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                                  8139

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 2, 2011
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Introduced  by M. of A. HANNA -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Real Property Taxation

AN ACT to amend the real property tax law and the public  officers  law,
  in  relation  to requiring real property tax assessment information be
  subject to the freedom of information law

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

  Section 1. Section 501 of the real property tax law, as added by chap-
ter 773 of the laws of 1981, subdivision 2 as further amended by section
1  of  part  W  of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as
follows:
  S 501. Examination of assessment inventory and valuation data. 1. Upon
ascertainment of real property as required by section  five  hundred  of
this title, the assessor shall forthwith cause a notice, the contents of
which  are set forth in subdivision two of this section, to be published
at least once in each of two consecutive weeks  in  a  newspaper  having
general  local circulation. Notice shall also be posted on the signboard
maintained for the posting of legal notices at the entrance of the  town
clerk's office pursuant to subdivision six of section thirty of the town
law, AND ANY OFFICIAL WEB SITE MAINTAINED BY THE TOWN.
  2.  The  notice shall state that the assessor has available for review
assessment inventory [and], valuation data, AND ANY FORMULAS  AND  OTHER
INFORMATION  USED  TO  CALCULATE ASSESSMENTS, that an appointment may be
made to review this information during certain times as specified in the
notice, and any other information which the commissioner may require  by
rule and regulation.
  3.  THE  INFORMATION  AVAILABLE  FOR REVIEW IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS
SECTION SHALL ALSO BE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE  SIX  OF  THE
PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11766-02-1

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  S  2.  Subparagraph iv of paragraph (c) of subdivision 2 of section 89
of the public officers law, as amended by section 11 of part U of  chap-
ter 61 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
  iv.  when  a record or group of records relates to the right, title or
interest in real property, or relates to the inventory, status or  char-
acteristics of real property OR ANY INFORMATION USED TO CALCULATE A REAL
PROPERTY  TAX  ASSESSMENT, in which case disclosure and providing copies
of such record or group of records shall not be  deemed  an  unwarranted
invasion  of  personal  privacy,  provided  that nothing herein shall be
construed to authorize the disclosure of electronic contact information,
such as an e-mail address or a social network username,  that  has  been
collected  from  a  taxpayer  under section one hundred four of the real
property tax law.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.