S08978 Summary:

BILL NOS08978A
 
SAME ASSAME AS A09964-A
 
SPONSORRYAN
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add §431, RPT L
 
Provides an exemption for certain fiber optic cable assessments in Erie county.
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S08978 Actions:

BILL NOS08978A
 
04/04/2024REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
05/28/2024COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
05/28/2024ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1519
06/03/2024AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 8978A
06/06/2024PASSED SENATE
06/06/2024DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
06/06/2024referred to real property taxation
06/07/2024substituted for a9964a
06/07/2024ordered to third reading rules cal.643
06/07/2024passed assembly
06/07/2024returned to senate
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S08978 Committee Votes:

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S08978 Floor Votes:

DATE:06/08/2024Assembly Vote  YEA/NAY: 136/4
Yes
Alvarez
Yes
Byrnes
Yes
Fall
Yes
Kelles
Yes
Otis
Yes
Simpson
Yes
Anderson
Yes
Carroll
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Kim
No
Palmesano
Yes
Slater
Yes
Angelino
Yes
Chandler-Waterm
Yes
Flood
Yes
Lavine
ER
Paulin
Yes
Smith
Yes
Ardila
Yes
Chang
Yes
Forrest
Yes
Lee
ER
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Smullen
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Clark
Yes
Friend
Yes
Lemondes
Yes
Pheffer Amato
Yes
Solages
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Colton
Yes
Gallagher
Yes
Levenberg
Yes
Pirozzolo
Yes
Steck
Yes
Barrett
Yes
Conrad
Yes
Gallahan
Yes ‡
Lucas
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Stern
Yes
Beephan
Yes
Cook
Yes
Gandolfo
Yes
Lunsford
No
Ra
Yes ‡
Stirpe
Yes
Bendett
Yes
Cruz
Yes
Gibbs
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Raga
Yes
Tague
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Cunningham
Yes
Giglio JA
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Rajkumar
Yes
Tannousis
ER
Berger
Yes
Curran
Yes
Giglio JM
ER
Maher
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Tapia
Yes
Bichotte Hermel
Yes
Dais
Yes
Glick
Yes
Mamdani
Yes
Reilly
Yes
Taylor
Yes
Blankenbush
ER
Darling
Yes
Gonzalez-Rojas
Yes
Manktelow
Yes
Reyes
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Blumencranz
Yes
Davila
Yes
Goodell
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Vanel
Yes
Bores
Yes
De Los Santos
Yes
Gray
Yes ‡
McDonough
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Walker
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
DeStefano
Yes
Gunther
Yes
McGowan
ER
Rozic
Yes
Wallace
Yes
Braunstein
ER
Dickens
Yes
Hawley
Yes
McMahon
Yes
Santabarbara
No
Walsh
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Meeks
Yes
Sayegh
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Brook-Krasny
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hunter
Yes
Mikulin
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Brown EA
Yes
DiPietro
Yes
Hyndman
Yes
Miller
Yes
Septimo
No
Williams
Yes
Brown K
Yes
Durso
ER
Jackson
Yes
Mitaynes
Yes
Shimsky
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Burdick
Yes
Eachus
Yes
Jacobson
Yes
Morinello
Yes
Shrestha
Yes
Zaccaro
Yes
Burgos
ER
Eichenstein
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
Norris
Yes
Sillitti
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Burke
Yes ‡
Epstein
Yes
Jensen
Yes
Novakhov
Yes
Simon
Yes
Zinerman
Yes
Buttenschon
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Jones
ER
O'Donnell
Yes
Simone
Yes
Mr. Speaker

‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
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S08978 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         8978--A
            Cal. No. 1519
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                      April 4, 2024
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sen.  RYAN  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
          committee discharged and said bill committed to the Committee on Rules
          --  ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retain-
          ing its place in the order of third reading

        AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to  providing  an
          exemption  against certain fiber optic cable assessments for municipal
          fiber optic broadband companies in Erie county; and providing for  the
          repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The real property tax  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
     2  section 431 to read as follows:
     3    §  431. Fiber optic cable in Erie county. 1.  For the purposes of this
     4  section the following terms shall have the following meanings:
     5    (a) "Municipal fiber optic  broadband  company"  shall  mean  a  local
     6  authority  as  defined in section two of the public authorities law or a
     7  municipal corporation as defined in section two of the general municipal
     8  law engaged in the construction, operation, marketing and sale of  fiber
     9  optic broadband infrastructure and services and located in Erie county.
    10    (b)  "Municipal  fiber optic network" shall mean municipal fiber optic
    11  cable and infrastructure owned by  a  municipal  fiber  optic  broadband
    12  company.
    13    (c)  "Municipal fiber optic cable and infrastructure" shall mean fiber
    14  optic cable and related equipment which is owned  and  installed  by  or
    15  caused  to  be installed by a municipal fiber optic broadband company to
    16  transmit, or facilitate the transmission, of  broadband  data,  applica-
    17  tions, and services to end users located in Erie county.
    18    2.  Notwithstanding  any  other  provision of law to the contrary, all
    19  municipal fiber optic networks  and  municipal  fiber  optic  cable  and
    20  infrastructure  owned  by  a  municipal  fiber  optic broadband company,
    21  whether located on public or private property,  and  installed  for  the
    22  purpose  of  distributing  broadband  technology  and services, shall be
    23  exempt from real property taxes, levies and assessments.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15076-02-4

        S. 8978--A                          2
 
     1    3. In any contracting for the construction, operation, and  management
     2  of  a  municipal  fiber  optic  network, the municipal broadband company
     3  shall prioritize applicants that have and  commit  to  maintaining  high
     4  standards  of  workplace  safety  practices,  training, certification or
     5  licensure for all relevant workers, and compliance with state and feder-
     6  al  workplace  protections;  ensure that persons, companies, or entities
     7  seeking to contract with the  municipal  broadband  company  demonstrate
     8  suitable  fiscal,  technical,  operational, and management capabilities;
     9  ensure that applicants for funding provide certifications as to  compli-
    10  ance  with  relevant safety standards, including the National Electrical
    11  Safety Code; ensure that applicants for funding  provide  certifications
    12  as  to  compliance  with relevant workplace protections as determined by
    13  the department of labor including the  Occupational  Safety  and  Health
    14  Act,  the Fair Labor Standards Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of
    15  1964, and New York State labor and employment laws; ensure  that  appli-
    16  cants  for funding submit to the municipal broadband company a workforce
    17  plan  which  shall  include:  (a)  information  regarding  whether   the
    18  construction  workforce  will  be directly employed or subcontracted and
    19  what entity employs the workforce; (b) the anticipated size of the work-
    20  force required to carry out the proposed  work;  (c)  a  description  of
    21  plans  to  maximize  use  of  local  or  regional  workforce;  and (d) a
    22  description of the expected workforce safety standards and  training  to
    23  ensure the project is completed at a high standard. The municipal broad-
    24  band company shall publish workforce plans publicly on its website.
    25    4.  Municipal fiber optic networks shall be subject to prevailing wage
    26  requirements in accordance with article eight of the labor law.
    27    5. The commissioner is hereby authorized and  directed  to  promulgate
    28  rules  and  regulations  necessary  to  implement the provisions of this
    29  section.
    30    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
    31  deemed  repealed  2  years after such date and shall apply to assessment
    32  rolls prepared on the basis of taxable  status  dates  occurring  on  or
    33  after such date.
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