§ 2002. Saving clause. 1. An act of the legislature of the years
nineteen hundred fifty-eight or nineteen hundred fifty-nine, which

(a) Repeals or purports to repeal any provision of law codified or
amended by this chapter, shall be legally effective and the provisions
of law so codified or amended by this chapter be deemed to have been
repealed accordingly by such act of the legislature.

(b) Amends or purports to amend any provision of law codified, amended
or repealed by this chapter, shall be legally effective and controlling
and

(1) in the case of a provision of law codified or amended by this
chapter, such act also shall be construed as a further amendment of the
corresponding provision as so codified or amended by this chapter and
such corresponding provision shall be deemed and construed to have been
further amended as though the same had been expressly and in terms so
amended, or

(2) in the case of a provision of law repealed by this chapter, such
repealer by this chapter shall not take effect and such amendment by
such act of the legislature shall be deemed to amend this chapter
accordingly, given full effect according to its context as if the same
had expressly and in terms amended this chapter, and be deemed and
construed to have been inserted in this chapter in juxtaposition to and,
where appropriate, as modifying the effect of the corresponding
provision or provisions of this chapter.

(c) Adds or purports to add any provision of law relating to
assessment or taxation of real property to the tax law, the education
law, the village law or any other consolidated or general law shall be
legally effective and also shall be construed as having been added to
this chapter, given full effect according to its context as if the same
had been added expressly and in terms to this chapter, and be deemed and
construed to have been inserted in this chapter in juxtaposition to and,
where appropriate, as modifying the effect of the corresponding
provision or provisions of this chapter.

2. This chapter shall not revive any provision of law which shall have
terminated or expired before the time this chapter takes effect or which
would otherwise have terminated or expired, nor shall this chapter
extend the effective period of any provision of law beyond the time when
it would otherwise terminate or expire.

3. The repeal of sections five-b, five-c, five-f, five-g and five-h of
the tax law by this chapter shall not affect or impair the validity or
operation of any local law, ordinance or resolution adopted pursuant to
any such section. For the purposes of actions or proceedings which may
or have been taken or rights which may or have been granted or obtained
thereunder, such sections of the tax law and such local laws, ordinances
or resolutions shall continue in force and effect as fully and to the
same extent as if such sections of the tax law had not been so repealed.

4. Notwithstanding the repeal of section twenty-two of the tax law and
subdivision one of section thirty-five hundred seven of the education
law by this chapter, all lands acquired by the state after the
nineteenth day of April, nineteen hundred fifty for state park purposes
in the town of Gallatin, Columbia county, exclusive of the improvements
erected thereon by the state, shall be subject to taxation and special
ad valorem levies until May first, nineteen hundred sixty, and while any
bonds of union free school district number one of the towns of Dannemora
and Saranac, Clinton county, issued prior to the year nineteen hundred
thirty-three remain unpaid, any improvements not erected by the state on
lands owned by it on April twenty-fourth, nineteen hundred thirty-three,
which lands were privately owned and formed part of the taxable property
of such district at the time of such bond issue, shall be subject to
taxation for school purposes.

5. The repeal by this chapter of subdivision six, six-a and seven of
section two of the tax law and the last two sentences of section three
of such law and the re-enactment of the provisions thereof in
subdivisions twelve and seventeen of section one hundred two of this
chapter are intended to effectuate a continuation and restatement,
without change in substance or effect, of the provisions of such laws
and the classification of any property as real property or personal
property, as the case may be, shall not be broadened, increased,
discontinued, diminished, affected or impaired by reason of such
re-enactment.

6. The repeal by this chapter of section four of the tax law, section
fifteen hundred two of the education law, section five of the general
municipal law and chapter four hundred twenty-nine of the laws of
nineteen hundred eleven and the re-enactment of the provisions thereof
in article four of this chapter are intended to effectuate a
continuation and restatement, without change in substance or effect, of
the provisions of such laws and no exemption heretofore granted shall be
broadened, increased, discontinued, diminished or impaired, or new
exemption granted or authorized by reason of such re-enactment.

7. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections five hundred six, five
hundred sixteen, nine hundred twenty or twelve hundred eighteen of this
chapter which require newspaper publication or posting of certain
notices on the sign-board maintained at the entrance of the office of
the town clerk, any notice given on or before October first, nineteen
hundred sixty-one, shall be deemed valid and in full compliance with
such requirements if given pursuant to the law as it existed immediately
prior to the effective date of this chapter.

8. The use of the term "commissioner" in this chapter shall in no way
extend or be construed to extend the existence of the temporary
commission created by chapter three hundred forty-six of the laws of
nineteen hundred forty-nine, as amended, nor shall this chapter affect
or impair any right, power or duty of any state department or agency,
upon the expiration of the existence of such temporary commission, to
exercise and discharge the rights, powers and duties of such temporary
commission.