STATE OF NEW YORK
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2729
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 21, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. RABBITT, McKEVITT, MOLINARO, TOWNSEND, WALKER,
SCOZZAFAVA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BROOK-KRASNY, CALHOUN,
CROUCH, DUPREY, GIGLIO, P. LOPEZ, OAKS, QUINN, SAYWARD, WEISENBERG --
read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to credits against tax
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 606 of the tax law is amended by adding a new
2 subsection (qq) to read as follows:
3 (qq) Energy star appliance credit. A taxpayer shall be allowed a cred-
4 it in the sum of three hundred dollars beginning on or after January
5 first, two thousand ten and ending before December thirty-first, two
6 thousand sixteen if he or she purchases three or more energy star appli-
7 ances. For the purposes of this section the term "energy star" shall
8 mean a designation from the United States environmental protection agen-
9 cy or department of energy indicating that a product meets the energy
10 efficiency standards set forth by the agency for compliance with the
11 energy star program. The term "appliance" shall mean but not be limited
12 to refrigerator, room air conditioner, dishwasher or clothes washer or
13 dryer.
14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all tax
15 years beginning on or after January 1, 2010 and ending before December
16 31, 2016.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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