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                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 25, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. NOJAY, MONTESANO, TENNEY, CORWIN -- 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.
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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.