Amd Part J S1, Chap 405 of 1999; amd S3, Chap 349 of 1982; amd S284, Mult Dwell L; amd S44, Priv Hous Fin L
Extends provision of law relating to multiple dwellings and the game of Quick Draw through June 18, 2010 and relates to certain funds and accounts, and deposits and transfers.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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S. 7925 A. 11174
SENATE - ASSEMBLY
May 24, 2010
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IN SENATE -- Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of the
Governor) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be
committed to the Committee on Finance
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of the
Governor) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
AN ACT to amend chapter 405 of the laws of 1999 amending the real prop-
erty tax law relating to improving the administration of the school
tax relief (STAR) program, in relation to the lottery game of Quick
Draw; to amend chapter 349 of the laws of 1982 amending the multiple
dwelling law relating to legalization of interim multiple dwellings in
cities over one million, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; to
amend the multiple dwelling law, in relation to owner obligations; in
relation to providing for the administration of certain funds and
accounts relating to the 2010-2011 budget; and to amend the private
housing finance law, in relation to authorizing certain deposits and
transfers
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 1 of part J of chapter 405 of the laws of 1999,
2 amending the real property tax law relating to improving the adminis-
3 tration of the school tax relief (STAR) program, as amended by section 3
4 of part PP-1 of chapter 57 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as
5 follows:
6 Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of article 5 of the general
7 construction law, the provisions of the tax law amended by sections
8 94-a, 94-d and 94-g of chapter 2 of the laws of 1995 are hereby revived
9 and shall continue in full force and effect as they existed on March 31,
10 1999 through [May 31] June 18, 2010, when upon such date they shall
11 expire and be repealed. Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, and such part of
12 section 10 of chapter 336 of the laws of 1999 as relates to providing
13 for the effectiveness of such sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 shall be nulli-
14 fied in effect on the effective date of this section, except that the
15 amendments made to: paragraph (2) of subdivision a of section 1612 of
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 the tax law by such section 1; and subdivision b of section 1612 of the
2 tax law by such section 2; and the repeal of section 152 of chapter 166
3 of the laws of 1991 made by such section 5 shall continue to remain in
4 effect.
5 § 2. Section 3 of chapter 349 of the laws of 1982, amending the multi-
6 ple dwelling law relating to the legalization of interim multiple dwell-
7 ings in cities over one million, as amended by section 1 of part PP-1 of
8 chapter 57 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
9 § 3. Effective date and termination. This act shall take effect imme-
10 diately. The provisions of this act and all regulations, orders and
11 requirements thereunder shall terminate at the close of the calendar day
12 [May 31] June 18, 2010.
13 § 3. Paragraph (v) of subdivision 1 of section 284 of the multiple
14 dwelling law, as amended by section 2 of part PP-1 of chapter 57 of the
15 laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
16 (v) An owner of an interim multiple dwelling who has not complied with
17 the requirements of paragraph (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) of this subdivi-
18 sion by the effective date of this paragraph as provided in chapter
19 eighty-five of the laws of two thousand two shall hereafter be deemed in
20 compliance with this subdivision provided that such owner filed an
21 alteration application by September first, nineteen hundred ninety-nine,
22 took all reasonable and necessary action to obtain an approved alter-
23 ation permit by March first, two thousand, achieves compliance with the
24 standards of safety and fire protection set forth in article seven-B of
25 this chapter for the residential portions of the building by [May] June
26 first, two thousand ten or within twelve months from obtaining an
27 approved alteration permit whichever is later, and takes all reasonable
28 and necessary action to obtain a certificate of occupancy as a class A
29 multiple dwelling for the residential portions of the building or struc-
30 ture by [May thirty-first] June eighteenth, two thousand ten or within
31 one month from achieving compliance with the aforementioned standards
32 for the residential portions of the building, whichever is later.
33 § 4. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the power
34 authority of the state of New York, as deemed feasible and advisable by
35 its trustees, is authorized and directed to make a contribution to the
36 state treasury to the credit of the general fund in the amount of
37 $65,000,000 for the fiscal year commencing April 1, 2010, the proceeds
38 of which will be utilized for economic development, energy efficiency or
39 energy cost mitigation purposes. The power authority of the state of New
40 York will transfer not less than $40,000,000 by June 1, 2010, and will
41 transfer the remainder, up to $25,000,000, by January 31, 2011.
42 § 5. Section 44 of the private housing finance law is amended by
43 adding a new subdivision 32 to read as follows:
44 32. To transfer funds in an amount to be agreed upon, at the request
45 of the director of the division of the budget, to the state treasury for
46 deposit to the general fund as an expense of the agency. Such transfer
47 shall be made in such amounts and at such times as specified in an
48 agreement or agreements executed between the agency and the director of
49 the budget with copies to be provided to the chairman of the assembly
50 ways and means committee and the chairman of the senate finance commit-
51 tee.
52 § 6. This act shall take effect immediately; provided however, that
53 the amendments to paragraph (v) of subdivision 1 of section 284 of the
54 multiple dwelling law made by section three of this act shall not affect
55 the repeal of such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith,
56 pursuant to section 3 of chapter 349 of the laws of 1982, as amended.
