Senate Bill S49

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes a green development neighborhood tax exemption

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S49 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A290
Current Committee:
Assembly Real Property Taxation
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §431, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S6664
2013-2014: S1710, A7297
2015-2016: S5013, A2097
2017-2018: S874, A931
2019-2020: S2900, A49
2023-2024: A7312

2021-S49 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a green development neighborhood tax exemption.

2021-S49 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S49 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    49
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- 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 establishing a
   green development neighborhood tax exemption

   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 431 to read as follows:
   § 431. GREEN DEVELOPMENT NEIGHBORHOOD TAX EXEMPTION.   1. AS  USED  IN
 THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A)  "MUNICIPAL  CORPORATION"  MEANS ANY TOWN, CITY OR VILLAGE, EXCEPT
 FOR A CITY HAVING MORE THAN ONE MILLION INHABITANTS.
   (B) "APPLICANT" MEANS ANY PERSON OBLIGATED TO PAY REAL PROPERTY  TAXES
 ON  THE  PROPERTY  FOR WHICH AN EXEMPTION FROM REAL PROPERTY TAXES UNDER
 THIS SECTION IS SOUGHT.
   (C) "CERTIFIED SILVER" SHALL MEAN (I) NGBS SILVER LEVEL  CERTIFIED  BY
 HOME  INNOVATION  RESEARCH  LABS  AT  A  PERFORMANCE  LEVEL OF SILVER OR
 BETTER, OR (II) LEED FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION CERTIFIED SILVER OR BETTER.
   (D)  "GREEN  DEVELOPMENT  NEIGHBORHOOD"  SHALL  MEAN  A   SUBDIVISION,
 CONSISTING OF NEW ONE, TWO OR THREE FAMILY RESIDENCES THAT IS (A) EITHER
 A  NGBS  GREEN  CERTIFIED LAND DEVELOPMENT OR LEED-ND CERTIFIED, AND (B)
 SUBJECT TO DEED RESTRICTIONS OR OTHER COVENANTS RUNNING  WITH  THE  LAND
 WHICH REQUIRE ALL RESIDENCES WITHIN THE SUBDIVISION TO BE CONSTRUCTED SO
 AS TO BE CERTIFIED SILVER OR BETTER.
   (E)  "NGBS  GREEN  CERTIFIED  LAND  DEVELOPMENT" SHALL MEAN A NATIONAL
 GREEN BUILDING STANDARD GREEN SUBDIVISION WITH A CERTIFICATION ISSUED BY
 HOME INNOVATION RESEARCH LABS.
   (F) "LEED" SHALL MEAN THE UNITED STATES GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL LEADER-
 SHIP IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN RATING SYSTEM.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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