§ 489-eeee. Application for certificate of eligibility. 1. Application\nfor a certificate of eligibility pursuant to this title may be made\nimmediately following the effective date of a local law enacted pursuant\nto this title and continuing until June thirtieth, two thousand eight;\nprovided, however, that application for a certificate of eligibility for\nrenovation construction work for property located in the renovation\nexemption area specified in subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (d) of\nsubdivision five of section four hundred eighty-nine-cccc of this title\nmay not be made after January thirty-first, nineteen hundred\nninety-five; provided, further, however, that application for a\ncertificate of eligibility for construction of a new building or\nstructure that meets the requirements set forth in subdivision nine of\nsection four hundred eighty-nine-dddd of this title in the new\nconstruction exemption area specified in paragraph (a) of subdivision\nsix of section four hundred eighty-nine-cccc of this title may not be\nmade after December thirty-first, nineteen hundred ninety-six; provided,\nfurther, however, that application for a certificate of eligibility for\nconstruction of a new building or structure that meets the requirements\nset forth in subdivision nine of section four hundred eighty-nine-dddd\nof this title in the new construction exemption area specified in\nparagraph (b) of subdivision six of section four hundred\neighty-nine-cccc of this title may not be made after June thirtieth, two\nthousand three. Such application shall state whether it is for\nindustrial, commercial or renovation construction work, and shall be\nfiled with the department of finance. In addition to any other\ninformation required by such department, the application shall include\ncost estimates or bids for the proposed construction and an affidavit of\na professional engineer or architect of the applicant's choice,\ncertifying that detailed plans for the construction work have been\nsubmitted to the department of buildings. Such application shall also\nstate that the applicant agrees to comply with and be subject to the\nrules issued from time to time by the department of finance to secure\ncompliance with all applicable city, state and federal laws or which\nimplement mayoral directives and executive orders designed to ensure\nequal employment opportunity. If required by local law or rule as\ndescribed in section four hundred eighty-nine-llll of this title, such\napplication shall also state that the applicant agrees to comply with\nthe program established thereby to ensure meaningful participation of\nminority and women-owned business enterprises in construction work for\nwhich the applicant receives benefits. Such application shall also\ncertify that all taxes currently due and owing on the property which is\nthe subject of the application have been paid or are currently being\npaid in timely installments pursuant to written agreement with the\ndepartment of finance.\n 2. The burden of proof shall be on the applicant to show by clear and\nconvincing evidence that the requirements for granting an exemption from\nor abatement or deferral of payment of taxes pursuant to this title have\nbeen satisfied. The department of finance shall have the authority to\nrequire that statements in connection with the application be made under\noath.\n 3. The department of finance shall issue a certificate of eligibility\nupon determining that the applicant satisfies the requirements for\nindustrial, commercial or renovation construction work in an area where\nbenefits are available for such work. Such certificate shall state\nwhether such benefits are to be granted for industrial, commercial or\nrenovation construction work, and in which class of area the property is\nlocated. The effective date of such certificate, except as provided in\nparagraph (b) or paragraph (d) of subdivision three of section four\nhundred eighty-nine-dddd of this title, sh
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