New York A 1714: Provides an exemption for certain fiber optic cable assessments in Erie county

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A01714 Summary:

BILL NOA01714A

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRivera

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §431, RPT L

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Provides an exemption for certain fiber optic cable assessments in Erie county.

Go to top A01714 Actions:

BILL NOA01714A

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01/14/2025referred to real property taxation

03/10/2025amend (t) and recommit to real property taxation

03/10/2025print number 1714a

01/07/2026referred to real property taxation

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Go to topA01714 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1714--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Real Property Taxation -- committee discharged, bill amended,
 ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 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

 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.
 LBD03025-02-5

 A. 1714--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) th