Section 97-LL. Improvement of real property tax administration account

1.
  There  is  hereby  established  in  the  joint  custody  of  the   state
  comptroller  and the commissioner of taxation and finance an improvement
  of real property tax administration  account  within  the  miscellaneous
  special revenue fund.
    2.  Moneys  within the improvement of real property tax administration
  account, upon appropriation by the legislature, shall  be  available  to
  the state office of real property services for all services and expenses
  of  the  state  office  which  relate  to  activities including, but not
  limited to, preparation and certification of state  equalization  rates,
  the  administration of state technical and financial assistance to local
  governments, review and certification of adjusted base  proportions  for
  special  assessing  units  and  approved  assessing  units  pursuant  to
  articles eighteen and  nineteen  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  twelve
  of  the  real  property  tax law, continuance of the market value survey
  cycle, maintenance of effort in the  production  of  agricultural  lands
  value  assessments,  advisory  appraisals,  and  assessor  training  and
  certification.