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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Apr 17, 2009 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Assembly Bill A7637
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
RIVERA P
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
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:
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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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