Senate Bill S2737

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  2737

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 27, 2009
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Introduced  by  Sen.  LARKIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to direct the commissioner of education  to  recalculate  certain
  state aid payments which may be payable to the Marlboro central school
  district; and to establish a 30 year period of probable usefulness for
  the payment of certain judgments by such school district

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

  Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
upon a filing by the Marlboro central school district of court orders or
judgments related to tax certiorari proceedings in the supreme court  of
the  state  of  New  York  for  the county of Orange, with index numbers
2007-6591, 2006-5949,  2005-4763,  2004-4835,  2003-4918  and  2002-5177
(with  regard  to  the  Roseton  power plant), and 2007-6592, 2006-5948,
2005-4764, 2004-4834,  2003-4913  and  2002-5179  (with  regard  to  the
Danskammer  power  plant), and any related judicial proceedings with the
state comptroller within one year from the date of such court orders  or
judgments,  pursuant  to paragraph b of subdivision 5 of section 3604 of
the education law, the state comptroller shall  promptly  transmit  such
court  orders  or judgments, and any other data required to the director
of the office of real property services. Following receipt of such court
orders or judgments,  the  director  of  the  office  of  real  property
services  shall  promptly  transmit to the commissioner of education and
the state comptroller, revised data on  the  actual  valuation  computed
pursuant  to  paragraph c of subdivision 1 of section 3602 of the educa-
tion law for each year affected by such court orders or  judgments.  The
commissioner  of  education  shall  promptly determine what payments, if
any, are due to the Marlboro central school district as current year aid
as a result of such court orders or judgments, and shall determine  what
payments,  if  any,  are due to the Marlboro central school district for
prior years as a result of such court  orders  or  judgments  and  shall

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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certify  such  payments notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph b of
subdivision 5 of section 3604 of the education law.
  S  2.  Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to
the contrary, a period of probable usefulness not  to  exceed  30  years
shall  apply  to the specific object or purpose of payment, by the Marl-
boro central school district, in the county  of  Ulster,  of  judgments,
compromised    or  settled claims, and  all incidental  costs associated
therewith and related  thereto, in tax certiorari proceedings of DYNERGY
ROSETON, LLC. V. THE ASSESSOR AND THE BOARD OF ASSESSMENT OF THE TOWN OF
NEWBURGH AND THE TOWN OF NEWBURGH, COUNTY OF ORANGE, NEW  YORK  AND  THE
MARLBORO  CENTRAL  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  and DYNERGY DANSKAMMER, LLC. V. THE
ASSESSOR AND THE BOARD OF ASSESSMENT OF THE TOWN  OF  NEWBURGH  AND  THE
TOWN  OF  NEWBURGH,  COUNTY OF ORANGE, NEW YORK AND THE MARLBORO CENTRAL
SCHOOL DISTRICT and any related judicial proceedings. Provided that  the
aggregate  principal  amount of bonds hereby authorized shall not exceed
eleven million dollars.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.