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NY A00402
Bill
Status
1/6/2021
Primary Sponsor
Nily Rozic
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AI Summary
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Establishes tax abatement of up to $2,000 (one-half the cost) for dwelling owners who install check valves to prevent sewage backflow in cities with population of one million or more.
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Provides water and sewer charge abatement of up to $2,000 (one-half the cost) for not-for-profit entities that install check valve devices in buildings or dwellings in cities with population of one million or more.
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Defines "dwelling" as any building, structure, or portion thereof occupied as a home, residence, or sleeping place for one or more persons.
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Requires the New York City Department of Environmental Protection to promulgate rules and regulations for implementation, including identification of appropriate check valve systems.
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Takes effect 180 days after becoming law.
Legislative Description
Enacts the "sewage flooding prevention act"; authorizes certain homeowners and not-for-profit agencies in New York City to receive an abatement of real property taxes up to two thousand dollars for the cost of installing sewer improvement check valve devices on certain dwellings; directs the New York City department of environmental protection to promulgate any necessary rules and regulations.
Last Action
referred to real property taxation
1/5/2022