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Assembly Bill A6599

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes the Suffolk county legislature to access the county's tax stabilization fund without a recommendation from the Suffolk county executive

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2009-A6599 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments

2009-A6599 - Summary

Authorizes the Suffolk county legislature to access the county's tax stabilization fund without a recommendation from the Suffolk county executive.

2009-A6599 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6599

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 6, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. FIELDS -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Local Governments

AN  ACT  to  amend the general municipal law, in relation to authorizing
  the Suffolk county legislature to access the county's  tax  stabiliza-
  tion  fund  without a recommendation from the Suffolk county executive
  and repealing certain provisions relating thereto

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

  Section  1. Paragraph c of subdivision 1 of section 6-e of the general
municipal law is REPEALED.
  S 2. Paragraph a of subdivision 4 of section 6-e of the general munic-
ipal law, as added by chapter 655 of the laws of  1992,  is  amended  to
read as follows:
  a.  The moneys in a contingency and tax stabilization reserve fund may
be expended only pursuant to an appropriation for a  purpose  authorized
by  this subdivision. Except as provided in paragraph e of this subdivi-
sion, such an appropriation shall be made only upon [the  recommendation
of  the chief executive officer and] the adoption of a resolution appro-
priating the recommended amount by at least  two-thirds  of  the  voting
strength of the governing board.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06292-01-9

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2009-A6599A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments

2009-A6599A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the Suffolk county legislature to access the county's tax stabilization fund without a recommendation from the Suffolk county executive.

2009-A6599A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6599--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 6, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. FIELDS -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on  Local  Governments  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT authorizing the Suffolk county legislature to access the county's
  tax stabilization fund without a recommendation from the Suffolk coun-
  ty executive

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

  Section  1.   Notwithstanding section 6-e of the general municipal law
or any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the Suffolk county
legislature is authorized to expend up to  twenty-five  percent  of  the
balance  of the county's contingency and tax stabilization fund, without
a recommendation from the Suffolk county executive, through the adoption
of a resolution approved by the supermajority of the county legislature.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06292-02-9

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