Senate Bill S7734

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides that a fire department located in N.Y. city shall obtain state approval for fees charged for responding to accidents

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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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2015-S7734 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2695
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §159-d, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S335, A3981
2013-2014: S312, A863
2017-2018: S3586, A4911
2019-2020: A4232

2015-S7734 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that a fire department located in a city with a population of one million or more shall obtain state approval from the office of fire prevention and control for fees charged for responding to motor vehicle fires and accidents.

2015-S7734 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7734 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7734

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 12, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

AN ACT to amend the executive  law,  in  relation  to  fees  charged  by
  certain fire departments for motor vehicle fires and accidents

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

  Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  159-d
to read as follows:
  S  159-D.  APPROVAL  FOR  FEES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF
LAW, NO FIRE DEPARTMENT LOCATED IN A  CITY  WITH  A  POPULATION  OF  ONE
MILLION  OR MORE SHALL CHARGE A FEE FOR SERVICES PROVIDED IN RESPONSE TO
A MOTOR VEHICLE FIRE OR MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT UNLESS SUCH FIRE  DEPART-
MENT  OBTAINS APPROVAL FROM THE OFFICE OF FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL TO
CHARGE SUCH FEE. SUCH APPROVAL SHALL BE OBTAINED BY APPLICATION TO  SUCH
OFFICE IN A MANNER AND FORM PRESCRIBED BY SUCH OFFICE.
  S  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
this  act  on  its  effective date is authorized to be made on or before
such date.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07449-01-5


              

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