N.Y. PBS Law § 218
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Municipal fees; taxes or charges
Official statutory text
§ 218. Municipal fees; taxes or charges. Nothing in this article shall\nbe construed to limit the power of any municipality to impose upon any\ncable television company, a fee, tax or charge, provided that any such\nfee, tax or charge when added to the amount payable to the commission\npursuant to section two hundred seventeen does not exceed the maximum\namount permitted by applicable federal law, rules or regulations.\n
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