Senate Bill S4802

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Expands and extends the duration of the green roof real property tax abatement in a city having a population of one million or more

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A7058 - Signed by Governor


  • 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-S4802 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7058
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง499-aaa, 499-bbb & 499-ccc, RPT L

2013-S4802 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands and extends the duration of the green roof real property tax abatement in a city having a population of one million or more.

2013-S4802 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S4802 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4802

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 24, 2013
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to a  green  roof
  tax  abatement for certain properties in a city of one million or more
  persons

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

  Section  1. Subdivision 10 of section 499-aaa of the real property tax
law, as added by chapter 461 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read  as
follows:
  10.  "Green  roof"  shall  mean  an  addition to a roof of an eligible
building that covers at least fifty percent of such building's  eligible
rooftop  space  and  includes  (a) a weatherproof and waterproof roofing
membrane layer that complies with local construction and fire codes, (b)
a root barrier layer, (c) an insulation layer  that  complies  with  the
Energy  Conservation  Construction  Code  of  New  York  state and local
construction and fire codes, (d) a drainage  layer  that  complies  with
local  construction  and fire codes and is designed so the drains can be
inspected and cleaned, (e) a growth medium, including natural  or  simu-
lated soil, with a depth of at least two inches, (f) if the depth of the
growth  medium  is  less than three inches, an independent water holding
layer that is designed to prevent the rapid drying of the growth medium,
such as a non-woven fabric, pad or foam  mat  OR  CONTROLLED  FLOW  ROOF
DRAIN, unless the green roof is certified not to need regular irrigation
to  maintain  live  plants,  and (g) a vegetation layer, at least eighty
percent of which must be covered by live plants such  as  (I)  sedum  or
equally  drought  resistant  and  hardy plant species, (II) NATIVE PLANT
SPECIES, AND/OR (III) AGRICULTURAL PLANT SPECIES.
  S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 499-bbb of the real property tax law, as
added by chapter 461 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10550-01-3

              

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