New York A 3895: Establishes an energy-related public utility mass real property central assessment program

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A03895 Summary:

BILL NOA03895 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORWilliams

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COSPNSRMcDonough, Novakhov

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §200-a, add Art 4 Title 7 §§499-lllll - 499-wwwww, RPT L

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Establishes an energy-related public utility mass real property central assessment program.

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BILL NOA03895 

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01/30/2025referred to real property taxation

01/07/2026referred to real property taxation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3895

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 30, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. WILLIAMS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Real Property Taxation

 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to an energy-re-
 lated public utility mass real property central assessment program

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 200-a of the real
 2 property tax law, as separately amended by section 2 of part J of chap-
 3 ter 57 and chapter 475 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as
 4 follows:
 5 (a) The power to determine the final special franchise value, special
 6 franchise assessment, railroad ceiling, state equalization rate or any
 7 other equalization product established pursuant to this chapter for
 8 which a complaint has been filed, as provided by sections four hundred
 9 eighty-nine-o, four hundred eighty-nine-ll, four hundred ninety-nine-
 10 pppp, four hundred ninety-nine-ttttt, six hundred fourteen, twelve
 11 hundred ten, twelve hundred fifty-three, and twelve hundred sixty-three
 12 of this chapter;
 13 § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 200-a of the real prop-
 14 erty tax law, as amended by section 2 of part J of chapter 57 of the
 15 laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
 16 (a) The power to determine the final special franchise value, special
 17 franchise assessment, railroad ceiling, state equalization rate or any
 18 other equalization product established pursuant to this chapter for
 19 which a complaint has been filed, as provided by sections four hundred
 20 eighty-nine-o, four hundred eighty-nine-ll, four hundred ninety-nine-
 21 ttttt, six hundred fourteen, twelve hundred ten, twelve hundred fifty-
 22 three, and twelve hundred sixty-three of this chapter;
 23 § 3. Article 4 of the real property tax law is amended by adding a new
 24 title 7 to read as follows:
 25 TITLE 7

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06427-01-5

 A. 3895 2

 1 ENERGY-RELATED PUBLIC UTILITY MASS REAL PROPERTY CENTRAL
 2 ASSESSMENT PROGRAM
 3 Section 499-lllll. Definitions.
 4 499-mmmmm. Annual fee.
 5 499-nnnnn. Assessment of local energy-related public utility
 6 mass real property.
 7 499-ooooo. Assessment ceiling.
 8 499-ppppp. Local energy-related public utility mass real prop-
 9 erty value.
 10 499-qqqqq. Equitable ratio of assessment.
 11 499-rrrrr. Equalization rate.
 12 499-sssss. Tentative determination of assessment ceiling;
 13 notice, complaints and hearing.
 14 499-ttttt. Final determination of assessment ceiling; certif-
 15 icate.
 16 499-uuuuu. Application of assessment ceiling; computation of
 17 exemption.
 18 499-vvvvv. Reports to commissioner.
 19 499-wwwww. Inspection of accounts and property of public utili-
 20 ties.
 21 § 499-lllll. Definitions. When used in this title:
 22 1. "Local energy-related public utility mass real property" means
 23 energy-related public utility mass real property.
 24 2. "Local assessing jurisdiction" means the town, city, village or
 25 county assessing unit that establishes the assessment rolls for such
 26 town, city, village or county.
 27 3. "Energy-related public utility mass real property" means real prop-
 28 erty that is: (a) owned by an electric corporation, gas corporation,
 29 combination gas and electric corporation, or steam corporation as such
 30 terms are defined in section two of the public service law, and (b) used
 31 in the storage, transmi