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May 26, 2011 |
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Senate Bill S5503
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
There are no sponsors of this bill.
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2011-S5503 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Local Government
- Law Section:
- County Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §308-y, amd §325, County L
2011-S5503 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5503 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the county law, in relation to wireless surcharges in certain counties PURPOSE: This bill would authorize counties that currently do not impose a wireless surcharge the ability to do so for the purpose of providing and expanding vital emergency services within such counties and expands the definition of eligible wireless 911 service costs. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends the County Law by adding a new section 308-y to allow the counties in the State that have not established a wireless surcharge, to adopt, amend or repeal local laws through its local county legislative body to impose a surcharge for the purpose of providing and expanding E-911 emergency services, in an amount not to exceed thirty cents per month on wireless communications service in the county. Paragraph 2 relates to providing written notice forty five days prior to the imposition of the surcharge. Paragraph 3 relates to the wireless communication service supplier
2011-S5503 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5503 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 26, 2011 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to amend the county law, in relation to wireless surcharges in certain counties THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The county law is amended by adding a new section 308-y to read as follows: S 308-Y. ESTABLISHMENT OF COUNTY WIRELESS SURCHARGE. 1. NOTWITHSTAND- ING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY LAW TO THE CONTRARY, A COUNTY IN THIS STATE THAT HAS NOT ESTABLISHED A WIRELESS SURCHARGE PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, ACTING THROUGH ITS LOCAL COUNTY LEGISLATIVE BODY, IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO ADOPT, AMEND OR REPEAL LOCAL LAWS TO IMPOSE A SURCHARGE IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THIRTY CENTS PER MONTH ON WIRELESS COMMUNI- CATIONS SERVICE IN SUCH COUNTY. THE SURCHARGE SHALL BE IMPOSED ON EACH WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE AND SHALL BE REFLECTED AND MADE PAYABLE ON BILLS RENDERED FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE THAT IS PROVIDED TO A CUSTOMER WHOSE PLACE OF PRIMARY USE IS WITHIN THE COUNTY. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "PLACE OF PRIMARY USE" SHALL MEAN THE STREET ADDRESS THAT IS REPRESENTATIVE OF WHERE THE CUSTOMER'S USE OF THE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PRIMARILY OCCURS, WHICH ADDRESS MUST BE: (A) RESIDENTIAL STREET ADDRESS OR THE PRIMARY BUSINESS STREET ADDRESS OF THE CUSTOMER; AND (B) WITHIN THE LICENSED SERVICE AREA OF THE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE SUPPLIER. 2. ANY LOCAL LAW ADOPTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL STATE THE AMOUNT OF THE SURCHARGE AND THE DATE ON WHICH THE WIRELESS COMMUNI- CATIONS SERVICE SUPPLIER SHALL BEGIN TO ADD SUCH SURCHARGE TO THE BILL- INGS OF ITS CUSTOMERS. ANY WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE SUPPLIER WITHIN SUCH COUNTY WHICH HAS IMPOSED A SURCHARGE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE GIVEN A MINIMUM OF FORTY-FIVE DAYS WRITTEN NOTICE PRIOR TO THE DATE IT SHALL BEGIN TO ADD SUCH SURCHARGE TO EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11711-02-1
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