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                                   4056
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 1, 2021
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 Introduced  by M. of A. COLTON, EPSTEIN, SAYEGH, THIELE, GRIFFIN, DeSTE-
   FANO, ASHBY, SMULLEN, L. ROSENTHAL, WOERNER -- read once and  referred
   to the Committee on Ways and Means
 
 AN  ACT to establish a tax credit for electric vehicle charging stations
   task force to recommend a program for  a  tax  credit  for  commercial
   property owners who install electric vehicle charging stations on such
   property;  and  providing  for  the repeal of such provisions upon the
   expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  A  tax credit for electric vehicle charging stations task
 force (referred to hereinafter as the "task force") to make  recommenda-
 tions  on  a program for a tax credit for commercial property owners who
 install electric vehicle charging stations on such  commercial  property
 is  hereby  established. Such tax credit program shall be made available
 to commercial property owners who charge an hourly rate for the  use  of
 such electric vehicle charging station.
   §  2.  a. Such task force shall consist of thirteen members that shall
 be appointed as follows: two members shall be appointed by the temporary
 president of the senate, two members shall be appointed by  the  speaker
 of the assembly, one member shall be appointed by the minority leader of
 the  senate, one member shall be appointed by the minority leader of the
 assembly and seven members shall be appointed by the governor.
   b. Members of the task force shall receive no compensation  for  their
 services  but  shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses incurred in
 the performance of their duties in the work of the task force.
   § 3. Appointments shall be made within sixty  days  of  the  effective
 date  of  this  act.  Any  vacancies in the membership of the task force
 shall be filled in the same manner provided for in the initial  appoint-
 ment.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05728-01-1
              

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   §  4.  The  task  force  may consult with any organization, government
 entity, or person, in the  development  of  its  report  required  under
 section five of this act.
   §  5.  On or before one year after the effective date of this act, the
 task force shall submit to the governor and  the  legislature  a  report
 containing, but not limited to, the following recommendations:
   a. An agency to administer such tax credit program;
   b. Regulations required to regulate such tax credit program;
   c.  Regulations  on the hourly fees for such electric vehicle charging
 stations on commercial property to qualify the owner of such  commercial
 property for the tax credit program; and
   d.  Other  requirements  needed  for such commercial property owner to
 apply for such tax credit program.
   § 6. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  twenty-
 four  months  after  it  shall have become a law when upon such date the
 provisions of this act shall be deemed repealed.