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                                  8075

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 31, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Operations

AN  ACT  to  amend the general construction law, in relation to allowing
  for online publication of public notices

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section  60 of the general construction law is amended by
adding a new subdivision d to read as follows:
  D. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, IN  ANY  CASE
IN WHICH NOTICE OF ANY FACT IS REQUIRED BY LAW TO BE PUBLISHED OR ADVER-
TISED IN A NEWSPAPER, IN ADDITION TO SUCH REQUIREMENT, A COUNTY, MUNICI-
PALITY  OR  SCHOOL  DISTRICT OF THE STATE IS PERMITTED, AT THE OPTION OF
THE GOVERNING BODY THEREOF, TO PUBLISH THE  NOTICE  IN  AN  ONLINE  NEWS
PUBLICATION  THAT (I) PROVIDES GENERAL INTEREST NEWS ON A DAILY BASIS TO
A DEFINED GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION; AND (II) HAS BEEN CONTINUOUSLY  PUBLISHED
FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR PRIOR TO THE DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE NOTICE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11793-01-1