2020 New York Laws
TRA - Transportation
Article 18 - Service Enhancement Program
433 - Service Enhancement Plans.

§ 433. Service   enhancement  plans.  1.  Every  railroad  seeking  to
participate in the program shall  annually  by  the  first  of  February
submit  a  list of potential service enhancement program elements to the
department. The department  shall  review  these  program  elements  for
consistency with the legislative intent and program objectives stated in
sections four hundred thirty and four hundred thirty-one of this article
and shall provide its comments to each railroad by the first of March of
each year.
  2.  (a)  Every  railroad  seeking  to participate in the program shall
annually by the first of April of each year submit to the  department  a
plan which shall:
  (i) describe the nature of the railroad's intended service enhancement
for  the  current  calendar  year  as  appropriate  to railroad size and
railroad ceiling exemption or economic factor;
  (ii)  describe  the  level  of  tax  abatement  as  computed  by   the
commissioner  of taxation and finance pursuant to either subdivision (c)
of section four hundred eighty-nine-j or subdivision (c) of section four
hundred eighty-nine-hh of the real property tax law;
  (iii) present the railroad's statement of goals, where possible;
  (iv) provide detail on the  railroad's  proposed  service  enhancement
plan;
  (v)  present  a  general  outline  of  multiple  year  projects  to be
undertaken during the term of the program, as appropriate; and
  (vi) note any proposed changes to the previous year's plan.
  (b) Other  railroads  with  exemption  factors  equal  to  eighty-five
percent  may  state  to  what  general purposes they intend to apply the
additional tax abatement in lieu of the provisions of subdivision  three
of this section.
  3.  The  filing  of  such  plan, containing such information as may be
required, shall constitute  participation  in  the  service  enhancement
program.
  4. Immediately upon receipt of such plan, the department shall certify
to the commissioner of taxation and finance participation in the service
enhancement program by the railroad submitting such plan.