STATE OF NEW YORK
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7104
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
April 10, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. OAKS, BARCLAY, HAWLEY, FINCH, MONTESANO, DiPIE-
TRO, WALTER, RAIA, ERRIGO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BLANKEN-
BUSH, CROUCH, GIGLIO, KOLB, McDONOUGH, McLAUGHLIN, PALMESANO, STEC --
read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to exempting certain motor
vehicles, parts and services therefor and railroad rolling stock,
parts and services therefor from the sales and use tax imposed by the
state
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph 3 of subdivision (c) of section 1105 of the tax
2 law is amended by adding two new subparagraphs (xii) and (xiii) to read
3 as follows:
4 (xii) services rendered with respect to the maintenance and repair of
5 railroad and rolling stock, parts thereof and the structural components
6 of the railroad as defined in paragraph forty-five of subdivision (a) of
7 section eleven hundred fifteen of this article.
8 (xiii) services rendered with respect to the maintenance and repair of
9 motor vehicles and the parts thereof as defined in paragraph forty-four
10 of subdivision (a) of section eleven hundred fifteen of this article.
11 § 2. Clause 1 of subdivision (b) of section 1107 of the tax law, as
12 amended by chapter 472 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as
13 follows:
14 (1) The exemptions provided for in paragraphs forty-four and forty-
15 five of subdivision (a) and subdivision (c) of section eleven hundred
16 fifteen and the exceptions provided for in subparagraphs (xii) and
17 (xiii) of paragraph three of subdivision (c) of section eleven hundred
18 five shall not apply to fuel, gas, electricity, refrigeration and steam,
19 and gas, electric, refrigeration and steam service of whatever nature
20 for use or consumption directly and exclusively in the production of
21 gas, electricity, refrigeration or steam.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 § 3. Subdivision (b) of section 1108 of the tax law is amended by
2 adding a new paragraph 6 to read as follows:
3 (6) The exemptions provided for in paragraphs forty-four and forty-
4 five of subdivision (a) of section eleven hundred fifteen and the
5 exceptions provided for in subparagraphs (xii) and (xiii) of paragraph
6 three of subdivision (c) of section eleven hundred five shall not apply.
7 § 4. Subdivision (a) of section 1109 of the tax law, as amended by
8 section 1 of part BB of chapter 61 of the laws of 2005, is amended to
9 read as follows:
10 (a) General. In addition to the taxes imposed by sections eleven
11 hundred five and eleven hundred ten of this article, there is hereby
12 imposed within the territorial limits of the metropolitan commuter
13 transportation district created and established pursuant to section
14 twelve hundred sixty-two of the public authorities law, and there shall
15 be paid, additional taxes, at the rate of three-eighths of one percent,
16 which shall be identical to the taxes imposed by sections eleven hundred
17 five and eleven hundred ten of this article, except that with respect to
18 the tax imposed by this section the exemptions provided for in para-
19 graphs forty-four and forty-five of subdivision (a) of section eleven
20 hundred fifteen and the exceptions provided for in subparagraphs (xii)
21 and (xiii) of paragraph three of subdivision (c) of section eleven
22 hundred five shall not apply. Such sections eleven hundred five and
23 eleven hundred ten and the other sections of this article, including the
24 definition and the other exemption provisions, shall apply for purposes
25 of the taxes imposed by this section in the same manner and with the
26 same force and effect as if the language of those sections had been
27 incorporated in full into this section and had expressly referred to the
28 taxes imposed by this section.
29 § 5. Subdivision (a) of section 1115 of the tax law is amended by
30 adding two new paragraphs 44 and 45 to read as follows:
31 (44) Motor vehicles as defined in subdivision two of section five
32 hundred one of this chapter whether purchased or leased and parts there-
33 of and the services rendered with respect to the maintenance of such
34 motor vehicles and parts.
35 (45) Railroad rolling stock whether purchased or leased by a railroad
36 which is engaged in intrastate or interstate commerce, parts thereof,
37 structural components relating to the right of way of the railroad,
38 services rendered with respect to the maintenance of such vehicles,
39 parts and structural components. The term "structural components" shall
40 include but is not limited to rail, bridges, crossing arms and traffic
41 signals.
42 § 6. The opening paragraph of paragraph 1 of subdivision (a) of
43 section 1210 of the tax law, as amended by section 2 of part WW of chap-
44 ter 60 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
45 Either, all of the taxes described in article twenty-eight of this
46 chapter, at the same uniform rate, as to which taxes all provisions of
47 the local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such taxes shall be
48 identical, except as to rate and except as otherwise provided, with the
49 corresponding provisions in such article twenty-eight, including the
50 definition and exemption provisions of such article, except the
51 exemptions provided for in paragraphs forty-four and forty-five of
52 subdivision (a) of section eleven hundred fifteen of this chapter and
53 the exceptions provided for in subparagraphs (xii) and (xiii) of para-
54 graph three of subdivision (c) of section eleven hundred five of this
55 chapter shall not apply so far as the provisions of such article twen-
56 ty-eight can be made applicable to the taxes imposed by such city or
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1 county and with such limitations and special provisions as are set forth
2 in this article. The taxes authorized under this subdivision may not be
3 imposed by a city or county unless the local law, ordinance or resol-
4 ution imposes such taxes so as to include all portions and all types of
5 receipts, charges or rents, subject to state tax under sections eleven
6 hundred five and eleven hundred ten of this chapter, except as otherwise
7 provided.
8 § 7. This act shall take effect December 1, 2017; provided, however,
9 that the exemptions and exceptions provided for in sections one through
10 six of this act shall apply to retail sales or uses occurring on and
11 after January 1, 2018.