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History
- Referred to real property taxation
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 59–0
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.313
- Print number 6117a
- Amend and recommit to local government
- Referred to local government
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Establishes a green development home tax exemption for Erie county
In Assembly Committee · Real Property Taxation · Sponsor Robin Schimminger
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S6117A
Title of bill
An act to amend the real property tax law, in relation to establishing a green development home tax exemption in Erie county
Purpose
This legislation would allow a tax exemption for real property tax exemption of thirty five percent for a period of no longer than twenty years if authorized by Erie County.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 creates the Green development home tax exemption which would be a thirty five percent exemption for a period of no longer than twenty years. This section provides that such an incentive shall be Erie County Option.
This section further provides that such homes shall be 1,2,3 story homes are designated a green development or are LEED-ND certified.
Further this section specifies what national standards must be meet in order to be eligible to qualify for the benefit. Section 2 is the effective date.
Justification
In order to facilitate growth in the green home market an incentive is needed as these homes typically cost more than the average new home.
In order to qualify for this incentive a new home will have to meet specific National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEER}. Specific of these standards that these homes will have to meet include but are not limited: protection of high value vegetation, improved soil, low or no VOC finishes, rain barrels at downspouts, recycled content building materials must be used as 2 major components, built in recycling collection space, renewable energy sources per house, energy star rating of 3.0 or higher, low flow showers and toilets, green certified products must be used. These are a few examples.
Prior legislative history
Similar to S6664 Passed Senate in 2012
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after becoming law.
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