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                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
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Introduced  by M. of A. LIFTON, JAFFEE, ROSENTHAL, ENGLEBRIGHT, ABINANTI
  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DINOWITZ, GLICK,  GOTTFRIED,  JACOBS
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the executive law and the real property law, in relation
  to establishing an oil, gas or mineral land leases clearinghouse

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  100-a
to read as follows:
  S 100-A. OIL, GAS OR MINERAL LAND LEASES CLEARINGHOUSE. 1. THE DEPART-
MENT  SHALL  ESTABLISH  AN OIL, GAS OR MINERAL LAND LEASES CLEARINGHOUSE
FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING AND MAINTAINING ALL OIL,  GAS  OR  MINERAL
LAND  LEASES  GIVEN ON LAND SITUATED IN ANY COUNTY OF NEW YORK STATE AND
RECORDED THEREIN, SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  TWO
HUNDRED  NINETY-ONE  OF  THE REAL PROPERTY LAW, ENTERED INTO ON OR AFTER
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
  2. THE OIL, GAS OR MINERAL LAND LEASES CLEARINGHOUSE SHALL ESTABLISH A
METHOD FOR:
  (A) THE COLLECTION OF ALL OIL, GAS OR  MINERAL  LAND  LEASES  IN  BOTH
PHYSICAL AND ELECTRONIC FORMAT;
  (B)  THE  MAINTENANCE OF ALL OIL, GAS OR MINERAL LAND LEASES SUBMITTED
TO THE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED NINETY-ONE OF THE REAL
PROPERTY LAW; AND
  (C) PUBLIC ACCESS TO A USER-FRIENDLY ELECTRONIC DATABASE OF ALL LEASES
IN THE STATE'S OIL, GAS OR MINERAL LAND LEASES CLEARINGHOUSE, FOR  TITLE
SEARCHES,  REAL  PROPERTY  ASSESSMENT  AND APPRAISAL, REAL ESTATE TRANS-
ACTION, AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT PUBLIC PURPOSE.
  S 2. Section 291 of the real property law, as amended by  chapter  447
of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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  S 291. Recording of conveyances.  A conveyance of real property, with-
in  the  state,  on  being duly acknowledged by the person executing the
same, or proved as required by this chapter, and such acknowledgment  or
proof  duly  certified when required by this chapter, may be recorded in
the  office of the clerk of the county where such real property is situ-
ated, and such county clerk shall, upon the request  of  any  party,  on
tender  of the lawful fees therefor, record the same in his said office,
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, IN ADDITION TO  ANY  OTHER  FILING  AND/OR  RECORDING
REQUIREMENTS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE OR ANY OTHER PROVISION OF
LAW,  ANY  OIL,  GAS  OR MINERAL LAND LEASE ENTERED INTO ON OR AFTER THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN  THAT
AMENDED  THIS  SECTION, SHALL BE SUBMITTED BY THE LESSEE TO THE OIL, GAS
OR MINERAL LAND LEASES CLEARINGHOUSE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE
HUNDRED-A OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW. Every such conveyance not so recorded is
void as against any person who subsequently  purchases  or  acquires  by
exchange  or contracts to purchase or acquire by exchange, the same real
property or any portion thereof, or acquires by assignment the  rent  to
accrue  therefrom  as  provided  in section two hundred ninety-four-a of
[the real property law] THIS ARTICLE, in good faith and for  a  valuable
consideration,  from  the  same  vendor or assignor, his distributees or
devisees, and whose conveyance, contract or  assignment  is  first  duly
recorded, and is void as against the lien upon the same real property or
any  portion thereof arising from payments made upon the execution of or
pursuant to the terms of a contract with the same vendor, his  distribu-
tees  or  devisees,  if such contract is made in good faith and is first
duly recorded.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase in the prin-
cipal balance of a mortgage lien by virtue of the  addition  thereto  of
unpaid  interest  in  accordance  with  the  terms of the mortgage shall
retain the priority of  the  original  mortgage  lien  as  so  increased
provided  that  any  such  mortgage  instrument  sets forth its terms of
repayment.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.