Senate Bill S7516

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to phasing out the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax

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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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2011-S7516 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10778
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §801, Tax L; amd §§503 & 499-c, V & T L; amd §1270-h, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A1443

2011-S7516 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to phasing out the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax; reduces the rate of tax imposed on certain counties beginning in 2013 and ends the imposition of all commuter taxes beginning in 2016; reduces additional supplemental fees imposed under the vehicle and traffic law; provides for limiting growth in the MTA operating budget.

2011-S7516 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S7516 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7516

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 30, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  SALAND,  BONACIC,  BALL -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investi-
  gations and Government Operations

AN ACT to amend the tax law, the vehicle and traffic law and the  public
  authorities  law, in relation to the metropolitan commuter transporta-
  tion mobility tax

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

  Section  1.  Section  801  of  the  tax law is amended by adding a new
subsection (d) to read as follows:
  (D) FOR THE PURPOSES  OF  IMPOSING  THE  TAX  AUTHORIZED  WITHIN  THIS
SECTION IT IS HEREBY PROVIDED THAT:
  (I)  FOR  CALENDAR  YEAR  TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN SAID TAX FOR EMPLOYERS
WITHIN THE COUNTIES OF DUTCHESS, ORANGE, PUTNAM AND  ROCKLAND  SHALL  BE
IMPOSED  AT  A  RATE OF FIFTY PERCENT OF THAT OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED UNDER
SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION;
  (II) FOR CALENDAR YEAR TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN SAID  TAX  FOR  EMPLOYERS
WITHIN  THE COUNTIES OF DUTCHESS, ORANGE, PUTNAM, ROCKLAND, WESTCHESTER,
NASSAU AND SUFFOLK SHALL BE IMPOSED AT A RATE OF FIFTY PERCENT  OF  THAT
OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION;
  (III)  FOR  CALENDAR  YEAR TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN SAID TAX FOR EMPLOYERS
WITHIN THE COUNTIES OF DUTCHESS, ORANGE, PUTNAM, ROCKLAND,  WESTCHESTER,
NASSAU  AND SUFFOLK SHALL BE IMPOSED AT A RATE OF TWENTY PERCENT OF THAT
OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS  SECTION  AND  FURTHER
SAID TAX FOR EMPLOYERS WITHIN THE CITY OF NEW YORK SHALL BE IMPOSED AT A
RATE   OF  SEVENTY-FOUR  PERCENT  OF  THAT  OTHERWISE  AUTHORIZED  UNDER
SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION;
  (IV) FOR CALENDAR YEAR TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN AND CALENDAR YEARS  THERE-
AFTER  NO  TAX  SHALL BE IMPOSED UNDER THIS SECTION FOR EMPLOYERS WITHIN
THE COUNTIES OF DUTCHESS, ORANGE, PUTNAM, ROCKLAND, WESTCHESTER,  NASSAU
AND SUFFOLK;
  (V)  FOR  CALENDAR  YEAR  TWO  THOUSAND SIXTEEN SAID TAX FOR EMPLOYERS
WITHIN THE CITY OF NEW YORK SHALL BE IMPOSED  AT  A  RATE  OF  FIFTY-SIX

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15901-02-2
              

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