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Assembly Bill A240

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Allows municipalities to lease naming rights of government owned property

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2011-A240 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §99-v, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A9433

2011-A240 - Summary

Allows municipalities to lease naming rights of government-owned property.

2011-A240 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   240

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. LATIMER, GALEF, GUNTHER, CASTRO, SCHIMEL, BOYLAND
  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  -- M. of A. AMEDORE, BURLING, CORWIN, CROUCH,
  GIGLIO,  McDONOUGH,  McKEVITT,  MOLINARO,  REILLY,  SAYWARD,   THIELE,
  TITONE, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local
  Governments

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.
                                                           LBD00307-01-1

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2011-A240A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §99-v, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A9433

2011-A240A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows municipalities to lease naming rights of government-owned property.

2011-A240A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 240--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. LATIMER, GALEF, GUNTHER, CASTRO, SCHIMEL, BOYLAND
  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  -- M. of A. AMEDORE, BURLING, CORWIN, CROUCH,
  GIGLIO, McDONOUGH, McKEVITT, REILLY, SAYWARD, THIELE, TITONE,  WEISEN-
  BERG  --  read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments
  -- recommitted to the Committee on  Local  Governments  in  accordance
  with  Assembly  Rule  3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

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-w to read as follows:
  S 99-W. 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.
                                                           LBD00307-03-2

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