Housing (Property Development)

This bill authorizes the town of Niagara to sell a specific 0.15-acre park parcel (described in the bill) to Rajendra Sharma for residential development, ending its use as public parkland. The town must dedicate funds equal to the land's fair market value toward acquiring new parkland or improving existing recreational facilities. It includes a federal funding clause requiring compliance with federal requirements if the parkland received federal support. The bill does not change parkland access for residents but transfers a small, specific parcel to private ownership under these conditions.

Authorizes the state university of New York at Farmingdale to lease 9.26 acres of underutilized lands to the Farmingdale state development corporation for the purpose of multi-purpose facilities to support housing needs and supporting amenities.

Bill A 8283 makes technical amendments to the 2025 aid to localities budget. It establishes a new $90 million Underserved Communities and Civic Engagement Program. This program allocates funds from the General Fund to specific community nonprofit and civic organizations. These organizations are designated to provide various services, including community-based programming, crisis intervention, housing assistance, economic development, and healthcare in underserved communities.

This bill creates a New York City pilot program providing "baby bonds" (investment accounts) to foster youth aged 8-18 from low-income households with limited family support. It allocates $10.5 million for initial deposits ($1,000-$10,000 based on age group), $100 monthly deposits until age 25, and annual funding for financial counseling and program management. Participants can access funds at 25 for education, housing, or business development, with unused funds converting to retirement accounts by age 40. The program requires annual reporting on participants' academic and mental health outcomes.

Makes an appropriation to the office for people with developmental disabilities to offset the cost of increased development of residential facilities in unserved and underserved communities.

Provides that a plan may not be declared effective for conversion to cooperative or condominium ownership until written purchase agreements have been executed and delivered for at least twenty-five percent of all dwelling units in the building or group of buildings and written consent has been obtained from the bona fide tenants who were in occupancy of fifty-one percent of the dwelling units in the building or group of buildings or development on the date a letter was issued by the attorney general accepting the plan for filing.

Enacts into law major components of legislation which are necessary to implement the state fiscal plan for the 2025-2026 state fiscal year; relates to establishing an inflation refund credit (Part A); provides for a middle-class tax cut; extends the temporary personal income tax high income surcharge (Part B); enhances the empire state child credit for three years (Part C); relates to the eligibility for the New York state low income housing tax credit program; increases the aggregate amount of the allocable tax credit (Part D); relates to tax credits for the rehabilitation of historic properties (Part E); establishes a 90-day waiting period for the purchase of residential real property by certain purchasers (Subpart A); provides for depreciation and interest deduction adjustments for properties owned by institutional investors in residential properties (Subpart B); requires the secretary of state to provide public notice of real property solicitation cease and desist zones (Subpart C)(Part F); relates to the excelsior jobs program; establishes the semiconductor research and development program; establishes tax credits for participation in such program; establishes the semiconductor manufacturing workforce training incentive program; establishes tax credits for participation in such program; repeals the employee training incentive program (Subpart A); amends provisions relating to application of the empire state jobs retention program on or after June 1, 2025 (Subpart B) (Part H); relates to film production and post-production credits; creates the Empire state independent film production credit (Part I); relates to eligibility under the newspaper and broadcast media jobs program (Part J); relates to calculation and application of the empire state digital gaming media production credit; permits carryover of unused credits (Part K); extends portions of the New York city musical and theatrical production tax credit (Part L); clarifies that the accessing of notices by a taxpayer shall not give the taxpayer the right to a hearing in the division of tax appeals (Part M); relates to tax warrants and warrant-related records (Part N); provides that where property is owned solely by a person or persons who received the STAR exemption for three consecutive years without having filed returns for the applicable income tax years, but who demonstrated their eligibility for the exemption to the commissioner of taxation and finance's satisfaction by filing statements, such person or persons shall be presumed to satisfy the applicable income-eligibility requirements each year thereafter and shall not be required to continue to file such statements in the absence of a specific request therefor from such commissioner (Part O); increases the estimated tax threshold under article nine-a of the tax law to five thousand dollars beginning January 1, 2026 (Part R); establishes a tax credit for organ donation (Part S); relates to extending the estate tax three-year gift addback rule (Part T); expands the credit for employment of persons with disabilities to the first five thousand dollars of first-year wages (Part U); provides for reporting of federal partnership adjustments for state personal income tax (Subpart A); provides for reporting of federal partnership adjustments for city personal income tax (Subpart B)(Part V); establishes a credit against the tax on personal income of certain residents of a city having a population of one million or more inhabitants beginning in the 2025 tax year (Part W); extends the clean heating fuel tax credit for three years (Part Y); extends the alternative fuels and electric vehicle recharging property credit for three years (Part Z); extends the sales tax exemption for vending machine transactions (Part AA); extends the workers with disabilities tax credit (Part BB); extends the hire a vet tax credit until 2029 (Part CC); extends the musical and theatrical production credit (Part DD); relates to extending the financial institution data match system for state tax collection purposes (Part EE); simplifies the parimutuel tax rate system; repeals provisions relating thereto (Subpart A); relates to licenses for simulcast facilities, sums relating to track simulcast, simulcast of out-of-state thoroughbred races, simulcasting of races run by out-of-state harness tracks and distributions of wagers; extends certain provisions relating to simulcasting, and the imposition of certain taxes (Subpart B); provides for amounts of market origin credits and fees, and the state's use of funds collected thereunder (Subpart C)(Part FF); sets rates for tax on certain gaming revenues (Part GG); relates to the utilization of funds in the Capital off-track betting corporation's capital acquisition fund for certain purposes (Part HH); provides for research to enhance the health and safety of thoroughbred race horses (Part II); extends the farm workforce retention credit (Part JJ); relates to the farm employer overtime credit (Part KK); provides technical corrections relating to amended returns under Article 28 (Part LL); relates to vendor fees paid to certain vendor tracks; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof (Part MM); relates to the terms of members of the franchised corporation appointed by the New York racing association, and licensing requirements of such members (Part NN); provides that the amount of mobile sports tax revenue used for problem gambling education and treatment shall be equal to six million dollars for each fiscal year through fiscal year 2026 and twelve million dollars for each fiscal year thereafter, provided that this amount may only be expended pursuant to a plan approved by the director of the budget (Part OO); extends the duration of certain brownfield redevelopment and remediation tax credits with respect to a site located within the Renaissance Commerce Park situate within the city of Lackawanna, Erie county (Part PP); relates to the commissioner's authority to deny certain relief from sales tax liability provided to certain limited partners and members of limited liability companies (Part QQ); simplifies the real property tax credit (Part RR); authorizes an occupancy tax in the city of Auburn not to exceed 5%; provides for the expiration and repeal of such provisions on December 31, 2027 (Part SS); authorizes a hotel and motel tax in the city of Buffalo, in the county of Erie (Part TT); relates to geothermal energy systems tax credits; allows excess amounts to be received as refunds for certain taxpayers (Part UU); relates to the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax and the rates of tax and the distribution of revenue therefrom (Part VV); divides revenues from the sales and compensating use taxes for the metropolitan commuter transportation district; directs that 85% of the certified revenues be deposited in the dedicated mass transportation fund with 85% of such amount being allocated to the New York city transit authority and its subsidiaries and 15% of such amount shall be allocated to the Long Island Rail Road Company and Metro North commuter railroad company (Part WW); relates to the aggregate principal amount of bonds, notes or other obligations for the metropolitan transit authority, the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority and the New York city transit authority (Part XX).

Enacts into law major components of legislation which are necessary to implement the state fiscal plan for the 2025-2026 state fiscal year; relates to establishing an inflation refund credit (Part A); provides for a middle-class tax cut; extends the temporary personal income tax high income surcharge (Part B); enhances the empire state child credit for three years (Part C); relates to the eligibility for the New York state low income housing tax credit program; increases the aggregate amount of the allocable tax credit (Part D); relates to tax credits for the rehabilitation of historic properties (Part E); establishes a 90-day waiting period for the purchase of residential real property by certain purchasers (Subpart A); provides for depreciation and interest deduction adjustments for properties owned by institutional investors in residential properties (Subpart B); requires the secretary of state to provide public notice of real property solicitation cease and desist zones (Subpart C)(Part F); relates to the excelsior jobs program; establishes the semiconductor research and development program; establishes tax credits for participation in such program; establishes the semiconductor manufacturing workforce training incentive program; establishes tax credits for participation in such program; repeals the employee training incentive program (Subpart A); amends provisions relating to application of the empire state jobs retention program on or after June 1, 2025 (Subpart B) (Part H); relates to film production and post-production credits; creates the Empire state independent film production credit (Part I); relates to eligibility under the newspaper and broadcast media jobs program (Part J); relates to calculation and application of the empire state digital gaming media production credit; permits carryover of unused credits (Part K); extends portions of the New York city musical and theatrical production tax credit (Part L); clarifies that the accessing of notices by a taxpayer shall not give the taxpayer the right to a hearing in the division of tax appeals (Part M); relates to tax warrants and warrant-related records (Part N); provides that where property is owned solely by a person or persons who received the STAR exemption for three consecutive years without having filed returns for the applicable income tax years, but who demonstrated their eligibility for the exemption to the commissioner of taxation and finance's satisfaction by filing statements, such person or persons shall be presumed to satisfy the applicable income-eligibility requirements each year thereafter and shall not be required to continue to file such statements in the absence of a specific request therefor from such commissioner (Part O); increases the estimated tax threshold under article nine-a of the tax law to five thousand dollars beginning January 1, 2026 (Part R); establishes a tax credit for organ donation (Part S); relates to extending the estate tax three-year gift addback rule (Part T); expands the credit for employment of persons with disabilities to the first five thousand dollars of first-year wages (Part U); provides for reporting of federal partnership adjustments for state personal income tax (Subpart A); provides for reporting of federal partnership adjustments for city personal income tax (Subpart B)(Part V); establishes a credit against the tax on personal income of certain residents of a city having a population of one million or more inhabitants beginning in the 2025 tax year (Part W); extends the clean heating fuel tax credit for three years (Part Y); extends the alternative fuels and electric vehicle recharging property credit for three years (Part Z); extends the sales tax exemption for vending machine transactions (Part AA); extends the workers with disabilities tax credit (Part BB); extends the hire a vet tax credit until 2029 (Part CC); extends the musical and theatrical production credit (Part DD); relates to extending the financial institution data match system for state tax collection purposes (Part EE); simplifies the parimutuel tax rate system; repeals provisions relating thereto (Subpart A); relates to licenses for simulcast facilities, sums relating to track simulcast, simulcast of out-of-state thoroughbred races, simulcasting of races run by out-of-state harness tracks and distributions of wagers; extends certain provisions relating to simulcasting, and the imposition of certain taxes (Subpart B); provides for amounts of market origin credits and fees, and the state's use of funds collected thereunder (Subpart C)(Part FF); sets rates for tax on certain gaming revenues (Part GG); relates to the utilization of funds in the Capital off-track betting corporation's capital acquisition fund for certain purposes (Part HH); provides for research to enhance the health and safety of thoroughbred race horses (Part II); extends the farm workforce retention credit (Part JJ); relates to the farm employer overtime credit (Part KK); provides technical corrections relating to amended returns under Article 28 (Part LL); relates to vendor fees paid to certain vendor tracks; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof (Part MM); relates to the terms of members of the franchised corporation appointed by the New York racing association, and licensing requirements of such members (Part NN); provides that the amount of mobile sports tax revenue used for problem gambling education and treatment shall be equal to six million dollars for each fiscal year through fiscal year 2026 and twelve million dollars for each fiscal year thereafter, provided that this amount may only be expended pursuant to a plan approved by the director of the budget (Part OO); extends the duration of certain brownfield redevelopment and remediation tax credits with respect to a site located within the Renaissance Commerce Park situate within the city of Lackawanna, Erie county (Part PP); relates to the commissioner's authority to deny certain relief from sales tax liability provided to certain limited partners and members of limited liability companies (Part QQ); simplifies the real property tax credit (Part RR); authorizes an occupancy tax in the city of Auburn not to exceed 5%; provides for the expiration and repeal of such provisions on December 31, 2027 (Part SS); authorizes a hotel and motel tax in the city of Buffalo, in the county of Erie (Part TT); relates to geothermal energy systems tax credits; allows excess amounts to be received as refunds for certain taxpayers (Part UU); relates to the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax and the rates of tax and the distribution of revenue therefrom (Part VV); divides revenues from the sales and compensating use taxes for the metropolitan commuter transportation district; directs that 85% of the certified revenues be deposited in the dedicated mass transportation fund with 85% of such amount being allocated to the New York city transit authority and its subsidiaries and 15% of such amount shall be allocated to the Long Island Rail Road Company and Metro North commuter railroad company (Part WW); relates to the aggregate principal amount of bonds, notes or other obligations for the metropolitan transit authority, the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority and the New York city transit authority (Part XX).

This bill limits the real property tax exemption for unimproved land owned by certain nonprofit organizations to a 7-year period. Nonprofits must either begin development or have plans in place within 7 years of acquiring the land (with a special start date for pre-existing land), or lose the exemption. Exceptions apply for children's camps (as defined in public health law) and conservation organizations (as defined in environmental law). The law requires nonprofits to actively develop land within this timeframe to maintain the tax benefit.

This bill authorizes Suffolk County to sell a specific parkland parcel (described in Section 3, approximately 0.23 acres in Smithtown) to Russel and Deana Galindo for residential development. In exchange, the Galindos must transfer another designated parcel (described in Section 4, approximately 0.24 acres) to the county to become new parkland, with the county ensuring the fair market value of the new land equals or exceeds the value of the sold land. The bill requires the county to use any value difference to acquire additional parkland or improve existing facilities and includes federal compliance requirements if federal funds were involved. It directly affects Suffolk County, the Galindos, and future parkland users through this specific land exchange.