2006 New York Code - Saving Clause.

 
    §  2002.   Saving clause.   1.  An act of the legislature of the years
  nineteen hundred fifty-eight or nineteen hundred fifty-nine, which
    (a)  Repeals or purports to repeal any provision of  law  codified  or
  amended  by  this chapter, shall be legally effective and the provisions
  of law so codified or amended by this chapter be  deemed  to  have  been
  repealed accordingly by such act of the legislature.
    (b)    Amends  or  purports  to  amend  any provision of law codified,
  amended or repealed by this chapter,  shall  be  legally  effective  and
  controlling and
    (1)    in  the  case of a provision of law codified or amended by this
  chapter, such act also shall be construed as a further amendment of  the
  corresponding  provision  as  so codified or amended by this chapter and
  such corresponding provision shall be deemed and construed to have  been
  further  amended  as  though the same had been expressly and in terms so
  amended, or
    (2)  in the case of a provision of law repealed by this chapter,  such
  repealer  by  this  chapter  shall not take effect and such amendment by
  such act of the legislature  shall  be  deemed  to  amend  this  chapter
  accordingly,  given  full effect according to its context as if the same
  had expressly and in terms amended  this  chapter,  and  be  deemed  and
  construed to have been inserted in this chapter in juxtaposition to and,
  where   appropriate,  as  modifying  the  effect  of  the  corresponding
  provision or provisions of this chapter.
    (c)   Adds or purports  to  add  any  provision  of  law  relating  to
  assessment  or  taxation  of real property to the tax law, the education
  law, the village law or any other consolidated or general law  shall  be
  legally  effective  and  also shall be construed as having been added to
  this chapter, given full effect according to its context as if the  same
  had been added expressly and in terms to this chapter, and be deemed and
  construed to have been inserted in this chapter in juxtaposition to and,
  where   appropriate,  as  modifying  the  effect  of  the  corresponding
  provision or provisions of this chapter.
    2.  This chapter shall not revive any provision  of  law  which  shall
  have  terminated or expired before the time this chapter takes effect or
  which would otherwise have terminated or expired, nor shall this chapter
  extend the effective period of any provision of law beyond the time when
  it would otherwise terminate or expire.
    3.  The repeal of sections five-b, five-c, five-f, five-g  and  five-h
  of  the  tax law by this chapter shall not affect or impair the validity
  or operation of any local law, ordinance or resolution adopted  pursuant
  to  any  such section.  For the purposes of actions or proceedings which
  may or have been taken or rights which  may  or  have  been  granted  or
  obtained  thereunder,  such sections of the tax law and such local laws,
  ordinances or resolutions shall continue in force and  effect  as  fully
  and  to  the same extent as if such sections of the tax law had not been
  so repealed.
    4.  Notwithstanding the repeal of section twenty-two of  the  tax  law
  and  subdivision  one  of  section  thirty-five  hundred  seven  of  the
  education law by this chapter, all lands acquired by the state after the
  nineteenth day of April, nineteen hundred fifty for state park  purposes
  in  the town of Gallatin, Columbia county, exclusive of the improvements
  erected thereon by the state, shall be subject to taxation  and  special
  ad valorem levies until May first, nineteen hundred sixty, and while any
  bonds of union free school district number one of the towns of Dannemora
  and  Saranac,  Clinton county, issued prior to the year nineteen hundred
  thirty-three remain unpaid, any improvements not erected by the state on
  lands owned by it on April twenty-fourth, nineteen hundred thirty-three,
  which lands were privately owned and formed part of the taxable property
  of such district at the time of such bond issue,  shall  be  subject  to
  taxation for school purposes.
    5.   The repeal by this chapter of subdivision six, six-a and seven of
  section two of the tax law and the last two sentences of  section  three
  of   such  law  and  the  re-enactment  of  the  provisions  thereof  in
  subdivisions twelve and seventeen of section one  hundred  two  of  this
  chapter  are  intended  to  effectuate  a  continuation and restatement,
  without change in substance or effect, of the provisions  of  such  laws
  and  the  classification  of  any  property as real property or personal
  property, as the  case  may  be,  shall  not  be  broadened,  increased,
  discontinued,  diminished,  affected  or  impaired  by  reason  of  such
  re-enactment.
    6.  The repeal by this chapter of section four of the tax law, section
  fifteen hundred two of the education law, section five  of  the  general
  municipal  law  and  chapter  four  hundred  twenty-nine  of the laws of
  nineteen hundred eleven and the re-enactment of the  provisions  thereof
  in   article   four  of  this  chapter  are  intended  to  effectuate  a
  continuation and restatement, without change in substance or effect,  of
  the provisions of such laws and no exemption heretofore granted shall be
  broadened,  increased,  discontinued,  diminished  or  impaired,  or new
  exemption granted or authorized by reason of such re-enactment.
    7.  Notwithstanding the provisions of sections five hundred six,  five
  hundred  sixteen, nine hundred twenty or twelve hundred eighteen of this
  chapter which  require  newspaper  publication  or  posting  of  certain
  notices  on  the  sign-board maintained at the entrance of the office of
  the town clerk, any notice given on or before  October  first,  nineteen
  hundred  sixty-one,  shall  be  deemed valid and in full compliance with
  such requirements if given pursuant to the law as it existed immediately
  prior to the effective date of this chapter.
    8.  The use of the term "state board" in this chapter shall in no  way
  extend  or  be  construed  to  extend  the  existence  of  the temporary
  commission created by chapter three hundred forty-six  of  the  laws  of
  nineteen  hundred  forty-nine, as amended, nor shall this chapter affect
  or impair any right, power or duty of any state  department  or  agency,
  upon  the  expiration  of the existence of such temporary commission, to
  exercise and discharge the rights, powers and duties of  such  temporary
  commission.