Assembly Bill A7637

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires establishment of citizens' committee on cable television prior to granting or renewing a cable television franchise by a municipality

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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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2009-A7637 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง212, 218 & 219, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A3534

2009-A7637 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the establishment of a citizens' committee on cable television prior to granting or renewing a cable television franchise by a municipality; such committee shall study and make recommendations on the requirement of the municipality for public education and local government programming; all such recommendations shall be included in the franchise agreement; eliminates the authority of counties to enter into franchise agreements with cable television systems

2009-A7637 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7637

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 17, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. P. RIVERA, RAMOS, CAHILL -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M.  of  A.  BENJAMIN,  CLARK, CYMBROWITZ, DIAZ, MAGEE, PERALTA, PERRY,
  THIELE -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on  Corporations,
  Authorities and Commissions

AN  ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to the issuance and
  renewal of municipal franchises granted to cable  television  systems,
  requiring  municipal  franchise agreements to be posted on cable tele-
  vision system internet websites and requiring a portion  of  municipal
  cable  television  fees  to be set aside for the creation, maintenance
  and operation of a public access television station

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

  Section  1. Subdivision 6 of section 212 of the public service law, as
added by chapter 83 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows:
  6. "Municipality" shall mean any village, town[,] OR city  [or  county
not wholly contained within a city in the state].
  S  2. Section 218 of the public service law, as added by chapter 83 of
the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows:
  S 218. Municipal fees; taxes or charges. Nothing in this article shall
be construed to limit the power of any municipality to impose  upon  any
cable  television  company, a fee, tax or charge, provided that any such
fee, tax or charge when added to the amount payable  to  the  commission
pursuant  to  section  two hundred seventeen does not exceed the maximum
amount permitted  by  applicable  federal  law,  rules  or  regulations.
PROVIDED,  FURTHER,  THAT  IN  EVERY MUNICIPALITY HAVING A POPULATION OF
LESS THAN ONE MILLION, NOT LESS THAN TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND  DOLLARS
OF  ANY SUCH FEE, TAX OR CHARGE SHALL BE SET ASIDE EACH MUNICIPAL FISCAL
YEAR TO BE EXPENDED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE CREATION, MAINTENANCE AND OPERA-
TION OF A PUBLIC ACCESS TELEVISION STATION SERVING THE AREA IN  WHICH  A
FRANCHISE  AGREEMENT  IS  IN  EFFECT;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER  THAT UNDER NO
CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SENTENCE SUPERSEDE ANY MUNIC-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10773-01-9
              

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