S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  6629

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 21, 2010
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Introduced  by  Sen.  MONSERRATE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Investigations  and
  Government Operations

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,
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

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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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 thirtieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.