(a) the secretary of state shall set and notify the public, on his or her website, of times, places and manner of service upon him or her of notices of claims necessary to comply with the provisions of this section;

(b) upon receipt of a notice of claim, the secretary of state shall issue a receipt or other document acknowledging his or her receipt of such notice, and such receipt shall contain the date and time of receipt of the notice, an identifying number or name particular to the notice received, and the logo or seal of the department of state embossed upon it. Such receipt shall be prima facie evidence of service upon the secretary of state for all purposes;

(c) nothing in this section shall be deemed to alter, waive or otherwise abrogate any defense available to a public corporation as to the nature, sufficiency, or appropriateness of the notice of claim itself, or to any challenges to the timeliness of the service of a notice of claim. Timely service upon the secretary of state shall be deemed timely service upon the public corporation for purposes of instituting an action or proceeding or other requirement imposed by law. 4. The secretary of state may impose a fee upon any person who serves a notice of claim with the department. Such fee shall not exceed two hundred fifty dollars for each such notice filed. One-half of the fee imposed shall be retained by the secretary of state as payment for its services provided in accordance with this section. The remaining one-half of such fee shall be forwarded to the public corporation named in the notice of claim provided, however, if more than one such public corporation is named, each named public corporation shall be entitled to an equal percentage of the one-half amount. 5. The secretary of state shall within sixty days after the effective date of this section post on the departmental website a list of any public corporation, including any public authority, public benefit corporation or any other entity entitled to receive a notice of claim as a condition precedent to commencement of an action or proceeding, and that has filed, pursuant to this section, a certificate with the secretary of state designating the secretary as the agent for service of a notice of claim. The list should identify the entity, the post office address and electronic mail address, if available, of the public corporation to which the notice of claim shall be forwarded by the secretary of state, and any statutory provisions uniquely pertaining to such public corporation and the commencement of an action or proceeding against it. 6. The secretary of state is authorized to promulgate any rules or regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this section.