Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 18, 2010 |
reported and committed to finance |
Mar 23, 2010 |
referred to local government |
Senate Bill S7215
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2009-S7215 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S7215 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7215 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to allowing municipalities to lease naming rights for government owned property PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : This bill allows municipalities, counties, cities, towns and villages an option to lease naming rights for governmentally owned properties and facilities (examples include but are not limited to waterfront property, parks, rail-trails, railroad tracks, city buses and stadiums etc.) SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section 99-V to read as follows: 99-V. Transfer and lease of naming rights. As used in this section the term municipality shall mean a county, city, town, or village. Section 2. A municipality may enter into a contract to lease the naming rights of any property owned by such municipality according to the requirements of this section. The chief executive officer of the municipality shall be responsible for negotiating the contract, subject to the ratification of a majority of the members of the legislative body of such municipality.
2009-S7215 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7215 I N S E N A T E March 23, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. C. JOHNSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to allowing muni- cipalities to lease naming rights for government owned property 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 99-v to read as follows: S 99-V. TRANSFER AND LEASE OF NAMING RIGHTS. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION THE TERM "MUNICIPALITY" SHALL MEAN A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE. 2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, A MUNICIPALITY MAY ENTER INTO A CONTRACT TO LEASE THE NAMING RIGHTS OF ANY PROPERTY OWNED BY SUCH MUNICIPALITY ACCORDING TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE MUNICIPALITY SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR NEGOTIATING THE CONTRACT, SUBJECT TO THE RATIFICATION OF A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF SUCH MUNICIPALITY. 3. SUCH LEASING AGREEMENT SHALL BE FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN ONE YEAR AND NOT MORE THAN FIVE YEARS. 4. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE PROCEEDS FROM ANY TRANSACTION DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION MAY BE USED BY SUCH MUNICIPALITY FOR ANY LAWFUL MUNICIPAL PURPOSE. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15098-01-9
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