Assembly Bill A8009

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to certification standards for green buildings

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A8009 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5777
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §470, RPT L

2013-A8009 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to certification standards for green buildings.

2013-A8009 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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    S. 5777                                                  A. 8009

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                              June 14, 2013
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Govern-
  ment

IN  ASSEMBLY  -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Real Property Taxation

AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to  certification
  standards for green buildings

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

  Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 470 of  the  real  property
tax  law,  subdivision 1 as added by chapter 188 of the laws of 2012 and
subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 14 of the laws of 2013, are  amended
to read as follows:
  1. Construction of improvements to real property initiated on or after
the  first day of January, two thousand thirteen, meeting [LEED] certif-
ication standards for green  buildings  as  provided  in  this  section,
INCLUDING  LEED,  the  green  building  initiative's green globes rating
system, THE NATIONAL GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS AS APPROVED BY the  Ameri-
can  National Standards Institute, or substantially equivalent standards
for certification using a similar program for green buildings as  deter-
mined by the municipal corporation, shall be exempt from taxation by any
municipal  corporation  in  which such property is located to the extent
provided in this section, provided the governing board of such municipal
corporation, after conducting a public  hearing,  adopts  a  local  law,
ordinance or resolution providing therefor.
  2.  Such real property, or portion thereof, which is certified under a
LEED, GREEN GLOBES RATING SYSTEM, NATIONAL GREEN BUILDING  STANDARDS  OR
SIMILAR PROGRAM USING A certification standard [for] WHICH IS EQUIVALENT
TO  the  categories  of  certified,  silver, gold or platinum as meeting
green building standards,  as  determined  by  [a  LEED]  AN  accredited

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11481-01-3

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