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Senate Bill S4387

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to solar energy systems

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2017-S4387 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §409, RPT L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S7483

2017-S4387 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to exempting solar energy systems located on certain real property from taxation.

2017-S4387 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4387 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4387
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  GRIFFO, LITTLE -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to  solar  energy
   systems
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The real property tax  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 409 to read as follows:
   §  409.  SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS. 1. A SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM LOCATED ON ANY
 REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN SECTIONS FOUR HUNDRED FOUR, FOUR HUNDRED SIX,
 FOUR HUNDRED EIGHT, FOUR  HUNDRED  TEN,  FOUR  HUNDRED  TEN-A  AND  FOUR
 HUNDRED TEN-B OF THIS TITLE SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
   2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A)  "SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM" SHALL MEAN AN ARRANGEMENT OR COMBINATION OF
 EQUIPMENT DESIGNED TO PROVIDE HEATING, COOLING, HOT  WATER,  OR  MECHAN-
 ICAL,  CHEMICAL  OR  ELECTRICAL ENERGY BY THE COLLECTION OF SOLAR ENERGY
 AND ITS CONVERSION, STORAGE, PROTECTION AND DISTRIBUTION.
   (B)  "EQUIPMENT"  SHALL  MEAN  COLLECTORS,  CONTROLS,  ENERGY  STORAGE
 DEVICES,  HEAT  PUMPS  AND  PUMPS, HEAT EXCHANGERS, AND OTHER MATERIALS,
 HARDWARE OR EQUIPMENT THAT FACILITATES THE PROCESS BY WHICH SOLAR  RADI-
 ATION IS: (I) COLLECTED, (II) CONVERTED INTO ANOTHER FORM OF ENERGY SUCH
 AS  THERMAL,  ELECTRICAL,  MECHANICAL  OR  CHEMICAL,  (III) STORED, (IV)
 PROTECTED FROM UNNECESSARY DISSIPATION AND (V) DISTRIBUTED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06310-01-7

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