Creates a Staten Island landmark commission to evaluate applications and grant real property tax credits for certain structures deemed of significant architectural or community value.

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A5773-2011 Actions

• May 16, 2012: held for consideration in tourism, parks, arts and sports development
• Jan 4, 2012: referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development
• Feb 28, 2011: referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development

A5773-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
  ________________________________________________________________________

                                    5773

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  ASSEMBLY

                              February 28, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by M. of A. TOBACCO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
    tee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development

  AN ACT in relation to creating a special landmark commission  in  Staten
    Island  to  grant tax credits for the preservation of certain historic
    structures

    THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
  BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


    Section 1. 1. There is hereby created a special landmark commission in
  the  borough  of  Staten  Island to review and evaluate applications for
  real property tax  credits  for  the  preservation  of  residential  and
  commercial structures deemed to be of sufficient architectural or commu-
  nity value. Such structures need not qualify as historic structures, but
  shall  be evaluated by the commission to determine their significance to
  the community. The commission shall promulgate rules for the application
  and granting of tax credits and shall determine the amount of such cred-
  it.
    2. The landmark commission shall consist of the borough  president  of
  Staten  Island  and  the  members  of the city council. The chair of the
  community board in whose community the  property  is  located  shall  be
  invited to serve on the commission to evaluate applications for property
  in such community.
    3.  The  commission  shall  develop  and  distribute or make available
  application request forms.
    4. A majority vote of the entire commission shall be required to grant
  a credit.
    S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
  ing the date on which it shall have become a law.


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