§ 2002 — Saving clause

New York § 2002

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law RPT: Real Property Tax
• Art. 20: Construction; Laws Repealed; Effective Date

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§ 2002. Saving clause. 1. An act of the legislature of the years\nnineteen hundred fifty-eight or nineteen hundred fifty-nine, which\n (a) Repeals or purports to repeal any provision of law codified or\namended by this chapter, shall be legally effective and the provisions\nof law so codified or amended by this chapter be deemed to have been\nrepealed accordingly by such act of the legislature.\n (b) Amends or purports to amend any provision of law codified, amended\nor repealed by this chapter, shall be legally effective and controlling\nand\n (1) in the case of a provision of law codified or amended by this\nchapter, such act also shall be construed as a further amendment of the\ncorresponding provision as so codified or amended by this chapter and\nsuch corresponding provision shall be deemed and construed to have been\nfurther amended as though the same had been expressly and in terms so\namended, or\n (2) in the case of a provision of law repealed by this chapter, such\nrepealer by this chapter shall not take effect and such amendment by\nsuch act of the legislature shall be deemed to amend this chapter\naccordingly, given full effect according to its context as if the same\nhad expressly and in terms amended this chapter, and be deemed and\nconstrued to have been inserted in this chapter in juxtaposition to and,\nwhere appropriate, as modifying the effect of the corresponding\nprovision or provisions of this chapter.\n (c) Adds or purports to add any provision of law relating to\nassessment or taxation of real property to the tax law, the education\nlaw, the village law or any other consolidated or general law shall be\nlegally effective and also shall be construed as having been added to\nthis chapter, given full effect according to its context as if the same\nhad been added expressly and in terms to this chapter, and be deemed and\nconstrued to have been inserted in this chapter in juxtaposition to and,\nwhere appropriate, as modifying the effect of the corresponding\nprovision or provisions of this chapter.\n 2. This chapter shall not revive any provision of law which shall have\nterminated or expired before the time this chapter takes effect or which\nwould otherwise have terminated or expired, nor shall this chapter\nextend the effective period of any provision of law beyond the time when\nit would otherwise terminate or expire.\n 3. The repeal of sections five-b, five-c, five-f, five-g and five-h of\nthe tax law by this chapter shall not affect or impair the validity or\noperation of any local law, ordinance or resolution adopted pursuant to\nany such section. For the purposes of actions or proceedings which may\nor have been taken or rights which may or have been granted or obtained\nthereunder, such sections of the tax law and such local laws, ordinances\nor resolutions shall continue in force and effect as fully and to the\nsame extent as if such sections of the tax law had not been so repealed.\n 4. Notwithstanding the repeal of section twenty-two of the tax law and\nsubdivision one of section thirty-five hundred seven of the education\nlaw by this chapter, all lands acquired by the state after the\nnineteenth day of April, nineteen hundred fifty for state park purposes\nin the town of Gallatin, Columbia county, exclusive of the improvements\nerected thereon by the state, shall be subject to taxation and special\nad valorem levies until May first, nineteen hundred sixty, and while any\nbonds of union free school district number one of the towns of Dannemora\nand Saranac, Clinton county, issued prior to the year nineteen hundred\nthirty-three remain unpaid, any improvements not erected by the state on\nlands owned by it on April twenty-fourth, nineteen hundred thirty-three,\nwhich lands were privately owned and formed part of the taxable property\nof such district at the time of such bond issue, shall be subject to\ntaxation for school purposes.\n 5. The repeal by this chapter of subdivision six, six-a and seven of\nsection two of the tax law and the last two sentences of section three\nof such law and the re-enactment of the provisions thereof in\nsubdivisions twelve and seventeen of section one hundred two of this\nchapter are intended to effectuate a continuation and restatement,\nwithout change in substance or effect, of the provisions of such laws\nand the classification of any property as real property or personal\nproperty, as the case may be, shall not be broadened, increased,\ndiscontinued, diminished, affected or impaired by reason of such\nre-enactment.\n 6. The repeal by this chapter of section four of the tax law, section\nfifteen hundred two of the education law, section five of the general\nmunicipal law and chapter four hundred twenty-nine of the laws of\nnineteen hundred eleven and the re-enactment of the provisions thereof\nin article four of this chapter are intended to effectuate a\ncontinuation and restatement, without change in substance or effect, of\nthe provisions of such laws and no exemption heretofore granted shall be\nbroadened, increased, discontinued, diminished or impaired, or new\nexemption granted or authorized by reason of such re-enactment.\n 7. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections five hundred six, five\nhundred sixteen, nine hundred twenty or twelve hundred eighteen of this\nchapter which require newspaper publication or posting of certain\nnotices on the sign-board maintained at the entrance of the office of\nthe town clerk, any notice given on or before October first, nineteen\nhundred sixty-one, shall be deemed valid and in full compliance with\nsuch requirements if given pursuant to the law as it existed immediately\nprior to the effective date of this chapter.\n 8. The use of the term "commissioner" in this chapter shall in no way\nextend or be construed to extend the existence of the temporary\ncommission created by chapter three hundred forty-six of the laws of\nnineteen hundred forty-nine, as amended, nor shall this chapter affect\nor impair any right, power or duty of any state department or agency,\nupon the expiration of the existence of such temporary commission, to\nexercise and discharge the rights, powers and duties of such temporary\ncommission.\n