Bill Text: NY S01077 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: 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.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT [S01077 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S01077-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1077
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    January 8, 2015
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- 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  telecommuni-
         cations equipment
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Paragraphs (d) and (i) of subdivision 12 of section 102  of
    2  the  real property tax law, as added by chapter 416 of the laws of 1987,
    3  are amended to read as follows:
    4    (d) When owned by a telephone  company  all  telephone  and  telegraph
    5  lines,  wires, poles, supports [and], inclosures [for electrical conduc-
    6  tors], AND CONDUITS FOR CONDUCTING OR TRANSMITTING  ELECTRICITY,  POWER,
    7  LIGHT  OR  OTHER  ENERGY  OR SUBSTANCE, upon, above and underground. For
    8  purposes of this paragraph the term "real property"  shall  not  include
    9  station connections and the term "telephone company" shall mean a compa-
   10  ny  subject  to  regulation  by  the  public  service  commission  which
   11  provides, to the general public within its local exchange area, non-cel-
   12  lular switched local exchange telephone service at the points of  origi-
   13  nation and termination of the signal.
   14    (i)  When  owned  by  other  than  a telephone company as such term is
   15  defined in paragraph (d)  hereof,  all  lines,  wires,  poles,  supports
   16  [and], inclosures [for electrical conductors], AND CONDUITS FOR CONDUCT-
   17  ING  OR  TRANSMITTING  ELECTRICITY,  POWER,  LIGHT  OR  OTHER  ENERGY OR
   18  SUBSTANCE, upon, above and underground used in connection with the tran-
   19  smission or switching of electromagnetic voice, video and  data  signals
   20  between  different  entities  separated  by  air, street or other public
   21  domain, except  that  such  property  shall  not  include:  (A)  station
   22  connections;  (B)  fire and surveillance alarm system property; (C) such
   23  property used in the transmission of news wire services;  and  (D)  such
   24  property  used in the transmission of news or entertainment radio, tele-
   25  vision or cable television signals for immediate,  delayed  or  ultimate
   26  exhibition to the public, whether or not a fee is charged therefor.
   27    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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