Senate Bill S1655

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the city of Gloversville and the town of Johnstown entering into certain cooperative agreements

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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-S1655 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Montgomery County
Laws Affected:
Amd Chap 148 of 2001

2009-S1655 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the development of joint municipal economic development areas in the city of Gloversville and the town of Johnstown and provides for the determination of property tax rates for property owners in such areas.

2009-S1655 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S1655 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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    S. 1655                                                  A. 4421

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            February 4, 2009
                               ___________

IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. FARLEY -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Govern-
  ment

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. BUTLER -- read once  and  referred
  to the Committee on Cities

AN ACT to amend chapter 148 of the laws of 2001, relating to authorizing
  the  city  of  Gloversville  and  the  town of Johnstown to enter into
  certain cooperative agreements, in relation to joint municipal econom-
  ic development areas

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

  Section  1.  Chapter  148 of the laws of 2001, relating to authorizing
the city of Gloversville and the town of Johnstown to enter into certain
cooperative agreements, is amended to read as follows:
  Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of  law,  the  city  of
Gloversville  and  the  town  of  Johnstown  are  hereby  authorized and
empowered to enter into agreements with each other [whereby]  TO  ESTAB-
LISH  JOINT  MUNICIPAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AREAS, IN WHICH the city may
agree and commit to provide water and other services,  INCLUDING  SEWER,
to  properties in the town and, in exchange, the city and town may agree
and commit to share all or a specified part of  the  resulting  property
tax, sales tax and any other specified taxes generated from such proper-
ties.
  S  2.  Any such agreement, or any amendments to the agreement, must be
approved by each municipality by a majority vote of the voting  strength
of  its governing body. At least thirty days prior to voting on any such
agreement or amendments to the agreement, each municipality shall hold a
public hearing on the proposal.
  S 3. When any service to be provided involves an independent municipal
corporation, the agreement shall  also  require  the  participation  and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07448-01-9
              

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