subdivision (ee), the commer-
cial solar energy systems equipment and electricity exemption provided
for in subdivision (ii), the commercial fuel cell electricity generating
systems equipment and electricity generated by such equipment exemption
provided for in subdivision (kk) and the clothing and footwear exemption
provided for in paragraph thirty of subdivision (a) of section eleven
hundred fifteen of this chapter, unless such city, county or school
district elects otherwise as to such residential solar energy systems
equipment and electricity exemption, such commercial solar energy
systems equipment and electricity exemption, commercial fuel cell elec-
tricity generating systems equipment and electricity generated by such
equipment exemption or such clothing and footwear exemption. ANY LOCAL
LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ENACTED BY ANY CITY, COUNTY OR SCHOOL
DISTRICT, IMPOSING THE TAXES AUTHORIZED BY THIS SUBDIVISION, SHALL OMIT
THE BICYCLE HELMETS, MOTORCYCLE HELMETS, SNOWMOBILE HELMETS, EQUESTRIAN
HELMETS AND SPORTS HELMETS EXEMPTION PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPHS FORTY-
FOUR, FORTY-FIVE, FORTY-SIX, FORTY-SEVEN AND FORTY-EIGHT OF SUBDIVISION
(A) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER, UNLESS SUCH CITY,
COUNTY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTS OTHERWISE; PROVIDED THAT IF SUCH A CITY
HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE ENACTS THE RESOLUTION
DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION (R) OF THIS SECTION OR REPEALS SUCH RESOLUTION,
SUCH RESOLUTION OR REPEAL SHALL ALSO BE DEEMED TO AMEND ANY LOCAL LAW,
ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ENACTED BY SUCH A CITY IMPOSING SUCH TAXES
PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF THIS SUBDIVISION, WHETHER OR NOT SUCH TAXES
ARE SUSPENDED AT THE TIME SUCH CITY ENACTS ITS RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO
SUBDIVISION (R) OF THIS SECTION OR AT THE TIME OF ANY SUCH REPEAL;
PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT ANY SUCH LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION AND
SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER, AS DEEMED TO BE AMENDED IN
THE EVENT A CITY OF ONE MILLION OR MORE ENACTS A RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO
THE AUTHORITY OF SUBDIVISION (R) OF THIS SECTION, SHALL BE FURTHER
AMENDED, AS PROVIDED IN SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED EIGHTEEN OF THIS SUBPART,
SO THAT THE BICYCLE HELMETS, MOTORCYCLE HELMETS, SNOWMOBILE HELMETS,
EQUESTRIAN HELMETS AND SPORTS HELMETS EXEMPTION IN ANY SUCH LOCAL LAW,
ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION OR IN SUCH SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVEN OF THIS
CHAPTER IS THE SAME AS THE BICYCLE HELMETS, MOTORCYCLE HELMETS, SNOWMO-
BILE HELMETS, EQUESTRIAN HELMETS AND SPORTS HELMETS EXEMPTION IN PARA-
GRAPHS FORTY-FOUR, FORTY-FIVE, FORTY-SIX, FORTY-SEVEN AND FORTY-EIGHT OF
SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER. (III)
ANY LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ENACTED BY ANY CITY, COUNTY OR
SCHOOL DISTRICT, IMPOSING THE TAXES AUTHORIZED BY THIS SUBDIVISION,
SHALL OMIT THE RESIDENTIAL SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRIC-
ITY EXEMPTION PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDIVISION (EE), THE COMMERCIAL SOLAR
ENERGY SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRICITY EXEMPTION PROVIDED FOR IN
SUBDIVISION (II) AND THE CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR EXEMPTION PROVIDED FOR IN
PARAGRAPH THIRTY OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF
THIS CHAPTER, UNLESS SUCH CITY, COUNTY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTS OTHER-
WISE AS TO EITHER SUCH RESIDENTIAL SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT AND
ELECTRICITY EXEMPTION, SUCH COMMERCIAL SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT
AND ELECTRICITY EXEMPTION OR SUCH CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR EXEMPTION.
§ 4. Paragraph 1 of subdivision (a) of section 1210 of the tax law, as
amended by section 2 of part WW of chapter 60 of the laws of 2016 and
subparagraph (i) as separately amended by section 5 of part Z of chapter
60 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
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(1) Either, all of the taxes described in article twenty-eight of this
chapter, at the same uniform rate, as to which taxes all provisions of
the local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such taxes shall be
identical, except as to rate and except as otherwise provided, with the
corresponding provisions in such article twenty-eight, including the
definition and exemption provisions of such article, so far as the
provisions of such article twenty-eight can be made applicable to the
taxes imposed by such city or county and with such limitations and
special provisions as are set forth in this article. The taxes author-
ized under this subdivision may not be imposed by a city or county
unless the local law, ordinance or resolution imposes such taxes so as
to include all portions and all types of receipts, charges or rents,
subject to state tax under sections eleven hundred five and eleven
hundred ten of this chapter, except as otherwise provided. (i) Any
local law, ordinance or resolution enacted by any city of less than one
million or by any county or school district, imposing the taxes author-
ized by this subdivision, shall, notwithstanding any provision of law to
the contrary, exclude from the operation of such local taxes all sales
of tangible personal property for use or consumption directly and
predominantly in the production of tangible personal property, gas,
electricity, refrigeration or steam, for sale, by manufacturing, proc-
essing, generating, assembly, refining, mining or extracting; and all
sales of tangible personal property for use or consumption predominantly
either in the production of tangible personal property, for sale, by
farming or in a commercial horse boarding operation, or in both; and all
sales of fuel sold for use in commercial aircraft and general aviation
aircraft; and, unless such city, county or school district elects other-
wise, shall omit the provision for credit or refund contained in clause
six of subdivision (a) or subdivision (d) of section eleven hundred
nineteen of this chapter. (ii) Any local law, ordinance or resolution
enacted by any city, county or school district, imposing the taxes
authorized by this subdivision, shall omit the residential solar energy
systems equipment and electricity exemption provided for in subdivision
(ee), the commercial solar energy systems equipment and electricity
exemption provided for in subdivision (ii), the commercial fuel cell
electricity generating systems equipment and electricity generated by
such equipment exemption provided for in subdivision (kk) and the cloth-
ing and footwear exemption provided for in paragraph thirty of subdivi-
sion (a) of section eleven hundred fifteen of this chapter, unless such
city, county or school district elects otherwise as to such residential
solar energy systems equipment and electricity exemption, such commer-
cial solar energy systems equipment and electricity exemption, commer-
cial fuel cell electricity generating systems equipment and electricity
generated by such equipment exemption or such clothing and footwear
exemption. ANY LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ENACTED BY ANY CITY,
COUNTY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT, IMPOSING THE TAXES AUTHORIZED BY THIS SUBDI-
VISION, SHALL OMIT THE MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES EXEMPTION
PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDIVISION (CC) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF
THIS CHAPTER, UNLESS SUCH CITY, COUNTY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTS OTHER-
WISE; PROVIDED THAT IF SUCH A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR
MORE ENACTS THE RESOLUTION DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION (P) OF THIS SECTION
OR REPEALS SUCH RESOLUTION, SUCH RESOLUTION OR REPEAL SHALL ALSO BE
DEEMED TO AMEND ANY LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ENACTED BY SUCH A
CITY IMPOSING SUCH TAXES PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF THIS SUBDIVISION,
WHETHER OR NOT SUCH TAXES ARE SUSPENDED AT THE TIME SUCH CITY ENACTS ITS
RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (P) OF THIS SECTION OR AT THE TIME OF
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SUCH REPEAL; PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT ANY SUCH LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR
RESOLUTION AND SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER, AS DEEMED
TO BE AMENDED IN THE EVENT A CITY OF ONE MILLION OR MORE ENACTS A RESOL-
UTION PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF SUBDIVISION (P) OF THIS SECTION,
SHALL BE FURTHER AMENDED, AS PROVIDED IN SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED EIGHTEEN
OF THIS SUBPART, SO THAT THE WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
EXEMPTION IN ANY SUCH LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION OR IN SUCH
SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER IS THE SAME AS THE MOBILE
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES EXEMPTION IN SUBDIVISION (CC) OF SECTION
ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER. (III) ANY LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE
OR RESOLUTION ENACTED BY ANY CITY, COUNTY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT, IMPOSING
THE TAXES AUTHORIZED BY THIS SUBDIVISION, SHALL OMIT THE RESIDENTIAL
SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRICITY EXEMPTION PROVIDED FOR IN
SUBDIVISION (EE), THE COMMERCIAL SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT AND
ELECTRICITY EXEMPTION PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDIVISION (II) AND THE CLOTHING
AND FOOTWEAR EXEMPTION PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH THIRTY OF SUBDIVISION
(A) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER, UNLESS SUCH CITY,
COUNTY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTS OTHERWISE AS TO EITHER SUCH RESIDENTIAL
SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRICITY EXEMPTION, SUCH COMMER-
CIAL SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRICITY EXEMPTION OR SUCH
CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR EXEMPTION.
§ 5. Subdivision (d) of section 1210 of the tax law, as amended by
section 4 of part WW of chapter 60 of the laws of 2016, is amended to
read as follows:
(d) A local law, ordinance or resolution imposing any tax pursuant to
this section, increasing or decreasing the rate of such tax, repealing
or suspending such tax, exempting from such tax the energy sources and
services described in paragraph three of subdivision (a) or of subdivi-
sion (b) of this section or changing the rate of tax imposed on such
energy sources and services or providing for the credit or refund
described in clause six of subdivision (a) of section eleven hundred
nineteen of this chapter, or electing or repealing the exemption for
residential solar equipment and electricity in subdivision (ee) of
section eleven hundred fifteen of this article, or the exemption for
commercial solar equipment and electricity in subdivision (ii) of
section eleven hundred fifteen of this article, or electing or repealing
the exemption for commercial fuel cell electricity generating systems
equipment and electricity generated by such equipment in subdivision
(kk) of section eleven hundred fifteen of this article must go into
effect only on one of the following dates: March first, June first,
September first or December first; provided, that a local law, ordinance
or resolution providing for the exemption described in paragraph thirty
of subdivision (a) of section eleven hundred fifteen of this chapter or
repealing any such exemption or a local law, ordinance or resolution
providing for a refund or credit described in subdivision (d) of section
eleven hundred nineteen of this chapter or repealing such provision so
provided must go into effect only on March first; PROVIDED, FURTHER,
THAT A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE EXEMPTION
DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPHS FORTY-FOUR, FORTY-FIVE, FORTY-SIX, FORTY-SEVEN
AND FORTY-EIGHT OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF
THIS CHAPTER OR REPEALING ANY SUCH EXEMPTION SO PROVIDED AND A RESOL-
UTION ENACTED PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF SUBDIVISION (R) OF THIS
SECTION PROVIDED SUCH EXEMPTION OR REPEALING SUCH EXEMPTION SO PROVIDED
MAY GO INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. No such local law, ordinance or resol-
ution shall be effective unless a certified copy of such law, ordinance
or resolution is mailed by registered or certified mail to the commis-
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sioner at the commissioner's office in Albany at least ninety days prior
to the date it is to become effective. However, the commissioner may
waive and reduce such ninety-day minimum notice requirement to a mailing
of such certified copy by registered or certified mail within a period
of not less than thirty days prior to such effective date if the commis-
sioner deems such action to be consistent with the commissioner's duties
under section twelve hundred fifty of this article and the commissioner
acts by resolution. Where the restriction provided for in section twelve
hundred twenty-three of this article as to the effective date of a tax
and the notice requirement provided for therein are applicable and have
not been waived, the restriction and notice requirement in section
twelve hundred twenty-three of this article shall also apply.
§ 6. Section 1210 of the tax law is amended by adding a new subdivi-
sion (r) to read as follows:
(R) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF STATE OR LOCAL LAW, ORDI-
NANCE OR RESOLUTION TO THE CONTRARY: (1) ANY CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF
ONE MILLION OR MORE IN WHICH THE TAXES IMPOSED BY SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED
SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER ARE IN EFFECT, ACTING THROUGH ITS LOCAL LEGISLA-
TIVE BODY, IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO ELECT TO PROVIDE THE
EXEMPTION FROM SUCH TAXES FOR THE SAME BICYCLE HELMETS, MOTORCYCLE
HELMETS, SNOWMOBILE HELMETS, EQUESTRIAN HELMETS AND SPORTS HELMETS
EXEMPT FROM STATE SALES AND COMPENSATING USE TAXES DESCRIBED IN PARA-
GRAPHS FORTY-FOUR, FORTY-FIVE, FORTY-SIX, FORTY-SEVEN AND FORTY-EIGHT OF
SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER BY
ENACTING A RESOLUTION IN THE FORM SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH TWO OF THIS
SUBDIVISION; WHEREUPON, UPON COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVI-
SIONS (D) AND (E) OF THIS SECTION, SUCH ENACTMENT OF SUCH RESOLUTION
SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE AN AMENDMENT TO SUCH SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVEN
AND SUCH SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVEN SHALL BE DEEMED TO INCORPORATE
SUCH EXEMPTION AS IF IT HAD BEEN DULY ENACTED BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE
AND APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR.
(2) FORM OF RESOLUTION: BE IT ENACTED BY THE (INSERT PROPER TITLE OF
LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BODY) AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION ONE. RECEIPTS FROM SALES OF AND CONSIDERATION GIVEN OR
CONTRACTED TO BE GIVEN FOR PURCHASES OF BICYCLE HELMETS, MOTORCYCLE
HELMETS, SNOWMOBILE HELMETS, EQUESTRIAN HELMETS AND SPORTS HELMETS
EXEMPT FROM STATE SALES AND COMPENSATING USE TAXES PURSUANT TO PARA-
GRAPHS FORTY-FOUR, FORTY-FIVE, FORTY-SIX, FORTY-SEVEN AND FORTY-EIGHT OF
SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THE TAX LAW SHALL
ALSO BE EXEMPT FROM SALES AND COMPENSATING USE TAXES IMPOSED IN THIS
JURISDICTION.
SECTION TWO. THIS RESOLUTION SHALL TAKE EFFECT, (INSERT THE DATE) AND
SHALL APPLY TO SALES MADE AND USES OCCURRING ON AND AFTER THAT DATE
ALTHOUGH MADE OR OCCURRING UNDER A PRIOR CONTRACT.
§ 7. The commissioner of taxation and finance is hereby authorized to
implement the provisions of this act with respect to the elimination of
the imposition of sales tax, additional taxes, and supplemental taxes on
bicycle helmets, motorcycle helmets, snowmobile helmets, equestrian
helmets and sports helmets and all other taxes so addressed by this act.
§ 8. This act shall take effect on the first day of the sales tax
quarterly period, as described in subdivision (b) of section 1136 of the
tax law, beginning at least 90 days after the date this act shall have
become a law and shall apply in accordance with the applicable transi-
tional provisions of sections 1106 and 1217 of the tax law; provided,
however, the amendments to paragraph 1 of subdivision (a) of section
1210 of the tax law made by section four of this act shall take effect
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on the same date and in the same manner as section 6 of part Z of chap-
ter 60 of the laws of 2016, takes effect.
PART C
Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 1115 of the tax law is amended
by adding a new paragraph 50 to read as follows:
(50) CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, CHILD
RESTRAINT SYSTEMS SHALL MEAN ANY DEVICE, USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH SAFETY
BELTS, DESIGNED FOR USE IN A MOTOR VEHICLE TO RESTRAIN, SEAT, OR POSI-
TION CHILDREN AND WHICH MEETS THE APPLICABLE FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFE-
TY STANDARDS SET FORTH IN 49 C.F.R. 571.213.
§ 2. Subdivision (b) of section 1107 of the tax law is amended by
adding a new clause 14 to read as follows:
(14) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW, THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED IN
PARAGRAPH FIFTY OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF
THIS ARTICLE RELATING TO CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS SHALL BE APPLICABLE
PURSUANT TO A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY A CITY
SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. SUCH CITY IS EMPOWERED TO
ADOPT OR REPEAL SUCH A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION. SUCH
ADOPTION OR REPEAL SHALL ALSO BE DEEMED TO AMEND ANY LOCAL LAW, ORDI-
NANCE OR RESOLUTION ENACTED BY SUCH A CITY IMPOSING TAXES PURSUANT TO
THE AUTHORITY OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED TEN OF THIS
CHAPTER.
§ 3. Paragraph 1 of subdivision (a) of section 1210 of the tax law, as
amended by section 2 of part WW of chapter 60 of the laws of 2016, is
amended to read as follows:
(1) Either, all of the taxes described in article twenty-eight of this
chapter, at the same uniform rate, as to which taxes all provisions of
the local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such taxes shall be
identical, except as to rate and except as otherwise provided, with the
corresponding provisions in such article twenty-eight, including the
definition and exemption provisions of such article, so far as the
provisions of such article twenty-eight can be made applicable to the
taxes imposed by such city or county and with such limitations and
special provisions as are set forth in this article. The taxes author-
ized under this subdivision may not be imposed by a city or county
unless the local law, ordinance or resolution imposes such taxes so as
to include all portions and all types of receipts, charges or rents,
subject to state tax under sections eleven hundred five and eleven
hundred ten of this chapter, except as otherwise provided. (i) Any local
law, ordinance or resolution enacted by any city of less than one
million or by any county or school district, imposing the taxes author-
ized by this subdivision, shall, notwithstanding any provision of law to
the contrary, exclude from the operation of such local taxes all sales
of tangible personal property for use or consumption directly and
predominantly in the production of tangible personal property, gas,
electricity, refrigeration or steam, for sale, by manufacturing, proc-
essing, generating, assembly, refining, mining or extracting; and all
sales of tangible personal property for use or consumption predominantly
either in the production of tangible personal property, for sale, by
farming or in a commercial horse boarding operation, or in both; and,
unless such city, county or school district elects otherwise, shall omit
the provision for credit or refund contained in clause six of subdivi-
sion (a) or subdivision (d) of section eleven hundred nineteen of this
chapter. (ii) Any local law, ordinance or resolution enacted by any
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city, county or school district, imposing the taxes authorized by this
subdivision, shall omit the residential solar energy systems equipment
and electricity exemption provided for in subdivision (ee), the commer-
cial solar energy systems equipment and electricity exemption provided
for in subdivision (ii), the commercial fuel cell electricity generating
systems equipment and electricity generated by such equipment exemption
provided for in subdivision (kk) and the clothing and footwear exemption
provided for in paragraph thirty of subdivision (a) of section eleven
hundred fifteen of this chapter, unless such city, county or school
district elects otherwise as to such residential solar energy systems
equipment and electricity exemption, such commercial solar energy
systems equipment and electricity exemption, commercial fuel cell elec-
tricity generating systems equipment and electricity generated by such
equipment exemption or such clothing and footwear exemption. ANY LOCAL
LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ENACTED BY ANY CITY, COUNTY OR SCHOOL
DISTRICT, IMPOSING THE TAXES AUTHORIZED BY THIS SUBDIVISION, SHALL OMIT
THE CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS EXEMPTION PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH FIFTY OF
SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER,
UNLESS SUCH CITY, COUNTY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTS OTHERWISE; PROVIDED
THAT IF SUCH A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE ENACTS
THE RESOLUTION DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION (S) OF THIS SECTION OR REPEALS
SUCH RESOLUTION, SUCH RESOLUTION OR REPEAL SHALL ALSO BE DEEMED TO AMEND
ANY LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ENACTED BY SUCH A CITY IMPOSING
SUCH TAXES PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF THIS SUBDIVISION, WHETHER OR NOT
SUCH TAXES ARE SUSPENDED AT THE TIME SUCH CITY ENACTS ITS RESOLUTION
PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (S) OF THIS SECTION OR AT THE TIME OF ANY SUCH
REPEAL; PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT ANY SUCH LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOL-
UTION AND SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER, AS DEEMED TO BE
AMENDED IN THE EVENT A CITY OF ONE MILLION OR MORE ENACTS A RESOLUTION
PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF SUBDIVISION (S) OF THIS SECTION, SHALL BE
FURTHER AMENDED, AS PROVIDED IN SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED EIGHTEEN OF THIS
SUBPART, SO THAT THE CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM EXEMPTION IN ANY SUCH LOCAL
LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION OR IN SUCH SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVEN OF
THIS CHAPTER IS THE SAME AS THE CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM EXEMPTION IN
PARAGRAPH FIFTY OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF
THIS CHAPTER. (III) ANY LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ENACTED BY
ANY CITY, COUNTY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT, IMPOSING THE TAXES AUTHORIZED BY
THIS SUBDIVISION, SHALL OMIT THE RESIDENTIAL SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS EQUIP-
MENT AND ELECTRICITY EXEMPTION PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDIVISION (EE), THE
COMMERCIAL SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRICITY EXEMPTION
PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDIVISION (II) AND THE CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR EXEMPTION
PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH THIRTY OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION ELEVEN
HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER, UNLESS SUCH CITY, COUNTY OR SCHOOL
DISTRICT ELECTS OTHERWISE AS TO EITHER SUCH RESIDENTIAL SOLAR ENERGY
SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRICITY EXEMPTION, SUCH COMMERCIAL SOLAR ENER-
GY SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRICITY EXEMPTION OR SUCH CLOTHING AND
FOOTWEAR EXEMPTION.
§ 4. Paragraph 1 of subdivision (a) of section 1210 of the tax law, as
amended by section 2 of part WW of chapter 60 of the laws of 2016 and
subparagraph (i) as separately amended by section 5 of part Z of chapter
60 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
(1) Either, all of the taxes described in article twenty-eight of this
chapter, at the same uniform rate, as to which taxes all provisions of
the local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such taxes shall be
identical, except as to rate and except as otherwise provided, with the
corresponding provisions in such article twenty-eight, including the
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definition and exemption provisions of such article, so far as the
provisions of such article twenty-eight can be made applicable to the
taxes imposed by such city or county and with such limitations and
special provisions as are set forth in this article. The taxes author-
ized under this subdivision may not be imposed by a city or county
unless the local law, ordinance or resolution imposes such taxes so as
to include all portions and all types of receipts, charges or rents,
subject to state tax under sections eleven hundred five and eleven
hundred ten of this chapter, except as otherwise provided. (i) Any
local law, ordinance or resolution enacted by any city of less than one
million or by any county or school district, imposing the taxes author-
ized by this subdivision, shall, notwithstanding any provision of law to
the contrary, exclude from the operation of such local taxes all sales
of tangible personal property for use or consumption directly and
predominantly in the production of tangible personal property, gas,
electricity, refrigeration or steam, for sale, by manufacturing, proc-
essing, generating, assembly, refining, mining or extracting; and all
sales of tangible personal property for use or consumption predominantly
either in the production of tangible personal property, for sale, by
farming or in a commercial horse boarding operation, or in both; and all
sales of fuel sold for use in commercial aircraft and general aviation
aircraft; and, unless such city, county or school district elects other-
wise, shall omit the provision for credit or refund contained in clause
six of subdivision (a) or subdivision (d) of section eleven hundred
nineteen of this chapter. (ii) Any local law, ordinance or resolution
enacted by any city, county or school district, imposing the taxes
authorized by this subdivision, shall omit the residential solar energy
systems equipment and electricity exemption provided for in subdivision
(ee), the commercial solar energy systems equipment and electricity
exemption provided for in subdivision (ii), the commercial fuel cell
electricity generating systems equipment and electricity generated by
such equipment exemption provided for in subdivision (kk) and the cloth-
ing and footwear exemption provided for in paragraph thirty of subdivi-
sion (a) of section eleven hundred fifteen of this chapter, unless such
city, county or school district elects otherwise as to such residential
solar energy systems equipment and electricity exemption, such commer-
cial solar energy systems equipment and electricity exemption, commer-
cial fuel cell electricity generating systems equipment and electricity
generated by such equipment exemption or such clothing and footwear
exemption. ANY LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ENACTED BY ANY CITY,
COUNTY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT, IMPOSING THE TAXES AUTHORIZED BY THIS SUBDI-
VISION, SHALL OMIT THE MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES EXEMPTION
PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDIVISION (CC) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF
THIS CHAPTER, UNLESS SUCH CITY, COUNTY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTS OTHER-
WISE; PROVIDED THAT IF SUCH A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR
MORE ENACTS THE RESOLUTION DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION (P) OF THIS SECTION
OR REPEALS SUCH RESOLUTION, SUCH RESOLUTION OR REPEAL SHALL ALSO BE
DEEMED TO AMEND ANY LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ENACTED BY SUCH A
CITY IMPOSING SUCH TAXES PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF THIS SUBDIVISION,
WHETHER OR NOT SUCH TAXES ARE SUSPENDED AT THE TIME SUCH CITY ENACTS ITS
RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (P) OF THIS SECTION OR AT THE TIME OF
SUCH REPEAL; PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT ANY SUCH LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR
RESOLUTION AND SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER, AS DEEMED
TO BE AMENDED IN THE EVENT A CITY OF ONE MILLION OR MORE ENACTS A RESOL-
UTION PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF SUBDIVISION (P) OF THIS SECTION,
SHALL BE FURTHER AMENDED, AS PROVIDED IN SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED EIGHTEEN
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OF THIS SUBPART, SO THAT THE WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
EXEMPTION IN ANY SUCH LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION OR IN SUCH
SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER IS THE SAME AS THE MOBILE
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES EXEMPTION IN SUBDIVISION (CC) OF SECTION
ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER. (III) ANY LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE
OR RESOLUTION ENACTED BY ANY CITY, COUNTY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT, IMPOSING
THE TAXES AUTHORIZED BY THIS SUBDIVISION, SHALL OMIT THE RESIDENTIAL
SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRICITY EXEMPTION PROVIDED FOR IN
SUBDIVISION (EE), THE COMMERCIAL SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT AND
ELECTRICITY EXEMPTION PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDIVISION (II) AND THE CLOTHING
AND FOOTWEAR EXEMPTION PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH THIRTY OF SUBDIVISION
(A) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER, UNLESS SUCH CITY,
COUNTY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTS OTHERWISE AS TO EITHER SUCH RESIDENTIAL
SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRICITY EXEMPTION, SUCH COMMER-
CIAL SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRICITY EXEMPTION OR SUCH
CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR EXEMPTION.
§ 5. Subdivision (d) of section 1210 of the tax law, as amended by
section 4 of part WW of chapter 60 of the laws of 2016, is amended to
read as follows:
(d) A local law, ordinance or resolution imposing any tax pursuant to
this section, increasing or decreasing the rate of such tax, repealing
or suspending such tax, exempting from such tax the energy sources and
services described in paragraph three of subdivision (a) or of subdivi-
sion (b) of this section or changing the rate of tax imposed on such
energy sources and services or providing for the credit or refund
described in clause six of subdivision (a) of section eleven hundred
nineteen of this chapter, or electing or repealing the exemption for
residential solar equipment and electricity in subdivision (ee) of
section eleven hundred fifteen of this article, or the exemption for
commercial solar equipment and electricity in subdivision (ii) of
section eleven hundred fifteen of this article, or electing or repealing
the exemption for commercial fuel cell electricity generating systems
equipment and electricity generated by such equipment in subdivision
(kk) of section eleven hundred fifteen of this article must go into
effect only on one of the following dates: March first, June first,
September first or December first; provided, that a local law, ordinance
or resolution providing for the exemption described in paragraph thirty
of subdivision (a) of section eleven hundred fifteen of this chapter or
repealing any such exemption or a local law, ordinance or resolution
providing for a refund or credit described in subdivision (d) of section
eleven hundred nineteen of this chapter or repealing such provision so
provided must go into effect only on March first; PROVIDED, FURTHER,
THAT A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE EXEMPTION
DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH FIFTY OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION ELEVEN
HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER OR REPEALING ANY SUCH EXEMPTION SO
PROVIDED AND A RESOLUTION ENACTED PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF SUBDIVI-
SION (S) OF THIS SECTION PROVIDING SUCH EXEMPTION OR REPEALING SUCH
EXEMPTION SO PROVIDED MAY GO INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. No such local law,
ordinance or resolution shall be effective unless a certified copy of
such law, ordinance or resolution is mailed by registered or certified
mail to the commissioner at the commissioner's office in Albany at least
ninety days prior to the date it is to become effective. However, the
commissioner may waive and reduce such ninety-day minimum notice
requirement to a mailing of such certified copy by registered or certi-
fied mail within a period of not less than thirty days prior to such
effective date if the commissioner deems such action to be consistent
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with the commissioner's duties under section twelve hundred fifty of
this article and the commissioner acts by resolution. Where the
restriction provided for in section twelve hundred twenty-three of this
article as to the effective date of a tax and the notice requirement
provided for therein are applicable and have not been waived, the
restriction and notice requirement in section twelve hundred twenty-
three of this article shall also apply.
§ 6. Section 1210 of the tax law is amended by adding a new subdivi-
sion (s) to read as follows:
(S) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF STATE OR LOCAL LAW, ORDI-
NANCE OR RESOLUTION TO THE CONTRARY: (1) ANY CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF
ONE MILLION OR MORE IN WHICH THE TAXES IMPOSED BY SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED
SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER ARE IN EFFECT, ACTING THROUGH ITS LOCAL LEGISLA-
TIVE BODY, IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO ELECT TO PROVIDE THE
EXEMPTION FROM SUCH TAXES FOR THE SAME CAR RESTRAINT SYSTEM EXEMPT FROM
STATE SALES AND COMPENSATING USE TAXES DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH FIFTY OF
SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER BY
ENACTING A RESOLUTION IN THE FORM SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH TWO OF THIS
SUBDIVISION; WHEREUPON, UPON COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVI-
SIONS (D) AND (E) OF THIS SECTION, SUCH ENACTMENT OF SUCH RESOLUTION
SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE AN AMENDMENT TO SUCH SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVEN
AND SUCH SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVEN SHALL BE DEEMED TO INCORPORATE
SUCH EXEMPTION AS IF IT HAD BEEN DULY ENACTED BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE
AND APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR.
(2) FORM OF RESOLUTION: BE IT ENACTED BY THE (INSERT PROPER TITLE OF
LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BODY) AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION ONE. RECEIPTS FROM SALES OF AND CONSIDERATION GIVEN OR
CONTRACTED TO BE GIVEN FOR PURCHASES OF CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS EXEMPT
FROM STATE SALES AND COMPENSATING USE TAXES PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH FIFTY
OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THE TAX LAW
SHALL ALSO BE EXEMPT FROM SALES AND COMPENSATING USE TAXES IMPOSED IN
THIS JURISDICTION.
SECTION TWO. THIS RESOLUTION SHALL TAKE EFFECT, (INSERT THE DATE) AND
SHALL APPLY TO SALES MADE AND USES OCCURRING ON AND AFTER THAT DATE
ALTHOUGH MADE OR OCCURRING UNDER A PRIOR CONTRACT.
§ 7. The commissioner of taxation and finance is hereby authorized to
implement the provisions of this act with respect to the elimination of
the imposition of sales tax, additional taxes, and supplemental taxes on
child restraint systems and all other taxes so addressed by this act.
§ 8. This act shall take effect on the first day of the sales tax
quarterly period, as described in subdivision (b) of section 1136 of the
tax law, beginning at least 90 days after the date this act shall have
become a law and shall apply in accordance with the applicable transi-
tional provisions of sections 1106 and 1217 of the tax law; provided,
however, the amendments to paragraph 1 of subdivision (a) of section
1210 of the tax law made by section four of this act shall take effect
on the same date and in the same manner as section 6 of part Z of chap-
ter 60 of the laws of 2016, takes effect.
PART D
Section 1. Paragraph 3 of subdivision (a) of section 1115 of the tax
law, as amended by chapter 201 of the laws of 1976, is amended to read
as follows:
(3) Drugs and medicines intended for use, internally or externally, in
the cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of illnesses or diseases
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in human beings, medical equipment (including component parts thereof)
and supplies required for such use or to correct or alleviate physical
incapacity, and products consumed by humans for the preservation of
health but not including cosmetics [or toilet articles] notwithstanding
the presence of medicinal ingredients therein or medical equipment
(including component parts thereof) and supplies, other than such drugs
and medicines, purchased at retail for use in performing medical and
similar services for compensation.
§ 2. Subdivision (a) of section 1115 of the tax law is amended by
adding a new paragraph 51 to read as follows:
(51) HYGIENE PRODUCTS AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
§ 3. Subdivision (b) of section 1107 of the tax law is amended by
adding a new clause 15 to read as follows:
(15) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW, THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED IN
PARAGRAPH FIFTY-ONE OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN
OF THIS ARTICLE RELATING TO HYGIENE PRODUCTS SHALL BE APPLICABLE PURSU-
ANT TO A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY A CITY SUBJECT TO
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. SUCH CITY IS EMPOWERED TO ADOPT OR
REPEAL SUCH A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION. SUCH ADOPTION OR
REPEAL SHALL ALSO BE DEEMED TO AMEND ANY LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOL-
UTION ENACTED BY SUCH A CITY IMPOSING TAXES PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF
SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED TEN OF THIS CHAPTER.
§ 4. Paragraph 1 of subdivision (a) of section 1210 of the tax law, as
amended by section 2 of part WW of chapter 60 of the laws of 2016, is
amended to read as follows:
(1) Either, all of the taxes described in article twenty-eight of this
chapter, at the same uniform rate, as to which taxes all provisions of
the local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such taxes shall be
identical, except as to rate and except as otherwise provided, with the
corresponding provisions in such article twenty-eight, including the
definition and exemption provisions of such article, so far as the
provisions of such article twenty-eight can be made applicable to the
taxes imposed by such city or county and with such limitations and
special provisions as are set forth in this article. The taxes author-
ized under this subdivision may not be imposed by a city or county
unless the local law, ordinance or resolution imposes such taxes so as
to include all portions and all types of receipts, charges or rents,
subject to state tax under sections eleven hundred five and eleven
hundred ten of this chapter, except as otherwise provided. (i) Any local
law, ordinance or resolution enacted by any city of less than one
million or by any county or school district, imposing the taxes author-
ized by this subdivision, shall, notwithstanding any provision of law to
the contrary, exclude from the operation of such local taxes all sales
of tangible personal property for use or consumption directly and
predominantly in the production of tangible personal property, gas,
electricity, refrigeration or steam, for sale, by manufacturing, proc-
essing, generating, assembly, refining, mining or extracting; and all
sales of tangible personal property for use or consumption predominantly
either in the production of tangible personal property, for sale, by
farming or in a commercial horse boarding operation, or in both; and,
unless such city, county or school district elects otherwise, shall omit
the provision for credit or refund contained in clause six of subdivi-
sion (a) or subdivision (d) of section eleven hundred nineteen of this
chapter. (ii) Any local law, ordinance or resolution enacted by any
city, county or school district, imposing the taxes authorized by this
subdivision, shall omit the residential solar energy systems equipment
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and electricity exemption provided for in subdivision (ee), the commer-
cial solar energy systems equipment and electricity exemption provided
for in subdivision (ii), the commercial fuel cell electricity generating
systems equipment and electricity generated by such equipment exemption
provided for in subdivision (kk) and the clothing and footwear exemption
provided for in paragraph thirty of subdivision (a) of section eleven
hundred fifteen of this chapter, unless such city, county or school
district elects otherwise as to such residential solar energy systems
equipment and electricity exemption, such commercial solar energy
systems equipment and electricity exemption, commercial fuel cell elec-
tricity generating systems equipment and electricity generated by such
equipment exemption or such clothing and footwear exemption. ANY LOCAL
LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ENACTED BY ANY CITY, COUNTY OR SCHOOL
DISTRICT, IMPOSING THE TAXES AUTHORIZED BY THIS SUBDIVISION, SHALL OMIT
THE HYGIENE PRODUCTS EXEMPTION PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH FIFTY-ONE OF
SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER,
UNLESS SUCH CITY, COUNTY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTS OTHERWISE; PROVIDED
THAT IF SUCH A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE ENACTS
THE RESOLUTION DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION (T) OF THIS SECTION OR REPEALS
SUCH RESOLUTION, SUCH RESOLUTION OR REPEAL SHALL ALSO BE DEEMED TO AMEND
ANY LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ENACTED BY SUCH A CITY IMPOSING
SUCH TAXES PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF THIS SUBDIVISION, WHETHER OR NOT
SUCH TAXES ARE SUSPENDED AT THE TIME SUCH CITY ENACTS ITS RESOLUTION
PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (T) OF THIS SECTION OR AT THE TIME OF SUCH
REPEAL; PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT ANY SUCH LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOL-
UTION AND SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER, AS DEEMED TO BE
AMENDED IN THE EVENT A CITY OF ONE MILLION OR MORE ENACTS A RESOLUTION
PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF SUBDIVISION (T) OF THIS SECTION, SHALL BE
FURTHER AMENDED, AS PROVIDED IN SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED EIGHTEEN OF THIS
SUBPART, SO THAT THE HYGIENE PRODUCTS EXEMPTION IN ANY SUCH LOCAL LAW,
ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION OR IN SUCH SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVEN OF THIS
CHAPTER IS THE SAME AS THE HYGIENE PRODUCTS EXEMPTION IN PARAGRAPH
FIFTY-ONE OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THIS
CHAPTER. (III) ANY LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ENACTED BY ANY
CITY, COUNTY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT, IMPOSING THE TAXES AUTHORIZED BY THIS
SUBDIVISION, SHALL OMIT THE RESIDENTIAL SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT
AND ELECTRICITY EXEMPTION PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDIVISION (EE), THE COMMER-
CIAL SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRICITY EXEMPTION PROVIDED
FOR IN SUBDIVISION (II) AND THE CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR EXEMPTION PROVIDED
FOR IN PARAGRAPH THIRTY OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED
FIFTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER, UNLESS SUCH CITY, COUNTY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT
ELECTS OTHERWISE AS TO EITHER SUCH RESIDENTIAL SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRICITY EXEMPTION, SUCH COMMERCIAL SOLAR ENERGY
SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRICITY EXEMPTION OR SUCH CLOTHING AND FOOT-
WEAR EXEMPTION.
§ 5. Paragraph 1 of subdivision (a) of section 1210 of the tax law, as
amended by section 2 of part WW of chapter 60 of the laws of 2016 and
subparagraph (i) as separately amended by section 5 of part Z of chapter
60 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
(1) Either, all of the taxes described in article twenty-eight of this
chapter, at the same uniform rate, as to which taxes all provisions of
the local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such taxes shall be
identical, except as to rate and except as otherwise provided, with the
corresponding provisions in such article twenty-eight, including the
definition and exemption provisions of such article, so far as the
provisions of such article twenty-eight can be made applicable to the
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taxes imposed by such city or county and with such limitations and
special provisions as are set forth in this article. The taxes author-
ized under this subdivision may not be imposed by a city or county
unless the local law, ordinance or resolution imposes such taxes so as
to include all portions and all types of receipts, charges or rents,
subject to state tax under sections eleven hundred five and eleven
hundred ten of this chapter, except as otherwise provided. (i) Any
local law, ordinance or resolution enacted by any city of less than one
million or by any county or school district, imposing the taxes author-
ized by this subdivision, shall, notwithstanding any provision of law to
the contrary, exclude from the operation of such local taxes all sales
of tangible personal property for use or consumption directly and
predominantly in the production of tangible personal property, gas,
electricity, refrigeration or steam, for sale, by manufacturing, proc-
essing, generating, assembly, refining, mining or extracting; and all
sales of tangible personal property for use or consumption predominantly
either in the production of tangible personal property, for sale, by
farming or in a commercial horse boarding operation, or in both; and all
sales of fuel sold for use in commercial aircraft and general aviation
aircraft; and, unless such city, county or school district elects other-
wise, shall omit the provision for credit or refund contained in clause
six of subdivision (a) or subdivision (d) of section eleven hundred
nineteen of this chapter. (ii) Any local law, ordinance or resolution
enacted by any city, county or school district, imposing the taxes
authorized by this subdivision, shall omit the residential solar energy
systems equipment and electricity exemption provided for in subdivision
(ee), the commercial solar energy systems equipment and electricity
exemption provided for in subdivision (ii), the commercial fuel cell
electricity generating systems equipment and electricity generated by
such equipment exemption provided for in subdivision (kk) and the cloth-
ing and footwear exemption provided for in paragraph thirty of subdivi-
sion (a) of section eleven hundred fifteen of this chapter, unless such
city, county or school district elects otherwise as to such residential
solar energy systems equipment and electricity exemption, such commer-
cial solar energy systems equipment and electricity exemption, commer-
cial fuel cell electricity generating systems equipment and electricity
generated by such equipment exemption or such clothing and footwear
exemption. ANY LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ENACTED BY ANY CITY,
COUNTY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT, IMPOSING THE TAXES AUTHORIZED BY THIS SUBDI-
VISION, SHALL OMIT THE MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES EXEMPTION
PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDIVISION (CC) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF
THIS CHAPTER, UNLESS SUCH CITY, COUNTY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTS OTHER-
WISE; PROVIDED THAT IF SUCH A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR
MORE ENACTS THE RESOLUTION DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION (P) OF THIS SECTION
OR REPEALS SUCH RESOLUTION, SUCH RESOLUTION OR REPEAL SHALL ALSO BE
DEEMED TO AMEND ANY LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ENACTED BY SUCH A
CITY IMPOSING SUCH TAXES PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF THIS SUBDIVISION,
WHETHER OR NOT SUCH TAXES ARE SUSPENDED AT THE TIME SUCH CITY ENACTS ITS
RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (P) OF THIS SECTION OR AT THE TIME OF
SUCH REPEAL; PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT ANY SUCH LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR
RESOLUTION AND SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER, AS DEEMED
TO BE AMENDED IN THE EVENT A CITY OF ONE MILLION OR MORE ENACTS A RESOL-
UTION PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF SUBDIVISION (P) OF THIS SECTION,
SHALL BE FURTHER AMENDED, AS PROVIDED IN SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED EIGHTEEN
OF THIS SUBPART, SO THAT THE WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
EXEMPTION IN ANY SUCH LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION OR IN SUCH
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SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER IS THE SAME AS THE MOBILE
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES EXEMPTION IN SUBDIVISION (CC) OF SECTION
ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER. (III) ANY LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE
OR RESOLUTION ENACTED BY ANY CITY, COUNTY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT, IMPOSING
THE TAXES AUTHORIZED BY THIS SUBDIVISION, SHALL OMIT THE RESIDENTIAL
SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRICITY EXEMPTION PROVIDED FOR IN
SUBDIVISION (EE), THE COMMERCIAL SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT AND
ELECTRICITY EXEMPTION PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDIVISION (II) AND THE CLOTHING
AND FOOTWEAR EXEMPTION PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH THIRTY OF SUBDIVISION
(A) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER, UNLESS SUCH CITY,
COUNTY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTS OTHERWISE AS TO EITHER SUCH RESIDENTIAL
SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRICITY EXEMPTION, SUCH COMMER-
CIAL SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRICITY EXEMPTION OR SUCH
CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR EXEMPTION.
§ 6. Subdivision (d) of section 1210 of the tax law, as amended by
section 4 of part WW of chapter 60 of the laws of 2016, is amended to
read as follows:
(d) A local law, ordinance or resolution imposing any tax pursuant to
this section, increasing or decreasing the rate of such tax, repealing
or suspending such tax, exempting from such tax the energy sources and
services described in paragraph three of subdivision (a) or of subdivi-
sion (b) of this section or changing the rate of tax imposed on such
energy sources and services or providing for the credit or refund
described in clause six of subdivision (a) of section eleven hundred
nineteen of this chapter, or electing or repealing the exemption for
residential solar equipment and electricity in subdivision (ee) of
section eleven hundred fifteen of this article, or the exemption for
commercial solar equipment and electricity in subdivision (ii) of
section eleven hundred fifteen of this article, or electing or repealing
the exemption for commercial fuel cell electricity generating systems
equipment and electricity generated by such equipment in subdivision
(kk) of section eleven hundred fifteen of this article must go into
effect only on one of the following dates: March first, June first,
September first or December first; provided, that a local law, ordinance
or resolution providing for the exemption described in paragraph thirty
of subdivision (a) of section eleven hundred fifteen of this chapter or
repealing any such exemption or a local law, ordinance or resolution
providing for a refund or credit described in subdivision (d) of section
eleven hundred nineteen of this chapter or repealing such provision so
provided must go into effect only on March first; PROVIDED, FURTHER,
THAT A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE EXEMPTION
DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH FIFTY-ONE OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION ELEVEN
HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER OR REPEALING ANY SUCH EXEMPTION SO
PROVIDED AND A RESOLUTION ENACTED PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF SUBDIVI-
SION (T) OF THIS SECTION PROVIDING SUCH EXEMPTION OR REPEALING SUCH
EXEMPTION SO PROVIDED MAY GO INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. No such local law,
ordinance or resolution shall be effective unless a certified copy of
such law, ordinance or resolution is mailed by registered or certified
mail to the commissioner at the commissioner's office in Albany at least
ninety days prior to the date it is to become effective. However, the
commissioner may waive and reduce such ninety-day minimum notice
requirement to a mailing of such certified copy by registered or certi-
fied mail within a period of not less than thirty days prior to such
effective date if the commissioner deems such action to be consistent
with the commissioner's duties under section twelve hundred fifty of
this article and the commissioner acts by resolution. Where the
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restriction provided for in section twelve hundred twenty-three of this
article as to the effective date of a tax and the notice requirement
provided for therein are applicable and have not been waived, the
restriction and notice requirement in section twelve hundred twenty-
three of this article shall also apply.
§ 7. Section 1210 of the tax law is amended by adding a new subdivi-
sion (t) to read as follows:
(T) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF STATE OR LOCAL LAW, ORDI-
NANCE OR RESOLUTION TO THE CONTRARY: (1) ANY CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF
ONE MILLION OR MORE IN WHICH THE TAXES IMPOSED BY SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED
SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER ARE IN EFFECT, ACTING THROUGH ITS LOCAL LEGISLA-
TIVE BODY, IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO ELECT TO PROVIDE THE
EXEMPTION FROM SUCH TAXES FOR THE SAME HYGIENE PRODUCTS EXEMPT FROM
STATE SALES AND COMPENSATING USE TAXES DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH FIFTY-ONE
OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER BY
ENACTING A RESOLUTION IN THE FORM SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH TWO OF THIS
SUBDIVISION; WHEREUPON, UPON COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVI-
SIONS (D) AND (E) OF THIS SECTION, SUCH ENACTMENT OF SUCH RESOLUTION
SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE AN AMENDMENT TO SUCH SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVEN
AND SUCH SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVEN SHALL BE DEEMED TO INCORPORATE
SUCH EXEMPTION AS IF IT HAD BEEN DULY ENACTED BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE
AND APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR.
(2) FORM OF RESOLUTION: BE IT ENACTED BY THE (INSERT PROPER TITLE OF
LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BODY) AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION ONE. RECEIPTS FROM SALES OF AND CONSIDERATION GIVEN OR
CONTRACTED TO BE GIVEN FOR PURCHASES OF HYGIENE PRODUCTS EXEMPT FROM
STATE SALES AND COMPENSATING USE TAXES PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH FIFTY-ONE
OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THE TAX LAW
SHALL ALSO BE EXEMPT FROM SALES AND COMPENSATING USE TAXES IMPOSED IN
THIS JURISDICTION.
SECTION TWO. THIS RESOLUTION SHALL TAKE EFFECT, (INSERT THE DATE) AND
SHALL APPLY TO SALES MADE AND USES OCCURRING ON AND AFTER THAT DATE
ALTHOUGH MADE OR OCCURRING UNDER A PRIOR CONTRACT.
§ 8. The commissioner of taxation and finance is hereby authorized to
implement the provisions of this act with respect to the elimination of
the imposition of sales tax, additional taxes, and supplemental taxes on
hygiene products and all other taxes so addressed by this act.
§ 9. This act shall take effect on the first day of the sales tax
quarterly period, as described in subdivision (b) of section 1136 of the
tax law, beginning at least 90 days after the date this act shall have
become a law and shall apply in accordance with the applicable transi-
tional provisions of sections 1106 and 1217 of the tax law; provided,
however, the amendments to paragraph 1 of subdivision (a) of section
1210 of the tax law made by section five of this act shall take effect
on the same date and in the same manner as section 6 of part Z of chap-
ter 60 of the laws of 2016, takes effect.
PART E
Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 1115 of the tax law is amended
by adding a new paragraph 52 to read as follows:
(52) HOUSEHOLD CLEANING PRODUCTS AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
§ 2. Subdivision (b) of section 1107 of the tax law is amended by
adding a new clause 16 to read as follows:
(16) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW, THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED IN
PARAGRAPH FIFTY-TWO OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN
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OF THIS ARTICLE RELATING TO HOUSEHOLD CLEANING PRODUCTS SHALL BE APPLI-
CABLE PURSUANT TO A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY A CITY
SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. SUCH CITY IS EMPOWERED TO
ADOPT OR REPEAL SUCH A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION. SUCH ADOPTION
OR REPEAL SHALL ALSO BE DEEMED TO AMEND ANY LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR
RESOLUTION ENACTED BY SUCH A CITY IMPOSING TAXES PURSUANT TO THE AUTHOR-
ITY OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED TEN OF THIS CHAPTER.
§ 3. Paragraph 1 of subdivision (a) of section 1210 of the tax law, as
amended by section 2 of part WW of chapter 60 of the laws of 2016, is
amended to read as follows:
(1) Either, all of the taxes described in article twenty-eight of this
chapter, at the same uniform rate, as to which taxes all provisions of
the local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such taxes shall be
identical, except as to rate and except as otherwise provided, with the
corresponding provisions in such article twenty-eight, including the
definition and exemption provisions of such article, so far as the
provisions of such article twenty-eight can be made applicable to the
taxes imposed by such city or county and with such limitations and
special provisions as are set forth in this article. The taxes author-
ized under this subdivision may not be imposed by a city or county
unless the local law, ordinance or resolution imposes such taxes so as
to include all portions and all types of receipts, charges or rents,
subject to state tax under sections eleven hundred five and eleven
hundred ten of this chapter, except as otherwise provided. (i) Any local
law, ordinance or resolution enacted by any city of less than one
million or by any county or school district, imposing the taxes author-
ized by this subdivision, shall, notwithstanding any provision of law to
the contrary, exclude from the operation of such local taxes all sales
of tangible personal property for use or consumption directly and
predominantly in the production of tangible personal property, gas,
electricity, refrigeration or steam, for sale, by manufacturing, proc-
essing, generating, assembly, refining, mining or extracting; and all
sales of tangible personal property for use or consumption predominantly
either in the production of tangible personal property, for sale, by
farming or in a commercial horse boarding operation, or in both; and,
unless such city, county or school district elects otherwise, shall omit
the provision for credit or refund contained in clause six of subdivi-
sion (a) or subdivision (d) of section eleven hundred nineteen of this
chapter. (ii) Any local law, ordinance or resolution enacted by any
city, county or school district, imposing the taxes authorized by this
subdivision, shall omit the residential solar energy systems equipment
and electricity exemption provided for in subdivision (ee), the commer-
cial solar energy systems equipment and electricity exemption provided
for in subdivision (ii), the commercial fuel cell electricity generating
systems equipment and electricity generated by such equipment exemption
provided for in subdivision (kk) and the clothing and footwear exemption
provided for in paragraph thirty of subdivision (a) of section eleven
hundred fifteen of this chapter, unless such city, county or school
district elects otherwise as to such residential solar energy systems
equipment and electricity exemption, such commercial solar energy
systems equipment and electricity exemption, commercial fuel cell elec-
tricity generating systems equipment and electricity generated by such
equipment exemption or such clothing and footwear exemption. ANY LOCAL
LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ENACTED BY ANY CITY, COUNTY OR SCHOOL
DISTRICT, IMPOSING THE TAXES AUTHORIZED BY THIS SUBDIVISION, SHALL OMIT
THE HOUSEHOLD CLEANING PRODUCTS EXEMPTION PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH
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FIFTY-TWO OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THIS
CHAPTER, UNLESS SUCH CITY, COUNTY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTS OTHERWISE;
PROVIDED THAT IF SUCH A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE
ENACTS THE RESOLUTION DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION (T) OF THIS SECTION OR
REPEALS SUCH RESOLUTION, SUCH RESOLUTION OR REPEAL SHALL ALSO BE DEEMED
TO AMEND ANY LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ENACTED BY SUCH A CITY
IMPOSING SUCH TAXES PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF THIS SUBDIVISION,
WHETHER OR NOT SUCH TAXES ARE SUSPENDED AT THE TIME SUCH CITY ENACTS ITS
RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (T) OF THIS SECTION OR AT THE TIME OF
SUCH REPEAL; PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT ANY SUCH LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR
RESOLUTION AND SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER, AS DEEMED
TO BE AMENDED IN THE EVENT A CITY OF ONE MILLION OR MORE ENACTS A RESOL-
UTION PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF SUBDIVISION (T) OF THIS SECTION,
SHALL BE FURTHER AMENDED, AS PROVIDED IN SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED EIGHTEEN
OF THIS SUBPART, SO THAT THE HOUSEHOLD CLEANING PRODUCTS EXEMPTION IN
ANY SUCH LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION OR IN SUCH SECTION ELEVEN
HUNDRED SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER IS THE SAME AS THE HOUSEHOLD CLEANING
PRODUCTS EXEMPTION IN PARAGRAPH FIFTY-TWO OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION
ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER. (III) ANY LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE
OR RESOLUTION ENACTED BY ANY CITY, COUNTY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT, IMPOSING
THE TAXES AUTHORIZED BY THIS SUBDIVISION, SHALL OMIT THE RESIDENTIAL
SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRICITY EXEMPTION PROVIDED FOR IN
SUBDIVISION (EE), THE COMMERCIAL SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT AND
ELECTRICITY EXEMPTION PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDIVISION (II) AND THE CLOTHING
AND FOOTWEAR EXEMPTION PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH THIRTY OF SUBDIVISION
(A) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER, UNLESS SUCH CITY,
COUNTY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTS OTHERWISE AS TO EITHER SUCH RESIDENTIAL
SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRICITY EXEMPTION, SUCH COMMER-
CIAL SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRICITY EXEMPTION OR SUCH
CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR EXEMPTION.
§ 4. Paragraph 1 of subdivision (a) of section 1210 of the tax law, as
amended by section 2 of part WW of chapter 60 of the laws of 2016 and
subparagraph (i) as separately amended by section 5 of part Z of chapter
60 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
(1) Either, all of the taxes described in article twenty-eight of this
chapter, at the same uniform rate, as to which taxes all provisions of
the local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such taxes shall be
identical, except as to rate and except as otherwise provided, with the
corresponding provisions in such article twenty-eight, including the
definition and exemption provisions of such article, so far as the
provisions of such article twenty-eight can be made applicable to the
taxes imposed by such city or county and with such limitations and
special provisions as are set forth in this article. The taxes author-
ized under this subdivision may not be imposed by a city or county
unless the local law, ordinance or resolution imposes such taxes so as
to include all portions and all types of receipts, charges or rents,
subject to state tax under sections eleven hundred five and eleven
hundred ten of this chapter, except as otherwise provided. (i) Any
local law, ordinance or resolution enacted by any city of less than one
million or by any county or school district, imposing the taxes author-
ized by this subdivision, shall, notwithstanding any provision of law to
the contrary, exclude from the operation of such local taxes all sales
of tangible personal property for use or consumption directly and
predominantly in the production of tangible personal property, gas,
electricity, refrigeration or steam, for sale, by manufacturing, proc-
essing, generating, assembly, refining, mining or extracting; and all
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sales of tangible personal property for use or consumption predominantly
either in the production of tangible personal property, for sale, by
farming or in a commercial horse boarding operation, or in both; and all
sales of fuel sold for use in commercial aircraft and general aviation
aircraft; and, unless such city, county or school district elects other-
wise, shall omit the provision for credit or refund contained in clause
six of subdivision (a) or subdivision (d) of section eleven hundred
nineteen of this chapter. (ii) Any local law, ordinance or resolution
enacted by any city, county or school district, imposing the taxes
authorized by this subdivision, shall omit the residential solar energy
systems equipment and electricity exemption provided for in subdivision
(ee), the commercial solar energy systems equipment and electricity
exemption provided for in subdivision (ii), the commercial fuel cell
electricity generating systems equipment and electricity generated by
such equipment exemption provided for in subdivision (kk) and the cloth-
ing and footwear exemption provided for in paragraph thirty of subdivi-
sion (a) of section eleven hundred fifteen of this chapter, unless such
city, county or school district elects otherwise as to such residential
solar energy systems equipment and electricity exemption, such commer-
cial solar energy systems equipment and electricity exemption, commer-
cial fuel cell electricity generating systems equipment and electricity
generated by such equipment exemption or such clothing and footwear
exemption. ANY LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ENACTED BY ANY CITY,
COUNTY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT, IMPOSING THE TAXES AUTHORIZED BY THIS SUBDI-
VISION, SHALL OMIT THE MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES EXEMPTION
PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDIVISION (CC) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF
THIS CHAPTER, UNLESS SUCH CITY, COUNTY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTS OTHER-
WISE; PROVIDED THAT IF SUCH A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR
MORE ENACTS THE RESOLUTION DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION (P) OF THIS SECTION
OR REPEALS SUCH RESOLUTION, SUCH RESOLUTION OR REPEAL SHALL ALSO BE
DEEMED TO AMEND ANY LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ENACTED BY SUCH A
CITY IMPOSING SUCH TAXES PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF THIS SUBDIVISION,
WHETHER OR NOT SUCH TAXES ARE SUSPENDED AT THE TIME SUCH CITY ENACTS ITS
RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (P) OF THIS SECTION OR AT THE TIME OF
SUCH REPEAL; PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT ANY SUCH LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR
RESOLUTION AND SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER, AS DEEMED
TO BE AMENDED IN THE EVENT A CITY OF ONE MILLION OR MORE ENACTS A RESOL-
UTION PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF SUBDIVISION (P) OF THIS SECTION,
SHALL BE FURTHER AMENDED, AS PROVIDED IN SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED EIGHTEEN
OF THIS SUBPART, SO THAT THE WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
EXEMPTION IN ANY SUCH LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION OR IN SUCH
SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER IS THE SAME AS THE MOBILE
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES EXEMPTION IN SUBDIVISION (CC) OF SECTION
ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER. (III) ANY LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE
OR RESOLUTION ENACTED BY ANY CITY, COUNTY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT, IMPOSING
THE TAXES AUTHORIZED BY THIS SUBDIVISION, SHALL OMIT THE RESIDENTIAL
SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRICITY EXEMPTION PROVIDED FOR IN
SUBDIVISION (EE), THE COMMERCIAL SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT AND
ELECTRICITY EXEMPTION PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDIVISION (II) AND THE CLOTHING
AND FOOTWEAR EXEMPTION PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH THIRTY OF SUBDIVISION
(A) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER, UNLESS SUCH CITY,
COUNTY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTS OTHERWISE AS TO EITHER SUCH RESIDENTIAL
SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRICITY EXEMPTION, SUCH COMMER-
CIAL SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRICITY EXEMPTION OR SUCH
CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR EXEMPTION.
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§ 5. Subdivision (d) of section 1210 of the tax law, as amended by
section 4 of part WW of chapter 60 of the laws of 2016, is amended to
read as follows:
(d) A local law, ordinance or resolution imposing any tax pursuant to
this section, increasing or decreasing the rate of such tax, repealing
or suspending such tax, exempting from such tax the energy sources and
services described in paragraph three of subdivision (a) or of subdivi-
sion (b) of this section or changing the rate of tax imposed on such
energy sources and services or providing for the credit or refund
described in clause six of subdivision (a) of section eleven hundred
nineteen of this chapter, or electing or repealing the exemption for
residential solar equipment and electricity in subdivision (ee) of
section eleven hundred fifteen of this article, or the exemption for
commercial solar equipment and electricity in subdivision (ii) of
section eleven hundred fifteen of this article, or electing or repealing
the exemption for commercial fuel cell electricity generating systems
equipment and electricity generated by such equipment in subdivision
(kk) of section eleven hundred fifteen of this article must go into
effect only on one of the following dates: March first, June first,
September first or December first; provided, that a local law, ordinance
or resolution providing for the exemption described in paragraph thirty
of subdivision (a) of section eleven hundred fifteen of this chapter or
repealing any such exemption or a local law, ordinance or resolution
providing for a refund or credit described in subdivision (d) of section
eleven hundred nineteen of this chapter or repealing such provision so
provided must go into effect only on March first; PROVIDED, FURTHER,
THAT A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE EXEMPTION
DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH FIFTY-TWO OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION ELEVEN
HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER OR REPEALING ANY SUCH EXEMPTION SO
PROVIDED AND A RESOLUTION ENACTED PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF SUBDIVI-
SION (U) OF THIS SECTION PROVIDING SUCH EXEMPTION OR REPEALING SUCH
EXEMPTION SO PROVIDED MAY GO INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. No such local law,
ordinance or resolution shall be effective unless a certified copy of
such law, ordinance or resolution is mailed by registered or certified
mail to the commissioner at the commissioner's office in Albany at least
ninety days prior to the date it is to become effective. However, the
commissioner may waive and reduce such ninety-day minimum notice
requirement to a mailing of such certified copy by registered or certi-
fied mail within a period of not less than thirty days prior to such
effective date if the commissioner deems such action to be consistent
with the commissioner's duties under section twelve hundred fifty of
this article and the commissioner acts by resolution. Where the
restriction provided for in section twelve hundred twenty-three of this
article as to the effective date of a tax and the notice requirement
provided for therein are applicable and have not been waived, the
restriction and notice requirement in section twelve hundred twenty-
three of this article shall also apply.
§ 6. Section 1210 of the tax law is amended by adding a new subdivi-
sion (u) to read as follows:
(U) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF STATE OR LOCAL LAW, ORDI-
NANCE OR RESOLUTION TO THE CONTRARY: (1) ANY CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF
ONE MILLION OR MORE IN WHICH THE TAXES IMPOSED BY SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED
SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER ARE IN EFFECT, ACTING THROUGH ITS LOCAL LEGISLA-
TIVE BODY, IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO ELECT TO PROVIDE THE
EXEMPTION FROM SUCH TAXES FOR THE SAME HOUSEHOLD CLEANING PRODUCTS
EXEMPT FROM STATE SALES AND COMPENSATING USE TAXES DESCRIBED IN PARA-
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GRAPH FIFTY-TWO OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF
THIS CHAPTER BY ENACTING A RESOLUTION IN THE FORM SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH
TWO OF THIS SUBDIVISION; WHEREUPON, UPON COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS
OF SUBDIVISIONS (D) AND (E) OF THIS SECTION, SUCH ENACTMENT OF SUCH
RESOLUTION SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE AN AMENDMENT TO SUCH SECTION ELEVEN
HUNDRED SEVEN AND SUCH SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVEN SHALL BE DEEMED TO
INCORPORATE SUCH EXEMPTION AS IF IT HAD BEEN DULY ENACTED BY THE STATE
LEGISLATURE AND APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR.
(2) FORM OF RESOLUTION: BE IT ENACTED BY THE (INSERT PROPER TITLE OF
LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BODY) AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION ONE. RECEIPTS FROM SALES OF AND CONSIDERATION GIVEN OR
CONTRACTED TO BE GIVEN FOR PURCHASES OF HOUSEHOLD CLEANING PRODUCTS
EXEMPT FROM STATE SALES AND COMPENSATING USE TAXES PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH
FIFTY-TWO OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THE
TAX LAW SHALL ALSO BE EXEMPT FROM SALES AND COMPENSATING USE TAXES
IMPOSED IN THIS JURISDICTION.
SECTION TWO. THIS RESOLUTION SHALL TAKE EFFECT, (INSERT THE DATE) AND
SHALL APPLY TO SALES MADE AND USES OCCURRING ON AND AFTER THAT DATE
ALTHOUGH MADE OR OCCURRING UNDER A PRIOR CONTRACT.
§ 7. The commissioner of taxation and finance is hereby authorized to
implement the provisions of this act with respect to the elimination of
the imposition of sales tax, additional taxes, and supplemental taxes on
household cleaning products and all other taxes so addressed by this
act.
§ 8. This act shall take effect on the first day of the sales tax
quarterly period, as described in subdivision (b) of section 1136 of the
tax law, beginning at least 90 days after the date this act shall have
become a law and shall apply in accordance with the applicable transi-
tional provisions of sections 1106 and 1217 of the tax law; provided,
however, the amendments to paragraph 1 of subdivision (a) of section
1210 of the tax law made by section four of this act shall take effect
on the same date and in the same manner as section 6 of part Z of chap-
ter 60 of the laws of 2016, takes effect.
PART F
Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 1115 of the tax law is amended
by adding a new paragraph (1-a) to read as follows:
(1-A) FOOD WHICH IS SOLD HEATED OR PREPARED, INCLUDING FOOD SOLD AT
GROCERY STORES, BUT NOT INCLUDING FOOD SOLD AT RESTAURANTS, DINERS,
TAVERNS, AND FOOD COURTS AT A MALL AND FOOD THAT IS CATERED, AS DETER-
MINED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
§ 2. Subdivision (b) of section 1107 of the tax law is amended by
adding a new clause 17 to read as follows:
(17) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW, THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED IN
PARAGRAPH (1-A) OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF
THIS ARTICLE RELATING TO HEATED OR PREPARED FOODS SHALL BE APPLICABLE
PURSUANT TO A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY A CITY
SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. SUCH CITY IS EMPOWERED TO
ADOPT OR REPEAL SUCH A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION. SUCH ADOPTION
OR REPEAL SHALL ALSO BE DEEMED TO AMEND ANY LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR
RESOLUTION ENACTED BY SUCH A CITY IMPOSING TAXES PURSUANT TO THE AUTHOR-
ITY OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED TEN OF THIS CHAPTER.
§ 3. Paragraph 1 of subdivision (a) of section 1210 of the tax law, as
amended by section 2 of part WW of chapter 60 of the laws of 2016, is
amended to read as follows:
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(1) Either, all of the taxes described in article twenty-eight of this
chapter, at the same uniform rate, as to which taxes all provisions of
the local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such taxes shall be
identical, except as to rate and except as otherwise provided, with the
corresponding provisions in such article twenty-eight, including the
definition and exemption provisions of such article, so far as the
provisions of such article twenty-eight can be made applicable to the
taxes imposed by such city or county and with such limitations and
special provisions as are set forth in this article. The taxes author-
ized under this subdivision may not be imposed by a city or county
unless the local law, ordinance or resolution imposes such taxes so as
to include all portions and all types of receipts, charges or rents,
subject to state tax under sections eleven hundred five and eleven
hundred ten of this chapter, except as otherwise provided. (i) Any local
law, ordinance or resolution enacted by any city of less than one
million or by any county or school district, imposing the taxes author-
ized by this subdivision, shall, notwithstanding any provision of law to
the contrary, exclude from the operation of such local taxes all sales
of tangible personal property for use or consumption directly and
predominantly in the production of tangible personal property, gas,
electricity, refrigeration or steam, for sale, by manufacturing, proc-
essing, generating, assembly, refining, mining or extracting; and all
sales of tangible personal property for use or consumption predominantly
either in the production of tangible personal property, for sale, by
farming or in a commercial horse boarding operation, or in both; and,
unless such city, county or school district elects otherwise, shall omit
the provision for credit or refund contained in clause six of subdivi-
sion (a) or subdivision (d) of section eleven hundred nineteen of this
chapter. (ii) Any local law, ordinance or resolution enacted by any
city, county or school district, imposing the taxes authorized by this
subdivision, shall omit the residential solar energy systems equipment
and electricity exemption provided for in subdivision (ee), the commer-
cial solar energy systems equipment and electricity exemption provided
for in subdivision (ii), the commercial fuel cell electricity generating
systems equipment and electricity generated by such equipment exemption
provided for in subdivision (kk) and the clothing and footwear exemption
provided for in paragraph thirty of subdivision (a) of section eleven
hundred fifteen of this chapter, unless such city, county or school
district elects otherwise as to such residential solar energy systems
equipment and electricity exemption, such commercial solar energy
systems equipment and electricity exemption, commercial fuel cell elec-
tricity generating systems equipment and electricity generated by such
equipment exemption or such clothing and footwear exemption. ANY LOCAL
LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ENACTED BY ANY CITY, COUNTY OR SCHOOL
DISTRICT, IMPOSING THE TAXES AUTHORIZED BY THIS SUBDIVISION, SHALL OMIT
THE HOT OR PREPARED FOOD ITEMS EXEMPTION PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH (1-A)
OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER,
UNLESS SUCH CITY, COUNTY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTS OTHERWISE; PROVIDED
THAT IF SUCH A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE ENACTS
THE RESOLUTION DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION (V) OF THIS SECTION OR REPEALS
SUCH RESOLUTION, SUCH RESOLUTION OR REPEAL SHALL ALSO BE DEEMED TO AMEND
ANY LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ENACTED BY SUCH A CITY IMPOSING
SUCH TAXES PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF THIS SUBDIVISION, WHETHER OR NOT
SUCH TAXES ARE SUSPENDED AT THE TIME SUCH CITY ENACTS ITS RESOLUTION
PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (V) OF THIS SECTION OR AT THE TIME OF SUCH
REPEAL; PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT ANY SUCH LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOL-
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UTION AND SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER, AS DEEMED TO BE
AMENDED IN THE EVENT A CITY OF ONE MILLION OR MORE ENACTS A RESOLUTION
PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF SUBDIVISION (V) OF THIS SECTION, SHALL BE
FURTHER AMENDED, AS PROVIDED IN SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED EIGHTEEN OF THIS
SUBPART, SO THAT THE HOT OR PREPARED FOOD ITEMS EXEMPTION IN ANY SUCH
LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION OR IN SUCH SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED
SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER IS THE SAME AS THE HOT OR PREPARED FOOD ITEMS
EXEMPTION IN PARAGRAPH (1-A) OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION ELEVEN
HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER. (III) ANY LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR
RESOLUTION ENACTED BY ANY CITY, COUNTY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT, IMPOSING THE
TAXES AUTHORIZED BY THIS SUBDIVISION, SHALL OMIT THE RESIDENTIAL SOLAR
ENERGY SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRICITY EXEMPTION PROVIDED FOR IN
SUBDIVISION (EE), THE COMMERCIAL SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT AND
ELECTRICITY EXEMPTION PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDIVISION (II) AND THE CLOTHING
AND FOOTWEAR EXEMPTION PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH THIRTY OF SUBDIVISION
(A) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER, UNLESS SUCH CITY,
COUNTY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTS OTHERWISE AS TO EITHER SUCH RESIDENTIAL
SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRICITY EXEMPTION, SUCH COMMER-
CIAL SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRICITY EXEMPTION OR SUCH
CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR EXEMPTION.
§ 4. Paragraph 1 of subdivision (a) of section 1210 of the tax law, as
amended by section 2 of part WW of chapter 60 of the laws of 2016 and
subparagraph (i) as separately amended by section 5 of part Z of chapter
60 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
(1) Either, all of the taxes described in article twenty-eight of this
chapter, at the same uniform rate, as to which taxes all provisions of
the local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such taxes shall be
identical, except as to rate and except as otherwise provided, with the
corresponding provisions in such article twenty-eight, including the
definition and exemption provisions of such article, so far as the
provisions of such article twenty-eight can be made applicable to the
taxes imposed by such city or county and with such limitations and
special provisions as are set forth in this article. The taxes author-
ized under this subdivision may not be imposed by a city or county
unless the local law, ordinance or resolution imposes such taxes so as
to include all portions and all types of receipts, charges or rents,
subject to state tax under sections eleven hundred five and eleven
hundred ten of this chapter, except as otherwise provided. (i) Any
local law, ordinance or resolution enacted by any city of less than one
million or by any county or school district, imposing the taxes author-
ized by this subdivision, shall, notwithstanding any provision of law to
the contrary, exclude from the operation of such local taxes all sales
of tangible personal property for use or consumption directly and
predominantly in the production of tangible personal property, gas,
electricity, refrigeration or steam, for sale, by manufacturing, proc-
essing, generating, assembly, refining, mining or extracting; and all
sales of tangible personal property for use or consumption predominantly
either in the production of tangible personal property, for sale, by
farming or in a commercial horse boarding operation, or in both; and all
sales of fuel sold for use in commercial aircraft and general aviation
aircraft; and, unless such city, county or school district elects other-
wise, shall omit the provision for credit or refund contained in clause
six of subdivision (a) or subdivision (d) of section eleven hundred
nineteen of this chapter. (ii) Any local law, ordinance or resolution
enacted by any city, county or school district, imposing the taxes
authorized by this subdivision, shall omit the residential solar energy
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systems equipment and electricity exemption provided for in subdivision
(ee), the commercial solar energy systems equipment and electricity
exemption provided for in subdivision (ii), the commercial fuel cell
electricity generating systems equipment and electricity generated by
such equipment exemption provided for in subdivision (kk) and the cloth-
ing and footwear exemption provided for in paragraph thirty of subdivi-
sion (a) of section eleven hundred fifteen of this chapter, unless such
city, county or school district elects otherwise as to such residential
solar energy systems equipment and electricity exemption, such commer-
cial solar energy systems equipment and electricity exemption, commer-
cial fuel cell electricity generating systems equipment and electricity
generated by such equipment exemption or such clothing and footwear
exemption. ANY LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ENACTED BY ANY CITY,
COUNTY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT, IMPOSING THE TAXES AUTHORIZED BY THIS SUBDI-
VISION, SHALL OMIT THE MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES EXEMPTION
PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDIVISION (CC) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF
THIS CHAPTER, UNLESS SUCH CITY, COUNTY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTS OTHER-
WISE; PROVIDED THAT IF SUCH A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR
MORE ENACTS THE RESOLUTION DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION (P) OF THIS SECTION
OR REPEALS SUCH RESOLUTION, SUCH RESOLUTION OR REPEAL SHALL ALSO BE
DEEMED TO AMEND ANY LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ENACTED BY SUCH A
CITY IMPOSING SUCH TAXES PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF THIS SUBDIVISION,
WHETHER OR NOT SUCH TAXES ARE SUSPENDED AT THE TIME SUCH CITY ENACTS ITS
RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (P) OF THIS SECTION OR AT THE TIME OF
SUCH REPEAL; PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT ANY SUCH LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR
RESOLUTION AND SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER, AS DEEMED
TO BE AMENDED IN THE EVENT A CITY OF ONE MILLION OR MORE ENACTS A RESOL-
UTION PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF SUBDIVISION (P) OF THIS SECTION,
SHALL BE FURTHER AMENDED, AS PROVIDED IN SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED EIGHTEEN
OF THIS SUBPART, SO THAT THE WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
EXEMPTION IN ANY SUCH LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION OR IN SUCH
SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER IS THE SAME AS THE MOBILE
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES EXEMPTION IN SUBDIVISION (CC) OF SECTION
ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER. (III) ANY LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE
OR RESOLUTION ENACTED BY ANY CITY, COUNTY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT, IMPOSING
THE TAXES AUTHORIZED BY THIS SUBDIVISION, SHALL OMIT THE RESIDENTIAL
SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRICITY EXEMPTION PROVIDED FOR IN
SUBDIVISION (EE), THE COMMERCIAL SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT AND
ELECTRICITY EXEMPTION PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDIVISION (II) AND THE CLOTHING
AND FOOTWEAR EXEMPTION PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH THIRTY OF SUBDIVISION
(A) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER, UNLESS SUCH CITY,
COUNTY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTS OTHERWISE AS TO EITHER SUCH RESIDENTIAL
SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRICITY EXEMPTION, SUCH COMMER-
CIAL SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRICITY EXEMPTION OR SUCH
CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR EXEMPTION.
§ 5. Subdivision (d) of section 1210 of the tax law, as amended by
section 4 of part WW of chapter 60 of the laws of 2016, is amended to
read as follows:
(d) A local law, ordinance or resolution imposing any tax pursuant to
this section, increasing or decreasing the rate of such tax, repealing
or suspending such tax, exempting from such tax the energy sources and
services described in paragraph three of subdivision (a) or of subdivi-
sion (b) of this section or changing the rate of tax imposed on such
energy sources and services or providing for the credit or refund
described in clause six of subdivision (a) of section eleven hundred
nineteen of this chapter, or electing or repealing the exemption for
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residential solar equipment and electricity in subdivision (ee) of
section eleven hundred fifteen of this article, or the exemption for
commercial solar equipment and electricity in subdivision (ii) of
section eleven hundred fifteen of this article, or electing or repealing
the exemption for commercial fuel cell electricity generating systems
equipment and electricity generated by such equipment in subdivision
(kk) of section eleven hundred fifteen of this article must go into
effect only on one of the following dates: March first, June first,
September first or December first; provided, that a local law, ordinance
or resolution providing for the exemption described in paragraph thirty
of subdivision (a) of section eleven hundred fifteen of this chapter or
repealing any such exemption or a local law, ordinance or resolution
providing for a refund or credit described in subdivision (d) of section
eleven hundred nineteen of this chapter or repealing such provision so
provided must go into effect only on March first; PROVIDED, FURTHER,
THAT A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE EXEMPTION
DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (1-A) OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION ELEVEN
HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER OR REPEALING ANY SUCH EXEMPTION SO
PROVIDED AND A RESOLUTION ENACTED PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF SUBDIVI-
SION (V) OF THIS SECTION PROVIDING SUCH EXEMPTION OR REPEALING SUCH
EXEMPTION SO PROVIDED MAY GO INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. No such local law,
ordinance or resolution shall be effective unless a certified copy of
such law, ordinance or resolution is mailed by registered or certified
mail to the commissioner at the commissioner's office in Albany at least
ninety days prior to the date it is to become effective. However, the
commissioner may waive and reduce such ninety-day minimum notice
requirement to a mailing of such certified copy by registered or certi-
fied mail within a period of not less than thirty days prior to such
effective date if the commissioner deems such action to be consistent
with the commissioner's duties under section twelve hundred fifty of
this article and the commissioner acts by resolution. Where the
restriction provided for in section twelve hundred twenty-three of this
article as to the effective date of a tax and the notice requirement
provided for therein are applicable and have not been waived, the
restriction and notice requirement in section twelve hundred twenty-
three of this article shall also apply.
§ 6. Section 1210 of the tax law is amended by adding a new subdivi-
sion (v) to read as follows:
(V) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF STATE OR LOCAL LAW, ORDI-
NANCE OR RESOLUTION TO THE CONTRARY: (1) ANY CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF
ONE MILLION OR MORE IN WHICH THE TAXES IMPOSED BY SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED
SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER ARE IN EFFECT, ACTING THROUGH ITS LOCAL LEGISLA-
TIVE BODY, IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO ELECT TO PROVIDE THE
EXEMPTION FROM SUCH TAXES FOR THE SAME HOT OR PREPARED FOOD ITEMS EXEMPT
FROM STATE SALES AND COMPENSATING USE TAXES DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (1-A)
OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER BY
ENACTING A RESOLUTION IN THE FORM SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH TWO OF THIS
SUBDIVISION; WHEREUPON, UPON COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVI-
SIONS (D) AND (E) OF THIS SECTION, SUCH ENACTMENT OF SUCH RESOLUTION
SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE AN AMENDMENT TO SUCH SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVEN
AND SUCH SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVEN SHALL BE DEEMED TO INCORPORATE
SUCH EXEMPTION AS IF IT HAD BEEN DULY ENACTED BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE
AND APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR.
(2) FORM OF RESOLUTION: BE IT ENACTED BY THE (INSERT PROPER TITLE OF
LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BODY) AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION ONE. RECEIPTS FROM SALES OF AND CONSIDERATION GIVEN OR
CONTRACTED TO BE GIVEN FOR PURCHASES OF HOT OR PREPARED FOOD ITEMS
EXEMPT FROM STATE SALES AND COMPENSATING USE TAXES PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH
(1-A) OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THIS CHAP-
TER SHALL ALSO BE EXEMPT FROM SALES AND COMPENSATING USE TAXES IMPOSED
IN THIS JURISDICTION.
SECTION TWO. THIS RESOLUTION SHALL TAKE EFFECT, (INSERT THE DATE) AND
SHALL APPLY TO SALES MADE AND USES OCCURRING ON AND AFTER THAT DATE
ALTHOUGH MADE OR OCCURRING UNDER A PRIOR CONTRACT.
§ 7. The commissioner of taxation and finance is hereby authorized to
implement the provisions of this act with respect to the elimination of
the imposition of sales tax, additional taxes, and supplemental taxes on
hot and prepared food items and all other taxes so addressed by this
act.
§ 8. This act shall take effect on the first day of the sales tax
quarterly period, as described in subdivision (b) of section 1136 of the
tax law, beginning at least 90 days after the date this act shall have
become a law and shall apply in accordance with the applicable transi-
tional provisions of sections 1106 and 1217 of the tax law; provided,
however, the amendments to paragraph 1 of subdivision (a) of section
1210 of the tax law made by section four of this act shall take effect
on the same date and in the same manner as section 6 of part Z of chap-
ter 60 of the laws of 2016, takes effect.
§ 2. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part
of this act shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to
be invalid and after exhaustion of all further judicial review, the
judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof,
but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, para-
graph, section or part of this act directly involved in the controversy
in which the judgment shall have been rendered.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately provided, however, that
the applicable effective date of Parts A through F of this act shall be
as specifically set forth in the last section of such Parts.