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Assembly Bill A4219

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that towers, including communications towers, may not be erected on special parkway lands without the consent of the local government

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2009-A4219 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4556
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง71-a, Transp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A2496, S2429
2013-2014: A3506

2009-A4219 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that towers, including communications towers, etc., may not be erected on special parkway lands (Westchester county) without the consent of the local government in which located and must comply with all local laws, regulations, etc.

2009-A4219 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4219

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 2, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. BRODSKY, PAULIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  CANESTRARI,  COLTON, COOK, CYMBROWITZ, GLICK, GREENE, HIKIND, McENENY,
  PERRY, SWEENEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transpor-
  tation

AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in relation to the  erection  of
  certain towers on special parkway lands

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

  Section 1. The transportation law is amended by adding a  new  section
71-a to read as follows:
  S  71-A.  SPECIAL  PARKWAYS; ERECTION OF TOWERS.   NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF LAW, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOT  ERECT,  CAUSE
OR  PERMIT  TO BE ERECTED, GRANT EASEMENTS OR LICENSES FOR, OR OTHERWISE
FACILITATE THE ERECTION OF, ANY TOWER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO  ANY
TOWER  USED FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS, CELLULAR TELEPHONE, POLICE, OR OTHER
EMERGENCY OR PUBLIC SERVICES COMMUNICATIONS,  SATELLITE  COMMUNICATIONS,
OR  DIGITAL OR PCS COMMUNICATIONS, ON LANDS OF ANY SPECIAL PARKWAY WITH-
OUT THE CONSENT OF THE CITY, TOWN, OR VILLAGE IN WHICH  SUCH  LANDS  ARE
LOCATED. ANY SUCH USE SHALL CONFORM IN ALL RESPECTS TO ANY AND ALL LOCAL
LAWS, ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07348-01-9

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