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NY A00889
Bill
Status
1/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Nily Rozic
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AI Summary
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Provides a property tax abatement for dwelling owners in cities with a population of one million or more who install check valve devices to prevent sewage backflow, covering half the cost up to $2,000
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Grants not-for-profit entities that own buildings or dwellings an abatement of water and sewer charges equal to half the installation cost, up to $2,000, for check valve devices
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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 people
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Directs the New York City Department of Environmental Protection to promulgate rules and regulations for implementation, including identifying 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
1/7/2026