Senate Bill S6408B

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Extends the boundary of the Middletown-Hardenburgh fire district to include the territorial boundaries of the village of Margaretville for the purposes of fire protection

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S6408 - Details

Law Section:
Towns

2013-S6408 - Summary

Extends the boundary of the Middletown-Hardenburgh fire district to include the territorial boundaries of the village of Margaretville for the purposes of fire protection.

2013-S6408 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6408 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6408

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 22, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

AN ACT to authorize the Middletown-Hardenburgh fire district  to  extend
  the fire district into the village of Margaretville

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

  Section 1. Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of  article  11  of
the town law, commencing upon the effective date of a resolution adopted
by  the village of Margaretville, in the county of Delaware, pursuant to
section 170 of the town law governing fire districts, to consolidate the
village of Margaretville into the Middletown-Hardenburgh fire  district,
which  surrounds  the village of Margaretville, for the purposes of fire
protection.
  S 2. Upon the completion  by  the  village  of  Margaretville  of  the
proceedings  authorized  by  section  one of this act, the fire district
shall include the village of Margaretville, and  the  Middletown-Harden-
burgh  fire  district  shall continue to have all of the powers, duties,
and responsibilities it possessed prior to the enactment  of  this  act,
and  shall  be  subject  to  all  of  the  limitations,  procedures, and
restrictions set forth in such section.
  S 3. On and after the completion of proceedings authorized by  section
one  of  this  act,  the  fire district shall maintain its existence and
continue to maintain apparatus, appliances  and  facilities  as  it  did
before  the  enactment  of  this act. Nothing in this act shall give the
village of Margaretville control  over  the  fire  district  beyond  the
provisions of the town law.
  S  4. The village of Margaretville and the Middletown-Hardenburgh fire
district shall use the existing procedures of section 170  of  the  town
law  for  adoption  of  the  resolutions  to  consolidate the village of
Margaretville into the Middletown-Hardenburgh fire  district;  provided,
however, that nothing in this act shall alleviate the village of Margar-
etville  from  complying  with the provisions of section 170 of the town
law.
  S 5. This act shall take effect immediately.

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

2013-S6408A - Details

Law Section:
Towns

2013-S6408A - Summary

Extends the boundary of the Middletown-Hardenburgh fire district to include the territorial boundaries of the village of Margaretville for the purposes of fire protection.

2013-S6408A - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6408A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 6408--A
    Cal. No. 123

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 22, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
  reported  favorably  from  said committee, ordered to first and second
  report, ordered to a third reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted,
  retaining its place in the order of third reading

AN  ACT  to authorize the Middletown-Hardenburgh fire district to extend
  the fire district into the village of Margaretville

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

  Section  1.  Notwithstanding  any contrary provisions of article 11 of
the town law, commencing upon the effective date of a resolution adopted
by the town boards of Middletown and Hardenburgh, in the county of Dela-
ware, pursuant to section 170 of the town law governing fire  districts,
to  extend  the Middletown-Hardenburgh fire district into the village of
Margaretville for the purposes of fire protection.
  S 2. Upon the completion by the town boards of Middletown and  Harden-
burgh of the proceedings authorized by section one of this act, the fire
district  shall  include  the  village of Margaretville, and the Middle-
town-Hardenburgh fire district shall continue to have all of the powers,
duties, and responsibilities it possessed prior to the enactment of this
act, and shall be subject to all of  the  limitations,  procedures,  and
restrictions set forth in such section.
  S  3. On and after the completion of proceedings authorized by section
one of this act, the fire district  shall  maintain  its  existence  and
continue  to  maintain  apparatus,  appliances  and facilities as it did
before the enactment of this act. Nothing in this  act  shall  give  the
village  of  Margaretville  control  over  the  fire district beyond the
provisions of the town law.
  S 4. The towns of Hardenburgh and  Middletown,  village  of  Margaret-
ville, and the Middletown-Hardenburgh fire district shall use the exist-
ing procedures of section 170 of the town law for adoption of the resol-
utions  to  extend  the  Middletown-Hardenburgh  fire  district into the
village of Margaretville.
  S 5. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

2013-S6408B - Details

Law Section:
Towns

2013-S6408B - Summary

Extends the boundary of the Middletown-Hardenburgh fire district to include the territorial boundaries of the village of Margaretville for the purposes of fire protection.

2013-S6408B - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6408B - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 6408--B
    Cal. No. 123

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 22, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
  reported  favorably  from  said committee, ordered to first and second
  report, ordered to a third reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted,
  retaining its place in the order of third reading -- again amended and
  ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading

AN  ACT  to authorize the Middletown-Hardenburgh fire district to extend
  the fire district into the village of Margaretville

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

  Section  1.  Notwithstanding  any contrary provisions of article 11 of
the town law, commencing upon the effective date of a resolution adopted
by the town boards of Middletown and Hardenburgh, in the county of Dela-
ware, pursuant to section 170 of the town law governing fire  districts,
the  boundary  of  the  Middletown-Hardenburgh  fire  district  shall be
extended to include the territorial boundaries of the village of Margar-
etville for the purposes of fire protection.
  S 2. Upon the completion by the town boards of Middletown and  Harden-
burgh of the proceedings authorized by section one of this act, the fire
district  shall  include  the  village of Margaretville, and the Middle-
town-Hardenburgh fire district shall continue to have all of the powers,
duties, and responsibilities it possessed prior to the enactment of this
act, and shall be subject to all of  the  limitations,  procedures,  and
restrictions set forth in such section.
  S  3. On and after the completion of proceedings authorized by section
one of this act, the fire district  shall  maintain  its  existence  and
continue  to  maintain  apparatus,  appliances  and facilities as it did
before the enactment of this act. Nothing in this  act  shall  give  the
village  of  Margaretville  control  over  the  fire district beyond the
provisions of the town law.
  S 4. The towns of Hardenburgh and  Middletown,  village  of  Margaret-
ville, and the Middletown-Hardenburgh fire district shall use the exist-
ing procedures of section 170 of the town law for adoption of the resol-
utions  to  extend  the  Middletown-Hardenburgh  fire  district into the
village of Margaretville.
  S 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
              

2013-S6408C (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Towns

2013-S6408C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends the boundary of the Middletown-Hardenburgh fire district to include the territorial boundaries of the village of Margaretville for the purposes of fire protection.

2013-S6408C (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6408C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 6408--C
    Cal. No. 123

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 22, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
  reported  favorably  from  said committee, ordered to first and second
  report, ordered to a third reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted,
  retaining its place in the order of third reading -- again amended and
  ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading--
  passed  by  Senate,  vote  reconsidered,  restored  to  third reading,
  amended on third reading and order reprinted, retaining it's place  in
  the order of third reading

AN  ACT  to authorize the Middletown-Hardenburgh fire district to extend
  the fire district into the village of Margaretville

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

  Section  1.  Notwithstanding  any contrary provisions of article 11 of
the town law, commencing upon the effective date of a resolution adopted
pursuant to section 10-1020 of  the  village  law  abolishing  the  fire
department  in  the  village of Margaretville, Delaware County, the town
boards of Middletown and Hardenburgh, in the county of Delaware,  pursu-
ant  to  subdivision  2  of  section  170 of the town law governing fire
districts, the boundary  of  the  Middletown-Hardenburgh  fire  district
shall  be  extended to include the territorial boundaries of the village
of Margaretville for the purposes of fire protection.
  S 2. Upon the completion by the town boards of Middletown and  Harden-
burgh of the proceedings authorized by section one of this act, the fire
protection  district  in  the  town as extended shall be governed by the
provisions of section 184 of the town law,  and  the  Middletown-Harden-
burgh  fire  district  shall continue to have all of the powers, duties,
and responsibilities vested in and imposed on town boards by section 184
of the town law, and shall be subject to all of the limitations,  proce-
dures, and restrictions set forth in such section.
  S  3. On and after the completion of proceedings authorized by section
one of this act, the not-for-profit fire corporation incorporated as the
"Margaretville Volunteer Fire Department,  Inc."    shall  maintain  its
corporate  existence  and continue to maintain apparatus, appliances and

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