NY State Senate Bill S7671

Archive: Last Bill Status Via A8427 - Vetoed by Governor

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Dec 09, 2022	tabled vetoed memo.90
Dec 06, 2022	delivered to governor
Jun 02, 2022	returned to assembly passed senate
Jun 01, 2022	3rd reading cal.1835 substituted for s7671
Jun 01, 2022	substituted by a8427 ordered to third reading cal.1835 committee discharged and committed to rules
Jan 06, 2022	referred to local government

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S7671 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8427
Law Section:: Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §102, RPT L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S4535

S7671 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes certain spent fuel rods within the definition of real property.

S7671 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S7671

SPONSOR: HARCKHAM
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the real property tax law, in relation to including
certain spent fuel rods within the definition of real property

 
PURPOSE:

The purpose of this legislation is to include certain spent fuel rods in
within the definition of real property.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Paragraph (j) of subdivision 12 of section 102 of the Real
Property Tax Law, as added by chapter 385 of the laws of 2020, is
amended to add spent fuel rods to the already existing spent fuel pools
and dry cask storage systems.

Section 2. Establishes the effective date.

 
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION (IF APPLICABLE):

Not applicable at this time.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

In 2020, similar legislation was signed into law adding spent fuel pools
and dry cast storage systems into the definition of real property. This
bill also adds spent fuel rods.

Currently, spent nuclear fuel rods are being housed at the now closed
Indian Point Energy Center in Buchanan, New York, and at other nuclear
power plants across the state and country. In the 95th Assembly
District, rods came from Con Edison, the New York Power Authority Gener-
ating Facilities, and most recently, from the power company, Energy. For
many years, the Federal Government has promised a site will be provided
for the storage of these rods. However, this site has still not been
constructed, and may not be for many more years to come.

Since the federal government has failed to locate a permanent home for
these spent fuel rods, places like the Indian Point have become the
storage site for this nuclear waste.

To help you better understand, Indian Point's website previously clari-
fied the way they store spent nuclear fuel. "Water serves as a natural
and one of the most effective - barriers to radiation. This is one other
reason that used, or spent, fuel is stored in pools.  Rods containing
uranium fuel pellets are bundled together to form one fuel assembly.
Each assembly is about 13 feet high and 8 inches square. After it spends
about four years in the reactor giving off heat, a fuel assembly is
spent and ready to be stored in water in the spent fuel pool."

At an August 18th, 2021, Government to Government meeting with the
Nuclear Regulatory Committee (NRC), it was confirmed and made very clear
that spent fuel rods are owned by the plant operator, and not by the
NRC. This clarified the need for this legislation.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

Similar to A.8746 of 2017/2018

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

There are no fiscal implications to the State in association with the
passing of this legislation, however, there could be benefits for the
local assessing authority that hosts a non-operational facility where
spent fuel rods are stored.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S7671 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7671
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 6, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property tax  law,  in  relation  to  including
   certain spent fuel rods within the definition of real property
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Paragraph (j) of subdivision 12 of section 102 of the  real
 property  tax  law,  as  added  by  chapter  385 of the laws of 2020, is
 amended to read as follows:
   (j) Spent fuel RODS, SPENT FUEL pools and dry cask storage systems  in
 which  nuclear  fuel  is stored and is pending further or final disposal
 from a nuclear power station following the permanent cessation of  power
 operations of such station.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13309-01-1

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Jun 1, 2022 - Rules committee Vote

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Jun 2, 2022 - floor Vote

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Jun 1, 2022 - Rules committee Vote

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S7671 (ACTIVE) - Details

S7671 (ACTIVE) - Summary

S7671 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S7671 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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