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NY S06057
Bill
Status
6/20/2017
Primary Sponsor
Martin Golden
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AI Summary
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Establishes a water rate freeze exemption for qualified residents aged 62 and older in cities with populations of one million or more who have household income below $50,000 for two consecutive tax years (2015 onward).
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Limits the exemption to one primary dwelling per individual and allows enrollment in this program without affecting eligibility for existing senior homeowner or disability exemptions.
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Permits temporary suspension of the exemption for no more than one calendar year during droughts or extraordinary catastrophic environmental events, as jointly determined by the state Commissioner of Environmental Conservation and New York City's Department of Environmental Protection.
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Grants the state exclusive authority to govern this exemption, prohibiting local laws from expanding or curtailing its provisions.
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Legislative Description
Provides that in a city with a population of a million or more, any resident who is an eligible resident sixty-two years of age or older, and who has an income of fifty thousand dollars or less shall be eligible to be exempted from any future increases in water rate fees.
Last Action
REFERRED TO CITIES
1/3/2018