Senate Bill S6640B

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Updates and modifies the tax abatements for certain solar and electric storage systems

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Current Bill Status Via A6113 - Signed by Governor


  • 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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2023-S6640 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6113
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§499-aaaa, 499-bbbb & 499-cccc, RPT L

2023-S6640 - Summary

Updates and modifies the tax abatements for certain solar and electric storage systems; grants real property tax abatements for solar parking canopy structures.

2023-S6640 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6640 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6640
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to  updating  and
   modifying  the  tax  abatements for certain solar and electric storage
   systems

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivisions  2, 7, and 8 of section 499-aaaa of the real
 property tax law, subdivisions 2 and 8 as amended by chapter 412 of  the
 laws  of  2018  and subdivision 7 as added by chapter 473 of the laws of
 2008, are amended to read as follows:
   2. "Application for tax abatement" shall mean  an  application  for  a
 solar  electric  generating  system  [or] AND/OR electric energy storage
 equipment tax abatement pursuant to section  four  hundred  ninety-nine-
 cccc of this title.
   7. "Eligible building" shall mean a class one, class two or class four
 real property, as defined in subdivision one of section eighteen hundred
 two  of  this  chapter, located within a city having a population of one
 million or more persons. [No building shall be eligible  for  more  than
 one tax abatement pursuant to this title.]
   8.  "Eligible  solar  electric  generating  system  expenditures"  and
 "eligible electric energy storage  equipment  expenditures"  shall  mean
 reasonable expenditures for materials, labor costs properly allocable to
 on-site  preparation,  assembly and original installation, architectural
 and engineering services, and designs and plans directly related to  the
 construction  or installation of a solar electric generating system [or]
 AND/OR electric energy storage equipment installed in connection with an
 eligible building. SOLAR PARKING CANOPY STRUCTURES SHALL BE CONSIDERED A
 SOLAR ELECTRIC GENERATING SYSTEM FOR THE PURPOSES OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION.
 Such  eligible  expenditures shall not include interest or other finance
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10389-01-3
 S. 6640                             2
              

2023-S6640A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6113
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§499-aaaa, 499-bbbb & 499-cccc, RPT L

2023-S6640A - Summary

Updates and modifies the tax abatements for certain solar and electric storage systems; grants real property tax abatements for solar parking canopy structures.

2023-S6640A - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6640A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6640--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Cities  1  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the real property tax law, in relation to updating and
   modifying the tax abatements for certain solar  and  electric  storage
   systems
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions 2, 7, and 8 of section 499-aaaa  of  the  real
 property  tax law, subdivisions 2 and 8 as amended by chapter 412 of the
 laws of 2018 and subdivision 7 as added by chapter 473 of  the  laws  of
 2008, are amended to read as follows:
   2.  "Application  for  tax  abatement" shall mean an application for a
 solar electric generating system [or]  AND/OR  electric  energy  storage
 equipment  tax  abatement  pursuant to section four hundred ninety-nine-
 cccc of this title.
   7. "Eligible building" shall mean a class one, class two or class four
 real property, as defined in subdivision one of section eighteen hundred
 two of this chapter, located within a city having a  population  of  one
 million or more persons. No building shall be eligible for more than one
 tax  abatement  pursuant to this title PRIOR TO JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOU-
 SAND TWENTY-FOUR.
   8.  "Eligible  solar  electric  generating  system  expenditures"  and
 "eligible  electric  energy  storage  equipment expenditures" shall mean
 reasonable expenditures for materials, labor costs properly allocable to
 on-site preparation, assembly and original  installation,  architectural
 and  engineering services, and designs and plans directly related to the
 construction or installation of a solar electric generating system  [or]
 AND/OR electric energy storage equipment installed in connection with an
 eligible building. SOLAR PARKING CANOPY STRUCTURES SHALL BE CONSIDERED A

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10389-03-3
              

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2023-S6640B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6113
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§499-aaaa, 499-bbbb & 499-cccc, RPT L

2023-S6640B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Updates and modifies the tax abatements for certain solar and electric storage systems; grants real property tax abatements for solar parking canopy structures.

2023-S6640B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6640B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6640--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Cities  1  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to  said  committee  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to  updating  and
   modifying  the  tax  abatements for certain solar and electric storage
   systems
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivisions  2, 7, and 8 of section 499-aaaa of the real
 property tax law, subdivisions 2 and 8 as amended by chapter 412 of  the
 laws  of  2018  and subdivision 7 as added by chapter 473 of the laws of
 2008, are amended to read as follows:
   2. "Application for tax abatement" shall mean  an  application  for  a
 solar  electric  generating  system  [or] AND/OR electric energy storage
 equipment tax abatement pursuant to section  four  hundred  ninety-nine-
 cccc of this title.
   7. "Eligible building" shall mean a class one, class two or class four
 real property, as defined in subdivision one of section eighteen hundred
 two  of  this  chapter, located within a city having a population of one
 million or more persons. No building shall be eligible for more than one
 tax abatement pursuant to this title PRIOR TO JANUARY FIRST,  TWO  THOU-
 SAND TWENTY-FOUR.
   8.  "Eligible  solar  electric  generating  system  expenditures"  and
 "eligible electric energy storage  equipment  expenditures"  shall  mean
 reasonable expenditures for materials, labor costs properly allocable to
 on-site  preparation,  assembly and original installation, architectural
 and engineering services, and designs and plans directly related to  the
 construction  or installation of a solar electric generating system [or]
 AND/OR electric energy storage equipment installed in connection with an

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10389-05-3
              

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