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Senate Bill S7390

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Excludes certain solar or wind energy projects in the county of Lewis from certain appraisal models and discount rates

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2025-S7390 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3764
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Real Property Taxation
Laws Affected:
Amd Part N §3, Chap 59 of 2023
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S8794, A9546

2025-S7390 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Excludes solar or wind energy projects in the county of Lewis that were already in existence on the effective date of Part N of chapter 59 of the laws of 2023 from certain appraisal models and discount rates.

2025-S7390 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S7390 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7390
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 14, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. WALCZYK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend part N of chapter 59 of the laws of  2023  amending  the
   real  property  tax  law  and  the  state administrative procedure act
   relating to clarifying the  solar  or  wind  energy  system  appraisal
   model,  in relation to excluding certain solar or wind energy projects
   in the county of Lewis from  certain  appraisal  models  and  discount
   rates
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3 of part N of chapter  59  of  the  laws  of  2023
 amending  the  real property tax law and the state administrative proce-
 dure act  relating  to  clarifying  the  solar  or  wind  energy  system
 appraisal model, is amended to read as follows:
   §  3.  1.  No  assessing  unit  that failed to use the appraisal model
 pursuant to section 575-b of the real property tax law in 2022 shall  be
 held  liable  for failing to use such model in 2022. Within fifteen days
 from the effective date of this act, the commissioner  of  taxation  and
 finance  may  readopt  the  2022  appraisal model or models and discount
 rates for use in 2023, without additional consultation with the New York
 state energy research and development authority or the  New  York  state
 assessors  association, and without soliciting or considering additional
 public comments.
   2. THE APPRAISAL MODEL OR MODELS AND DISCOUNT RATES DEVELOPED PURSUANT
 TO SECTION 575-B OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW SHALL  NOT  APPLY  TO  THE
 ASSESSED  VALUE  FOR  ANY SOLAR OR WIND ENERGY PROJECTS IN THE COUNTY OF
 LEWIS ALREADY IN EXISTENCE ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  be  deemed  to
 have  been  in  full force and effect on and after the effective date of
 part N of chapter 59 of the laws of 2023.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05557-01-5

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