S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6723
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 15, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES, BLAKE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
of A. GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and
Means
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to the definition of "environ-
mental zones" for purposes of the brownfield redevelopment tax credit
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph 6 of subsection (b) of section 21 of the tax law
is amended by adding a new subparagraph (C) to read as follows:
(C) WITH RESPECT TO ANY QUALIFIED SITE FOR WHICH THE DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION HAS ISSUED A NOTICE TO THE TAXPAYER BETWEEN
JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN AND JUNE THIRTIETH, TWO THOUSAND
NINETEEN THAT ITS REQUEST FOR PARTICIPATION HAS BEEN ACCEPTED UNDER
SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION 27-1407 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
LAW, ENVIRONMENTAL ZONES SHALL INCLUDE SUCH AREAS THAT MEET THE CRITERIA
CONTAINED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS PARAGRAPH AS CALCULATED AS OF
JANUARY FIRST OF THE YEAR IN WHICH THE ACCEPTANCE NOTICE WAS ISSUED
USING EITHER THE MOST RECENT FIVE YEAR ESTIMATE FROM THE AMERICAN COMMU-
NITY SURVEY PUBLISHED BY THE UNITES STATES CENSUS BUREAU OR THE CENSUS
DATA FOR THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to any
qualified sites for which the department of environmental conservation
has issued a notice to the taxpayer on or after January 1, 2011 that its
request for participation has been accepted under subdivision 6 of
section 27-1407 of the environmental conservation law, provided,
further, that the provisions of subparagraph (C) of paragraph 6 of
subsection (b) of section 21 of the tax law, as added by section one of
this act shall apply to tax years beginning on and after January 1,
2019.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04696-01-9