Bill Text: NY A03066 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Exempts veterans organizations in New York city, as defined in section 452 of the real property tax law, from payment of city sewer and water charges.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to cities [A03066 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A03066-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          3066

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    February 2, 2023
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        Introduced by M. of A. RAJKUMAR, COLTON -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Cities

        AN  ACT  to  amend  the public authorities law, in relation to exempting
          veterans organizations in New York city from sewer and water charges

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

     1    Section  1.  Subdivision 5 of section 1045-j of the public authorities
     2  law, as amended by chapter 514 of the laws of 1984, is amended  to  read
     3  as follows:
     4    5.  Such  fees,  rates,  rents or other charges, if not paid when due,
     5  shall constitute a lien upon the premises served and  a  charge  against
     6  the  owners  thereof,  which  lien and charge shall bear interest at the
     7  same rate as would unpaid taxes  of  the  city.  Such  lien  shall  take
     8  precedence  over  all other liens or encumbrances, except taxes, and may
     9  be foreclosed against the lot or building served in the same manner as a
    10  lien for such taxes. The amount which remains due and unpaid  for  sixty
    11  days  may,  with  interest thereon at the same rate as unpaid city taxes
    12  and with reasonable attorneys' fees, be recovered by the water board  in
    13  a  civil  action in the name of the water board against such owners. The
    14  city, and any state agency shall be subject to  the  same  fees,  rates,
    15  rents  or other charges under the same conditions as other users of such
    16  water system or sewerage system, or both, as the case may be. Tax exempt
    17  organizations shall be charged according to the  provisions  of  chapter
    18  six  hundred ninety-six of the laws of eighteen hundred eighty-seven, as
    19  amended by chapters eight hundred ninety-three and eight  hundred  nine-
    20  ty-four  of  the laws of nineteen hundred eighty and by provisions which
    21  may by law extend the provisions of such chapters  from  time  to  time;
    22  provided that veterans organizations, as defined in section four hundred
    23  fifty-two  of  the  real property tax law and located in the city, shall
    24  not be charged, any inconsistent provision of law  notwithstanding.  Any
    25  agreement  for the supply of water or sewerage services between the city

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD08162-01-3
        A. 3066                             2

     1  or an agency thereof and any other municipality or water supply  system,
     2  or  any  administrative  determination  by  a state agency, or any other
     3  arrangement in this regard, in effect at the time the water board  shall
     4  be  established,  shall  remain  in full force and effect and be binding
     5  upon the water board as if it were a party to such  agreement,  determi-
     6  nation  or  other arrangement.   All rights, powers, duties, obligations
     7  and functions provided by law with respect to the fixing of  charges  or
     8  rates  for the supply of water or sewerage services to users outside the
     9  city, including but not limited to those set forth in  [article  one  of
    10  title  K  of chapter fifty-one] section 5-429 of the administrative code
    11  of the city of New York and article eight of the environmental conserva-
    12  tion law, shall be deemed to apply, as appropriate, to the  water  board
    13  established  pursuant  to  this title.   In addition to any other lawful
    14  enforcement methods and pursuant to rules and regulations of  the  water
    15  board  promulgated  pursuant  to this title, the payment of fees, rates,
    16  rents or other charges for water service  or  sewerage  service  to  any
    17  premises  may be enforced by discontinuing the water service or sewerage
    18  service to such premises provided that such  discontinuance  or  discon-
    19  nection  of any supply of water or the provision of sewerage service, or
    20  both, as the case may be, shall not be carried out except in the  manner
    21  and upon the notice as is required of a water-works corporation pursuant
    22  to  subdivisions  three-a,  three-b and three-c of section eighty-nine-b
    23  and section one hundred sixteen of the public service law.
    24    § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
    25  ing the date on which it shall have become a law.