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Assembly Bill A1982

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides an exemption from real property taxes, levies and assessments for telecommunications companies that place fiber optic cable in service

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2009-A1982 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Real Property Taxation
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง431, RPT L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A2887

2009-A1982 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides an exemption from real property taxes, levies and assessments for telecommunications companies that place fiber optic cable in service.

2009-A1982 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1982

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 14, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MORELLE, KOON, DelMONTE, HOYT -- Multi-Sponsored
  by -- M. of A. COOK, DESTITO, QUINN -- read once and referred  to  the
  Committee on Real Property Taxation

AN  ACT  to amend the real property tax law, in relation to providing an
  exemption against fiber optic cable assessments for telecommunications
  companies

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

  Section  1.  The  real  property  tax  law  is amended by adding a new
section 431 to read as follows:
  S 431. FIBER OPTIC CABLE. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS  SECTION,  THE  TERM
"TELECOMMUNICATIONS  COMPANY"  SHALL  MEAN  A  COMPANY  ENGAGED  IN  THE
CREATION, DISPLAY,  MANAGEMENT,  STORAGE,  PROCESSING,  TRANSMISSION  OR
DISTRIBUTION,  FOR  COMPENSATION, OF IMAGES, TEXT, VOICE OR DATA BY WIRE
OR BY WIRELESS MEANS, OR ENGAGED IN THE CONSTRUCTION,  DESIGN,  DEVELOP-
MENT,  MANUFACTURE,  MAINTENANCE  OR  DISTRIBUTION, FOR COMPENSATION, OF
DEVICES, PRODUCTS, SOFTWARE OR STRUCTURES FOR  USE  IN  CONNECTION  WITH
SUCH IMAGES, TEXT, VOICE OR DATA.
  2.    ALL  FIBER  OPTIC  CABLES  OWNED BY A TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANY,
WHETHER LOCATED  ON  PUBLIC  OR  PRIVATE  PROPERTY,  AND  INSTALLED  FOR
PURPOSES  OF DISTRIBUTING BROADBAND TECHNOLOGY SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM REAL
PROPERTY TAXES, LEVIES AND ASSESSMENTS AS FOLLOWS:
  (I) FOR THE FIRST THROUGH FIFTH YEAR THAT  SUCH  CABLE  IS  INSTALLED,
SUCH EXEMPTION SHALL BE ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE ASSESSED VALUE OF THE
PROPERTY;
  (II)  FOR  THE SIXTH YEAR THAT SUCH CABLE IS INSTALLED, SUCH EXEMPTION
SHALL BE EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE ASSESSED VALUE OF THE PROPERTY;
  (III) FOR  THE  SEVENTH  YEAR  THAT  SUCH  CABLE  IS  INSTALLED,  SUCH
EXEMPTION SHALL BE SIXTY PERCENT OF THE ASSESSED VALUE OF THE PROPERTY;
  (IV)  FOR THE EIGHTH YEAR THAT SUCH CABLE IS INSTALLED, SUCH EXEMPTION
SHALL BE FORTY PERCENT OF THE ASSESSED VALUE OF THE PROPERTY;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04191-01-9

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