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Assembly Bill A7377

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides that when owned by a telephone company real property shall include conduits for conducting or transmitting electricity, power, light or other substance upon, above or underground

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2015-A7377 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1077
Current Committee:
Assembly Real Property Taxation
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง102, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7595, S5349
2017-2018: A1115, S239

2015-A7377 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that when owned by a telephone company real property shall include conduits for conducting or transmitting electricity, power, light or other substance upon, above or underground.

2015-A7377 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7377

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 6, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. FARRELL -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Real Property Taxation

AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation  to  telecommuni-
  cations equipment

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

  Section 1. Paragraphs (d) and (i) of subdivision 12 of section 102  of
the  real property tax law, as added by chapter 416 of the laws of 1987,
are amended to read as follows:
  (d) When owned by a telephone  company  all  telephone  and  telegraph
lines,  wires, poles, supports [and], inclosures [for electrical conduc-
tors], AND CONDUITS FOR CONDUCTING OR TRANSMITTING  ELECTRICITY,  POWER,
LIGHT  OR  OTHER  ENERGY  OR SUBSTANCE, upon, above and underground. For
purposes of this paragraph the term "real property"  shall  not  include
station connections and the term "telephone company" shall mean a compa-
ny  subject  to  regulation  by  the  public  service  commission  which
provides, to the general public within its local exchange area, non-cel-
lular switched local exchange telephone service at the points of  origi-
nation and termination of the signal.
  (i)  When  owned  by  other  than  a telephone company as such term is
defined in paragraph (d)  hereof,  all  lines,  wires,  poles,  supports
[and], inclosures [for electrical conductors], AND CONDUITS FOR CONDUCT-
ING  OR  TRANSMITTING  ELECTRICITY,  POWER,  LIGHT  OR  OTHER  ENERGY OR
SUBSTANCE, upon, above and underground used in connection with the tran-
smission or switching of electromagnetic voice, video and  data  signals
between  different  entities  separated  by  air, street or other public
domain, except  that  such  property  shall  not  include:  (A)  station
connections;  (B)  fire and surveillance alarm system property; (C) such
property used in the transmission of news wire services;  and  (D)  such
property  used in the transmission of news or entertainment radio, tele-
vision or cable television signals for immediate,  delayed  or  ultimate
exhibition to the public, whether or not a fee is charged therefor.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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