Senate Bill S3623

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Enacts the "sewage flooding prevention act"

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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-S3623 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5223
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §471, RPT L; amd §24-514, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S6028, A10421
2015-2016: S3313

2013-S3623 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "sewage flooding prevention act"; authorizes certain homeowners and not-for-profit agencies in cities having a population of one million or more to receive a credit against real property taxes up to two thousand dollars for the cost of installing sewer improvement check valve devices in certain dwellings and buildings; directs the department of environmental protection of the city of New York to promulgate any necessary rules and regulations.

2013-S3623 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S3623 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3623

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 7, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

AN ACT to amend the real property tax law and the administrative code of
  the city of New York, in relation to  enacting  the  "sewage  flooding
  prevention act"

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

  Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
the "sewage flooding prevention act".
  S  2. The real property tax law is amended by adding a new section 471
to read as follows:
  S 471. TAX CREDIT FOR THE  INSTALLATION  OF  CHECK  VALVES  FOR  SEWER
IMPROVEMENTS IN CITIES WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE. 1. IN A
CITY  WITH  A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, ANY OWNER OF A DWELLING
WHO INSTALLS A CHECK VALVE DEVICE TO  PREVENT  SEWAGE  FROM  BACKFLOWING
INTO  SUCH  DWELLING  SHALL  RECEIVE  A CREDIT AGAINST THE REAL PROPERTY
TAXES ON SUCH REAL PROPERTY EQUALING ONE-HALF OF THE COST OF  PURCHASING
AND  INSTALLING  SUCH DEVICE, PROVIDED THAT SUCH CREDIT SHALL NOT EXCEED
TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS.
  2. ANY NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITY WHICH OWNS A BUILDING OF ANY  TYPE  OR  A
DWELLING  IN  A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, AND WHICH
INSTALLS A CHECK VALVE DEVICE TO PREVENT SEWAGE  FROM  BACKFLOWING  INTO
SUCH  BUILDING OR DWELLING SHALL RECEIVE AN ABATEMENT OF WATER AND SEWER
CHARGES EQUALING ONE-HALF OF THE COST OF PURCHASING AND INSTALLING  SUCH
DEVICE, UP TO TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS.
  3.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "DWELLING" SHALL MEAN
ANY BUILDING, STRUCTURE OR PORTION THEREOF WHICH IS OCCUPIED IN WHOLE OR
IN PART AS A HOME, RESIDENCE OR SLEEPING PLACE FOR  ONE  OR  MORE  HUMAN
BEINGS.
  4.  THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
SHALL PROMULGATE ANY RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTA-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05525-01-3

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