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NY A00152
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/5/2011
Primary Sponsor
Teresa Sayward
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AI Summary
- Creates a tax credit equal to 25 percent of allowable school district, county, and town real property taxes for landowners with land subject to a Department of Environmental Conservation agreement for forestry stewardship or habitat conservation
- Applies to eligible tracts of at least 25 contiguous acres inspected and determined to be valuable wildlife habitat or suitable for fish and wildlife-related recreation
- Requires written agreements with the Department of Environmental Conservation for a minimum of 5 years, with agreements recorded in county records and binding on successors in interest
- Limits the annual credit to a maximum of $10,000 per taxpayer, with excess credits treated as overpayment to be credited or refunded without interest
- Applies the credit to both personal income taxes (Section 606) and business franchise taxes (Section 210), and allows land in the program to continue qualifying as agricultural property for other tax purposes
Legislative Description
Establishes a forestry stewardship and habitat conservation credit for personal income and business franchise taxes.
Last Action
referred to ways and means
1/5/2011
Committee Referrals
Ways and Means1/5/2011
Full Bill Text
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