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A03224 Summary:

A03224 Actions:

A03224 Committee Votes:

Committee:LOCAL GOVERNMENTS   Chair:Thiele      
DATE:05/25/2021AYE/NAY:18/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means        
Thiele
Aye
Schmitt
Aye
Ramos
Aye
Friend
Aye
Otis
Aye
Manktelow
Aye
Woerner
Aye
Gallahan
Aye
Wallace
Aye
Simpson
Aye
Jacobson
Aye
Darling
Aye
Clark
Aye
Conrad
Aye
Rivera
Aye
Sillitti
Aye
Kelles
Aye
Lunsford
Aye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS   Chair:Weinstein      
DATE:06/09/2021AYE/NAY:32/1  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Weinstein
Aye
Ra
Aye
Glick
Aye
Fitzpatrick
Aye
Nolan
Excused
Hawley
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Montesano
Aye
Perry
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Colton
Aye
Norris
Aye
Cook
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Cahill
Aye
Palmesano
Nay
Aubry
Aye
Byrne
Aye
Cusick
Aye
Ashby
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Rodriguez
Aye
Ramos
Excused
Braunstein
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Joyner
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Bronson
Aye
Dilan
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Hyndman
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Gottfried      
DATE:06/09/2021AYE/NAY:28/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Excused
Barclay
Aye
Gottfried
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Nolan
Excused
Giglio
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Norris
Aye
Cook
Excused
Montesano
Aye
Glick
Aye
Ra
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Englebright
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Colton
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Perry
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Dickens
Aye
Davila
Aye

A03224 Floor Votes:

A03224 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          3224
 
                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 22, 2021
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. HUNTER -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Local Governments
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the general municipal law and the public authorities
          law, in relation to including providing onsite child  daycare  facili-
          ties by a project into a uniform tax exemption policy

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 4 of section 874 of the gener-
     2  al municipal law, as amended by chapter 386 of  the  laws  of  2019,  is
     3  amended to read as follows:
     4    (a)  The  agency  shall establish a uniform tax exemption policy, with
     5  input from affected tax jurisdictions, which shall be applicable to  the
     6  provision  of  financial  assistance  pursuant  to section eight hundred
     7  fifty-nine-a of this chapter and shall provide guidelines for the claim-
     8  ing of real property, mortgage  recording,  and  sales  tax  exemptions.
     9  Such  guidelines  shall  include,  but  not  be  limited  to:  period of
    10  exemption;  percentage  of  exemption;  types  of  projects  for   which
    11  exemptions  can be claimed; procedures for payments in lieu of taxes and
    12  instances in which real property appraisals are to  be  performed  as  a
    13  part of an application for tax exemption; in addition, agencies shall in
    14  adopting  such  policy  consider  such  issues as: the extent to which a
    15  project will create or retain permanent, private sector jobs; the  esti-
    16  mated  value  of any tax exemptions to be provided; whether affected tax
    17  jurisdictions shall be reimbursed by the project occupant if  a  project
    18  does  not  fulfill the purposes for which an exemption was provided; the
    19  impact of a proposed project on existing  and  proposed  businesses  and
    20  economic  development  projects  in  the vicinity; the amount of private
    21  sector investment generated or likely to be generated  by  the  proposed
    22  project;  the  demonstrated public support for the proposed project; the
    23  likelihood of accomplishing the proposed project in  a  timely  fashion;
    24  the  effect  of the proposed project upon the environment; the extent to
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06034-01-1
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     1  which the project will utilize, to the fullest  extent  practicable  and
     2  economically  feasible,  resource conservation, energy efficiency, green
     3  technologies, and alternative and renewable energy measures; the  extent
     4  to  which  the project will provide onsite child daycare facilities; the
     5  extent to which the proposed project will require the provision of addi-
     6  tional services, including, but not limited to  additional  educational,
     7  transportation,  police,  emergency  medical  or  fire services; and the
     8  extent to which the proposed project will provide additional sources  of
     9  revenue for municipalities and school districts.
    10    § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 1963-a of the public authorities law, as
    11  amended  by  chapter  386  of  the  laws  of 2019, is amended to read as
    12  follows:
    13    1. The authority shall establish a uniform tax exemption policy,  with
    14  input  from affected local taxing jurisdictions, which shall be applica-
    15  ble to provisions of financial assistance pursuant to  section  nineteen
    16  hundred fifty-three-a of this title and shall provide guidelines for the
    17  claiming of real property, mortgage recording, and sales tax exemptions.
    18  Such  guidelines  shall  include,  but  not  be  limited  to:  period of
    19  exemption;  percentage  of  exemption;  types  of  projects  for   which
    20  exemptions  can be claimed; procedures for payments in lieu of taxes and
    21  instances in which real property appraisals are to  be  performed  as  a
    22  part  of an application for tax exemption; in addition, the authority in
    23  adopting such policy shall consider such issues as: the extent to  which
    24  a  project  will  create  or  retain permanent, private sector jobs; the
    25  estimated value of any tax exemption to be  provided;  whether  affected
    26  tax  jurisdictions  should  be  reimbursed  by the project occupant if a
    27  project does not  fulfill  the  purposes  for  which  an  exemption  was
    28  provided;  the  impact  of  a  proposed project on existing and proposed
    29  businesses and economic development projects in the vicinity; the amount
    30  of private sector investment generated or likely to be generated by  the
    31  proposed  project;  the  demonstrated  public  support  for the proposed
    32  project; the likelihood of accomplishing the proposed project in a time-
    33  ly fashion; the effect of the proposed project upon the environment; the
    34  extent to which the project will utilize, to the fullest extent  practi-
    35  cable and economically feasible, resource conservation, energy efficien-
    36  cy,  green  technologies, and alternative and renewable energy measures;
    37  the extent to which the project will provide onsite child daycare facil-
    38  ities; the extent  to  which  the  proposed  project  will  require  the
    39  provision  of  additional  services, including, but not limited to addi-
    40  tional educational, transportation, police, emergency  medical  or  fire
    41  services;  and  the  extent  to  which the proposed project will provide
    42  additional sources or revenue for municipalities and school districts.
    43    § 3. Subdivision 1 of section 2315 of the public authorities  law,  as
    44  amended  by  chapter  386  of  the  laws  of 2019, is amended to read as
    45  follows:
    46    1. The authority shall establish a uniform tax exemption policy,  with
    47  input  from affected local taxing jurisdictions, which shall be applica-
    48  ble to provisions of financial assistance pursuant  to  section  twenty-
    49  three  hundred  seven of this title and shall provide guidelines for the
    50  claiming of real property, mortgage recording, and sales tax exemptions.
    51  Such guidelines  shall  include,  but  not  be  limited  to:  period  of
    52  exemption;   percentage  of  exemption;  types  of  projects  for  which
    53  exemptions may be claimed; procedures for payments in lieu of taxes  and
    54  instances  in  which  real  property appraisals are to be performed as a
    55  part of an application for tax exemption; in addition, the authority  in
    56  adopting  such policy shall consider such issues as: the extent to which
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     1  a project will create or retain  permanent,  private  sector  jobs;  the
     2  estimated  value  of  any tax exemption to be provided; whether affected
     3  tax jurisdictions should be reimbursed by  the  project  occupant  if  a
     4  project  does  not  fulfill  the  purposes  for  which  an exemption was
     5  provided; the impact of a proposed  project  on  existing  and  proposed
     6  businesses and economic development projects in the vicinity; the amount
     7  of  private sector investment generated or likely to be generated by the
     8  proposed project; the  demonstrated  public  support  for  the  proposed
     9  project; the likelihood of accomplishing the proposed project in a time-
    10  ly fashion; the effect of the proposed project upon the environment; the
    11  extent  to which the project will utilize, to the fullest extent practi-
    12  cable and economically feasible, resource conservation, energy efficien-
    13  cy, green technologies, and alternative and renewable  energy  measures;
    14  the extent to which the project will provide onsite child daycare facil-
    15  ities;  the  extent  to  which  the  proposed  project  will require the
    16  provision of additional services, including, but not  limited  to  addi-
    17  tional  educational,  transportation,  police, emergency medical or fire
    18  services; and the extent to which  the  proposed  project  will  provide
    19  additional sources of revenue for municipalities and school districts.
    20    § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.