Abatement of state taxes. Commissioner to prepare and maintain a list of state taxes which have been abated

(a) When any tax payable to the Commissioner of Revenue Services by any person, as defined in section 12-1, has been found to be uncollectible, said commissioner, upon the approval of the Abatement Review Committee, as established by section 12-3b, may, except as otherwise provided by law, abate, in whole or in part, such tax and any penalty or interest payable in connection therewith to the state by such person. Upon such approval, said commissioner shall certify such abatement to the Treasurer and Comptroller. (b) The commissioner shall prepare and maintain a list related to each type of tax levied by the state containing the name and address of any person whose tax, and any penalty or interest payable in connection therewith, has been abated, in whole or in part, and the amount thereof. Such lists shall be available to the public for inspection by any person.