senate Bill S5122A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the liability of a municipality or governmental subdivision for the refund of property taxes to the Long Island power authority

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  • Delivered to Governor
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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Feb 11, 2020 referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
delivered to assembly
passed senate
Feb 05, 2020 advanced to third reading
Feb 04, 2020 2nd report cal.
Feb 03, 2020 1st report cal.332
Jan 08, 2020 referred to energy and telecommunications
returned to senate
died in assembly
May 21, 2019 referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
delivered to assembly
passed senate
May 06, 2019 advanced to third reading
May 01, 2019 2nd report cal.
Apr 30, 2019 1st report cal.530
Apr 24, 2019 print number 5122a
Apr 24, 2019 amend and recommit to energy and telecommunications
Apr 10, 2019 referred to energy and telecommunications

Votes

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Feb 3, 2020 - Energy and Telecommunications committee Vote

S5122A
6
0
committee
6
Aye
0
Nay
3
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Energy and Telecommunications Committee Vote: Feb 3, 2020

aye wr (3)

Apr 30, 2019 - Energy and Telecommunications committee Vote

S5122A
8
0
committee
8
Aye
0
Nay
1
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Energy and Telecommunications Committee Vote: Apr 30, 2019

aye wr (1)

Co-Sponsors

S5122 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7786
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1020-q, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S1313

S5122 - Summary

Relates to the liability of a municipality or governmental subdivision for the refund of property taxes to the Long Island power authority.

S5122 - Sponsor Memo

S5122 - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  5122

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 10, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. GAUGHRAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
  cations

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the liability
  of  a municipality or governmental subdivision for the refund of prop-
  erty taxes to the Long Island power authority

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

  Section 1. Section 1020-q of the public authorities law, as amended by
section  8  of  part A of chapter 173 of the laws of 2013, is amended by
adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
  4. ON AND AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  NO  MUNICI-
PALITY  OR  GOVERNMENTAL    SUBDIVISION,  INCLUDING A SCHOOL DISTRICT OR
SPECIAL DISTRICT, SHALL BE LIABLE TO THE AUTHORITY, FOR  A    REFUND  OF
PROPERTY TAXES ORIGINALLY ASSESSED AGAINST ANY POWER PLANT, TRANSMISSION
LINE  OR  ANY SUBSTATION ASSESSMENT OWNED BY THE AUTHORITY. ANY JUDICIAL
DETERMINATION THAT ANY  SUCH  POWER  PLANT,  TRANSMISSION  LINE  OR  ANY
SUBSTATION ASSESSMENT WAS EXCESSIVE, UNEQUAL OR UNLAWFUL ON OR AFTER THE
EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS ACT SHALL NOT RESULT IN A REFUND BY ANY TAXING
JURISDICTION OF TAXES  PREVIOUSLY PAID BY LILCO OR THE AUTHORITY, PURSU-
ANT TO SUCH POWER PLANT, TRANSMISSION LINE OR ANY SUBSTATION ASSESSMENT.
THE AUTHORITY SHALL DISCONTINUE OR ABANDON ALL PROCEEDINGS,  BROUGHT  BY
ITS  PREDECESSOR  IN INTEREST OR THE AUTHORITY, WHICH SEEK THE REPAYMENT
OF ALL OR PART OF THE TAXES ASSESSED AGAINST ANY SUCH POWER PLANT, TRAN-
SMISSION LINE OR ANY SUBSTATION FORMALLY OWNED  BY  LILCO  OR  CURRENTLY
OWNED BY THE AUTHORITY.
  §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11144-01-9

Co-Sponsors

S5122A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7786
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1020-q, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S1313

S5122A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the liability of a municipality or governmental subdivision for the refund of property taxes to the Long Island power authority.

S5122A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S5122A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                 5122--A

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 10, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. GAUGHRAN, FLANAGAN -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Energy  and
  Telecommunications  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the liability
  of a municipality or governmental subdivision for the refund of  prop-
  erty taxes to the Long Island power authority

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

  Section 1. Section 1020-q of the public authorities law, as amended by
section 8 of part A of chapter 173 of the laws of 2013,  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
  4.  ON  AND  AFTER  THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, NO MUNICI-
PALITY OR GOVERNMENTAL   SUBDIVISION, INCLUDING  A  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  OR
SPECIAL  DISTRICT,  SHALL  BE  OR BECOME LIABLE TO THE AUTHORITY, OR ANY
REIMBURSED THIRD PARTY POWER PRODUCER, FOR A  REFUND OF  PROPERTY  TAXES
ORIGINALLY  ASSESSED  AGAINST  ANY  POWER  PLANT,  TRANSMISSION  LINE OR
SUBSTATION OWNED BY THE AUTHORITY, ITS  PREDECESSOR  IN  INTEREST  OR  A
THIRD  PARTY POWER PRODUCER WHEN THE THIRD PARTY POWER PRODUCER IS REIM-
BURSED BY THE AUTHORITY FOR ANY PORTION OF THE PROPERTY  TAXES  ASSESSED
AGAINST  A  POWER  PLANT,  TRANSMISSION  LINE OR SUBSTATION OWNED BY THE
THIRD PARTY POWER PRODUCER, HEREINAFTER REFERRED  TO  AS  A  "REIMBURSED
THIRD  PARTY  POWER  PRODUCER". ANY JUDICIAL DETERMINATION THAT ANY SUCH
POWER PLANT, TRANSMISSION LINE OR SUBSTATION ASSESSMENT  WAS  EXCESSIVE,
UNEQUAL  OR  UNLAWFUL ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION
SHALL NOT RESULT IN A REFUND BY ANY TAXING JURISDICTION FOR ANY  PORTION
OF  TAXES PREVIOUSLY PAID BY THE AUTHORITY, ITS PREDECESSOR IN INTEREST,
OR ANY REIMBURSED THIRD PARTY POWER PRODUCER AS DEFINED IN THIS SUBDIVI-
SION, PURSUANT TO SUCH POWER  PLANT,  TRANSMISSION  LINE  OR  SUBSTATION
ASSESSMENT. THE AUTHORITY, AND ANY REIMBURSED THIRD PARTY POWER PRODUCER
SHALL DISCONTINUE OR ABANDON ALL PROCEEDINGS, BROUGHT BY ITS PREDECESSOR

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

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