assembly Bill A6997

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Imposes a fee on vacant commercial property

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Jan 08, 2020 referred to local governments
Apr 03, 2019 referred to local governments

A6997 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5952
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §99-x, Gen Muni L

A6997 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Imposes a fee on vacant commercial property that has remained continuously vacant for a period of six months or more to be paid to the state every thirtieth day such commercial property remains vacant.

A6997 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  6997

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 3, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Local Governments

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to imposing a fee
  on vacant commercial properties in cities with  a  population  of  one
  million or more

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The general municipal  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 99-x to read as follows:
  §  99-X.  VACANT  COMMERCIAL PROPERTY FEE. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
(A) "VACANT PROPERTY" MEANS COMMERCIAL PROPERTY THAT  HAS  BEEN  CONTIN-
UOUSLY VACANT FOR A PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS OR MORE.
  (B)  "COMMERCIAL  PROPERTY"  MEANS ANY PROPERTY IN A CITY WITH A POPU-
LATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE THAT IS ZONED AS  COMMERCIAL  PROPERTY  BY
SUCH CITY.
  2.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW TO THE CONTRARY,
ANY OWNER OF A VACANT COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OR PROPERTIES IN A CITY WITH A
POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE SHALL  PAY  A  FEE  TO  THE  STATE  AS
PRESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION.
  3.  SUCH  FEE  REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE AT
THE RATE OF ONE PERCENT OF THE ASSESSED VALUE OF THE  VACANT  COMMERCIAL
PROPERTY AND SHALL BE PAID TO THE STATE EVERY THIRTIETH DAY SUCH COMMER-
CIAL PROPERTY REMAINS VACANT.
  4.  ALL  FEES  RECEIVED BY THE STATE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE
PAID INTO THE GENERAL FUND OF THE STATE.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08295-01-9