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Assembly Bill A1362

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes municipal liability relief

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2009-A1362 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Court of Claims Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §9, add §9-a, Ct Claims Act; add §1181, RPT L; add Art 4-A §§60 - 62, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A755
2013-2014: A3268

2009-A1362 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts tax districts from obligation or liability with respect to pre-existing environmental contamination or pollution; expands the jurisdiction of the court of claims; establishes there is an assumption of risk by public recreational facilities users.

2009-A1362 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1362

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. RABBITT, KOLB, McKEVITT -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M. of A. BARCLAY, MOLINARO -- read once and referred to the  Committee
  on Judiciary

AN  ACT  to  amend the court of claims act, in relation to expanding the
  jurisdiction of the court of claims; to amend the  real  property  tax
  law,  in relation to the exemption of tax districts from obligation or
  liability with respect to pre-existing environmental contamination  or
  pollution;  and  to  amend  the  general municipal law, in relation to
  liability of public entities

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivisions 2, 3 and 4 of section 9 of the court of claims
act,  subdivision  2  as  amended by chapter 40 of the laws of 1977, are
amended to read as follows:
  2. To hear and determine a claim of any person, corporation or munici-
pality  against  the  state,  A  COUNTY,  CITY,  TOWN,  VILLAGE,  SCHOOL
DISTRICT,  OR A SPECIAL DISTRICT, AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE
HUNDRED TWO OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, for the appropriation  of  any
real  or  personal  property  or any interest therein, for the breach of
contract, express or implied, or  for  the  torts  of  its  officers  or
employees  while  acting  as  such  officers or employees, providing the
claimant complies with  the  limitations  of  this  article.    For  the
purposes  of  this act only, a real property tax lien shall be deemed to
be an interest in real property.
  3. To hear and determine any claim in favor of the  state,  A  COUNTY,
CITY,  TOWN,  VILLAGE,  SCHOOL  DISTRICT, OR A SPECIAL DISTRICT, AS SUCH
TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWO OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW,
against the claimant, or against his assignor at the time of the assign-
ment.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04078-01-9
              

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