File #: SLR 0143-2005    Version: * Name: Suspend the sales and compensating use tax in Dec, Jan, Feb imposed on fuel oil.
Type: SLR Status: Adopted
Committee: Committee on State and Federal Legislation
On agenda: 10/11/2005
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: State Legislation Resolution requesting the New York State Legislature to pass a bill introduced by Senator Golden, S.5984, “AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to enabling a city of one million or more to suspend for December, January and February the sales and compensating use tax imposed on fuel oil used for residential heating purposes and natural gas used for residential purposes”.
Sponsors: Joel Rivera, David I. Weprin, Michael E. McMahon, Helen Sears, Vincent J. Gentile, Lewis A. Fidler, Leroy G. Comrie, Jr., Sara M. Gonzalez, Allan W. Jennings, Jr., John C. Liu, Michael C. Nelson, Betsy Gotbaum
Council Member Sponsors: 12
Attachments: 1. Committee Report, 2. Hearing Transcript, 3. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 10/11/05, 4. Fiscal Impact Statement
State Legislation Resolution No. 143
 
 
State Legislation Resolution requesting the New York State Legislature to pass a bill introduced by Senator Golden, S.5984, "AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to enabling a city of one million or more to suspend for December, January and February the sales and compensating use tax imposed on fuel oil used for residential heating purposes and natural gas used for residential purposes".
 
 
By Council Members Rivera, Weprin, McMahon, Sears, Gentile, Fidler, Comrie, Gonzalez, Jennings, Liu, Nelson and The Public Advocate (Ms. Gotbaum)
 
      Whereas, a bill has been introduced in the New York State Legislature by Senator Golden, S.5984, "AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to enabling a city of one million or more to suspend for December, January and February the sales and compensating use tax imposed on fuel oil used for residential heating purposes and natural gas used for residential purposes "; and
 
Whereas, the enactment of the above State Legislation requires the concurrence of the Council of the City of New York as the local legislative body; now, therefore, be it
 
      Resolved, that the Council of the City of New York, in accordance with the provisions of Section 2 of Article 9 of the Constitution of the State of New York, does hereby request the New York State Legislature to enact into law the aforesaid pending bill.
 
      Referred to the Committee on State and Federal Legislation.