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Assembly Bill A3588

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to reimbursement for the response costs of certain municipalities authorized to provide emergency services

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2009-A3588 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9373
Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง209-ff, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A3586
2013-2014: A6280

2009-A3588 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to reimbursement for the response costs of certain municipalities or district corporations which are duly authorized to provide emergency services, emergency medical services, or general ambulance services.

2009-A3588 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3588

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BRADLEY -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Local Governments

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to  reimbursement
  for  the  response  costs of certain municipalities or district corpo-
  rations which are duly authorized to provide emergency services, emer-
  gency medical services, or general ambulance services

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

  Section  1.  The  general  municipal  law  is  amended by adding a new
section 209-ff to read as follows:
  S 209-FF.  REIMBURSEMENT  FOR  RESPONSE  COSTS  OF  MUNICIPALITIES  OR
DISTRICT  CORPORATIONS AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE CERTAIN EMERGENCY SERVICES.
THE STATE SHALL COMPENSATE, IN  WHOLE  OR  IN  PART,  MUNICIPALITIES  OR
DISTRICT  CORPORATIONS  DULY  AUTHORIZED  TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY SERVICES,
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, OR GENERAL AMBULANCE SERVICES FOR SUCH EMER-
GENCY SERVICES PROVIDED ON INTERSTATE SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY-FOUR,  THE  SAW
MILL  RIVER  PARKWAY AND ANY OTHER STATE HIGHWAY WHICH PASSES THROUGH OR
IS LOCATED NEAR THE TOWNS OF SOMERS, BEDFORD, LEWISBORO, MT. KISCO,  NEW
CASTLE,  NORTH CASTLE, NORTH SALEM AND POUND RIDGE. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
SECTION, RESPONSE COSTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THOSE NECESSARY AND  REASON-
ABLE  COSTS  WHICH ARE DIRECTLY INCURRED IN RESPONSE TO A SPECIFIC EMER-
GENCY. STATEMENTS OF QUALIFYING CLAIMS SHALL  BE  SUBMITTED  BY  MUNICI-
PALITIES  OR  DISTRICT CORPORATIONS DULY AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY
SERVICES, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, OR GENERAL AMBULANCE  SERVICES  TO
THE  STATE COMPTROLLER WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF THE DATE SUCH SERVICES WERE
PROVIDED. IN NO EVENT  SHALL  A  MUNICIPALITY  OR  DISTRICT  CORPORATION
RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE STATE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION UNTIL SUCH
MUNICIPALITY  OR DISTRICT CORPORATION HAS EXHAUSTED ALL RIGHTS OF RECOV-
ERY FROM OTHER SOURCES. THE  STATE  COMPTROLLER  HAS  THE  AUTHORITY  TO
PROMULGATE  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  REGARDING  SUBMISSION OF CLAIMS AND
STATE REIMBURSEMENT OF RESPONSE COSTS.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03544-01-9

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