A01992 Summary:

BILL NOA01992
 
SAME ASNo same as
 
SPONSORCrouch (MS)
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSRFinch
 
Amd S1449-ee, Tax L
 
Exempts public use easements from the real estate transfer tax and provides that the grantor of such easement shall be immune from civil liability and action with respect to any act or omission relating to such easement; defines "public use" for the purposes of this subparagraph.
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A01992 Actions:

BILL NOA01992
 
01/09/2013referred to ways and means
01/08/2014referred to ways and means
06/17/2014held for consideration in ways and means
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A01992 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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A01992 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          1992
 
                               2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                       (Prefiled)
 
                                     January 9, 2013
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. CROUCH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. FINCH --
          read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
 
        AN  ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to exempting certain easements
          from the real estate transfer tax
 

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph (j) of subdivision 2 of section
     2  1449-ee  of the tax law, as added by chapter 114 of the laws of 1998, is
     3  amended to read as follows:
     4    (1) agricultural, conservation, scenic, public use or  an  open  space
     5  easement;  for  the  purposes  of  this  subparagraph "public use" shall
     6  include, but not be limited to, trailways  and  bicycle  paths  and  the
     7  grantor   of   such  public  use  easement  shall,  notwithstanding  the
     8  provisions of any other law  to  the  contrary,  be  immune  from  civil
     9  liability  and  action  with  respect to any act or omission relating to
    10  such easement,

    11    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  apply  to  all
    12  conveyances  of real property subject to a public use easement occurring
    13  on and after such  date;  provided,  however,  that  the  amendments  to
    14  subparagraph  1  of paragraph (j) of subdivision 2 of section 1449-ee of
    15  the tax law made by section one of this act shall not affect the  repeal
    16  of such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06366-01-3
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