N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 1275: Exemption from taxation

§ 1275. Exemption from taxation. It is hereby found, determined and

declared that the creation of the authority and the carrying out of its

purposes is in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state

of New York and for the improvement of their health, welfare and

prosperity and is a public purpose, and that the authority will be

performing an essential governmental function in the exercise of the

powers conferred upon it by this title. Without limiting the generality

of the following provisions of this section, property owned by the

authority, property leased by the authority and used for transportation

purposes, and property used for transportation purposes by or for the

benefit of the authority exclusively pursuant to the provisions of a

joint service arrangement or of a joint facilities agreement or trackage

rights agreement shall all be exempt from taxation and special ad

valorem levies. The authority shall be required to pay no fees, taxes or

assessments, whether state or local, including but not limited to fees,

taxes or assessments on real estate, franchise taxes, sales taxes or

other excise taxes, upon any of its property, or upon the use thereof,

or upon it activities in the operation and maintenance of its facilities

or on any fares, tolls, rentals, rates, charges or other fees, revenues

or other income received by the authority and the bonds of the authority

and the income therefrom shall at all times be exempt from taxation,

except for gift and estate taxes and taxes on transfers. This section

shall constitute a covenant and agreement with the holders of all bonds

issued by the authority. The terms "taxation" and "special ad valorem

levy" shall have the same meanings as defined in section one hundred two

of the real property tax law and the term "transportation purposes"

shall have the same meaning as used in titles two-a and two-b of article

four of such law.