Assembly Bill A4374

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting the erection of cellular towers or antennas within five hundred feet of a school in New York city

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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-A4374 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง96-c, Gen Muni L

2009-A4374 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits cellular towers or related equipment within five hundred feet of a school building in NYC.

2009-A4374 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4374

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 3, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. HYER-SPENCER, MILLMAN, TITUS, BENEDETTO, MARKEY,
  CUSICK, COOK, ESPAILLAT -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.  of  A.  ALFANO,
  BOYLAND,  DIAZ,  ERRIGO,  GABRYSZAK,  MAYERSOHN,  McDONOUGH, ROBINSON,
  WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to regulation  of
  the placement of cellular towers or antennas near school facilities in
  the city of New York

  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 96-c to read as follows:
  S  96-C.  PROTECTION  OF SCHOOL FACILITIES. ANY OTHER PROVISION OF ANY
OTHER LAW TO THE CONTRARY NOTWITHSTANDING, AND IN ADDITION TO ANY  POWER
OR  AUTHORITY  OF  THE CITY OF NEW YORK TO REGULATE CELLULAR ANTENNAS OR
CELLULAR TOWERS OR ANY STRUCTURES RELATED THERETO, A CELLULAR ANTENNA OR
CELLULAR TOWER AND SUPPORT STRUCTURES SHALL NOT  BE  PLACED  OR  ERECTED
WITHIN  FIVE  HUNDRED  FEET  OF A SCHOOL BUILDING WITHIN THE CITY OF NEW
YORK. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "SUPPORT STRUCTURES"  MEANS
AND  INCLUDES ANTENNAS, TRANSMITTING, RECEIVING AND COMBINING EQUIPMENT,
EQUIPMENT SHELTERS,  TRANSMISSION  CABLES,  AND  BACKUP  POWER  SOURCES.
MEASUREMENTS  REFERRED  TO  IN  THIS  SECTION SHALL BE TAKEN IN STRAIGHT
LINES FROM THE OUTSIDE WALL OF THE NEAREST SCHOOL BUILDING. AS  USED  IN
THIS SECTION, THE TERM "SCHOOL" MEANS ANY PUBLIC OR NONPUBLIC ELEMENTARY
OR SECONDARY SCHOOL.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07514-01-9

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