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History
- Print number 6690a
- Amend (t) and recommit to environmental conservation
- Referred to environmental conservation
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Provides a tax credit for the cost of fishing and hunting licenses issued to volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers
In Assembly Committee · Environmental Conservation · Sponsor Aileen Gunther
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Title of bill
An act to amend the tax law, in relation to a credit for hunting and fishing license fees for volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers
Purpose
To provide a tax credit to volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers for hunting and fishing license fees.
Summary of provisions
Section 1: Grants a tax credit to volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers for the fee for fishing licenses as well as small and big game hunting licenses. Also establishes that any excess from such tax credit may be carried over to following years.
Section 2: Provides the effective date.
Justification
Volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers contribute their time, often while risking their own safety, to provide a vital service for their communities, and all of this is done without any compensation. In a recently released report, FASNY found that volunteer firefighters save New Yorkers approximately $3 billion annually. Providing a tax credit for fishing, small game, and big game hunting license fees for these heroes and volunteers is a small but meaningful way of showing our appreciation, especially when compared to the magnitude of the services and safety they provide.
Fiscal implications
Minimal to the State.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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