STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         3644--A
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    February 13, 2015
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        Introduced  by Sens. PANEPINTO, KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered print-
          ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Govern-
          ment -- recommitted to the Committee on Local Government in accordance
          with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
          ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
        AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to establishing a
          green development home tax exemption in certain counties
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The real property tax  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
     2  section 431 to read as follows:
     3    §  431.  Green development home tax exemption; certain counties. 1. As
     4  used in this section, the following terms shall have the following mean-
     5  ings:
     6    (a) "Applicant" means any person obligated to pay real property  taxes
     7  on  the  property  for which an exemption from real property taxes under
     8  this section is sought.
     9    (b) "Certified silver" shall mean (i) certified by the  NAHB  national
    10  green  building  certification  program  at a performance point level of
    11  silver or better, or (ii) LEED for new construction certified silver  or
    12  better.
    13    (c)   "Green  development  neighborhood"  shall  mean  a  subdivision,
    14  consisting of new one, two or three family residences that is (i) either
    15  a green development or LEED-ND  certified,  and  (ii)  subject  to  deed
    16  restrictions  or other covenants running with the land which require all
    17  residences within the subdivision to be constructed so as to  be  certi-
    18  fied silver.
    19    (d)  "Green  development"  shall mean a subdivision development with a
    20  performance point level of four stars as rated by the NAHB.
    21    (e) "LEED" shall mean the United States green building council leader-
    22  ship in energy and environmental design rating system.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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