Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to receive for deposit to the credit of the miscellaneous special revenue fund the state's share of a real property sales recording fee collected pursuant to subdivision 3 of section 333 of the real property law. Funds herein appropriated shall be available for services and expenses of the State Board of Equalization and Assessment for review and certification of adjusted base proportions for special assessing units. and approved assessing units pursuant to articles 18 and 19 of the real property tax law, the determination of class equalization rates for portions within special assessing units and approved assessing units pursuant to article 12 of the real property tax law, the maintenance of a three-year market value survey, the maintenance of effort in the production of agricultural lands value assessments, and to process real property transfer forms. The comptroller is authorized and directed to loan money to this fund in accordance with the provisions set forth in section 1 of this act. |