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Assembly Bill A9648A

Signed By Governor

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the acquisition of land for the erection of monuments

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2011-A9648 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7256
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §99-w, Gen Muni L

2011-A9648 - Summary

Relates to the acquisition of land for the erection of monuments; requires a two-thirds vote of its members to authorize change in status.

2011-A9648 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9648

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 22, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. PAULIN, GABRYSZAK, ROBERTS, BENEDETTO, COLTON,
  ORTIZ, SCARBOROUGH, STEVENSON, WEPRIN, JAFFEE, LATIMER, HOOPER,  SCHI-
  MEL, PERRY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, ABINANTI, CASTEL-
  LI, GIBSON, MARKEY, McENENY, P. RIVERA, TENNEY, THIELE, TITONE -- read
  once and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

AN ACT prohibiting the alienation, development, lease, transfer, sale or
  discontinued  use  of veterans' memorials unless approved by the state
  legislature

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

  Section  1.    Designating Veterans' Memorials. 1. Notwithstanding any
inconsistent provision of law, public property which has been designated
by any state or local governing body as a "veterans' memorial", and used
for the purpose of constructing or locating a memorial to  the  veterans
of  any  war  or  conflict  engaged in by the armed forces of the United
States, shall not be alienated, developed, leased, transferred, sold  or
discontinued  for  use as a memorial site unless such action is approved
by an act of the state legislature.
  2. For purposes of this section: (a) "local governing body" means  the
legislative  body  of  a  village,  town or city outside the city of New
York, or a county within the city of New York; and
  (b) "state governing body" means the New York state legislature.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05839-08-2

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2011-A9648A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7256
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §99-w, Gen Muni L

2011-A9648A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the acquisition of land for the erection of monuments; requires a two-thirds vote of its members to authorize change in status.

2011-A9648A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 9648--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 22, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. PAULIN, GABRYSZAK, ROBERTS, BENEDETTO, COLTON,
  ORTIZ, SCARBOROUGH, STEVENSON, WEPRIN, JAFFEE, LATIMER, HOOPER,  SCHI-
  MEL, PERRY, CUSICK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, ABINANTI,
  CASTELLI,  GIBSON,  MARKEY, McENENY, P. RIVERA, TENNEY, THIELE, TITONE
  -- read once and referred to the Committee  on  Veterans'  Affairs  --
  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
  recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to  the  acquisi-
  tion of land for the erection of monuments

  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.  LAND FOR MONUMENT ERECTION.  1. THE FOLLOWING TERMS WHENEVER
USED OR REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION SHALL HAVE  THE  FOLLOWING  MEANINGS
UNLESS A DIFFERENT MEANING CLEARLY APPEARS IN THE CONTEXT:
  (A)  "MILITARY ACTION OR PERIOD OF WAR" MEANS THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION;
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR; SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR;  THE  MEXICAN  BORDER  PERIOD;
WORLD  WAR I; WORLD WAR II; THE HOSTILITIES KNOWN AS THE KOREAN WAR; THE
HOSTILITIES KNOWN AS THE VIETNAM WAR; THE PERSIAN GULF CONFLICT  INCLUD-
ING BUT NOT LIMITED TO OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM; OPERATION IRAQI FREE-
DOM  AND  OPERATION  NEW  DAWN;  AND MILITARY OPERATIONS OTHER THAN WAR:
PANAMA; BOSNIA; SOMALIA AND HAITI;
  (B) "MILITARY MONUMENT" MEANS ANY STRUCTURE OR PART OF  ANY  STRUCTURE
THAT  WAS  ERECTED OR LATER DEDICATED WITH THE INTENT TO HONOR A CURRENT
OR FORMER MEMBER OR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OR TO  MARK  OR  COMMEM-
ORATE  A  MILITARY  ACTION,  BATTLE  OR PERIOD OF WAR, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, A TABLET, PLAQUE, WALL, BUILDING, OR STRUCTURE;
  (C) "MILITARY MEMORIAL" MEANS A PARK, FIELD, GROVE OF TREES,  LAND  OR
ARTWORK SURROUNDING A MILITARY MONUMENT;
  (D)  "CHANGE IN STATUS" MEANS A MILITARY MONUMENT OR MILITARY MEMORIAL
THAT WILL BE ALIENATED, LEASED, TRANSFERRED, SOLD, MOVED OR DISCONTINUED
FOR USE AS A MEMORIAL SITE;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05839-11-2

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