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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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-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

2019-S5122 - Summary

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

2019-S5122 - Sponsor Memo

2019-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

              

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2019-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

2019-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.

2019-S5122A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-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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