S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9072--A
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
July 10, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. PERALTA -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Governmental Operations -- recommitted to the Committee on
Governmental Operations in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --
committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to requiring the
posting of the amounts of the fees imposed by state and municipal
agencies
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The public officers law is amended by adding a new article
5-A to read as follows:
ARTICLE 5-A
POSTING OF FEES IMPOSED
BY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES
SECTION 81. DEFINITIONS.
81-A. INTERNET POSTING OF FEES.
81-B. CONSPICUOUS POSTING OF FEES.
S 81. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE, UNLESS THE CONTEXT
REQUIRES OTHERWISE:
1. "FEE" MEANS ANY FEE, CHARGE, TAX, FINE, PENALTY OR SURCHARGE
IMPOSED BY A STATE AGENCY OR MUNICIPAL AGENCY PURSUANT TO STATE LAW,
RULE OR REGULATION, OR PURSUANT TO ANY LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION,
RULE OR REGULATION.
2. "MUNICIPAL AGENCY" MEANS ANY DEPARTMENT, BOARD, BUREAU, DIVISION,
COMMISSION, COMMITTEE, PUBLIC AUTHORITY, PUBLIC CORPORATION, COUNCIL,
OFFICE OR OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY PERFORMING A GOVERNMENTAL OR PROPRI-
ETARY FUNCTION FOR A MUNICIPALITY, EXCEPT THE JUDICIARY.
3. "STATE AGENCY" MEANS ANY DEPARTMENT, BOARD, BUREAU, DIVISION,
COMMISSION, COMMITTEE, PUBLIC AUTHORITY, PUBLIC CORPORATION, COUNCIL,
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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OFFICE OR OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY PERFORMING A GOVERNMENTAL OR PROPRI-
ETARY FUNCTION FOR THE STATE, EXCEPT THE JUDICIARY.
S 81-A. INTERNET POSTING OF FEES. 1. WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF THE EFFEC-
TIVE DATE OF THIS ARTICLE, THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL PROVIDE AND
POST, ON THE INTERNET WEBSITE MAINTAINED BY THE STATE OF NEW YORK, A
LIST OF THE AMOUNT OR RANGE OF AMOUNTS OF EACH FEE IMPOSED OR COLLECTED
BY EACH STATE AGENCY, AND THE PURPOSE OF SUCH FEE.
2. WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ARTICLE, EACH
STATE AGENCY SHALL PROVIDE AND POST, ON SUCH AGENCY'S INTERNET WEBSITE,
A LIST OF THE AMOUNT OR THE RANGE OF AMOUNTS OF EACH FEE IMPOSED OR
COLLECTED BY SUCH AGENCY, AND THE PURPOSE OF SUCH FEE.
3. WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ARTICLE, EACH
MUNICIPALITY SHALL PROVIDE AND POST, ON SUCH MUNICIPALITY'S INTERNET
WEBSITE, A LIST OF THE AMOUNT OR RANGE OF AMOUNTS OF EACH FEE IMPOSED OR
COLLECTED BY ANY MUNICIPAL AGENCY OF SUCH MUNICIPALITY, AND THE PURPOSE
OF SUCH FEE.
S 81-B. CONSPICUOUS POSTING OF FEES. 1. WITHIN SIXTY DAYS OF THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ARTICLE, EVERY STATE AGENCY WHICH IMPOSES OR
COLLECTS FEES SHALL, AT EACH AND EVERY OFFICE OF SUCH AGENCY, CONSPICU-
OUSLY POST OR PROVIDE A WRITTEN LIST OF THE AMOUNT OR THE RANGE OF
AMOUNTS OF EACH FEE IMPOSED OR COLLECTED AT SUCH OFFICE, AND THE PURPOSE
OF SUCH FEE.
2. WITHIN SIXTY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ARTICLE, EVERY
MUNICIPAL AGENCY WHICH IMPOSES OR COLLECTS FEES SHALL, AT EACH AND EVERY
OFFICE OF SUCH AGENCY, CONSPICUOUSLY POST OR PROVIDE A WRITTEN LIST OF
THE AMOUNT OR THE RANGE OF AMOUNTS OF EACH FEE IMPOSED OR COLLECTED AT
SUCH OFFICE, AND THE PURPOSE OF SUCH FEE.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law.