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Senate Bill S1070

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Permits two or more contiguous towns to jointly purchase highway equipment

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2011-S1070 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง142, Hway L

2011-S1070 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits two or more contiguous towns to jointly purchase highway equipment.

2011-S1070 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S1070 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1070

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  YOUNG  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to permitting two  or  more
  towns to jointly purchase highway equipment

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

  Section 1. Section 142 of the highway law is amended by adding  a  new
subdivision 6 to read as follows:
  6.  A. TWO OR MORE CONTIGUOUS TOWNS MAY, UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HIGH-
WAY SUPERINTENDENTS OF SUCH TOWNS AND BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF EACH OF  THE
TOWN BOARDS OF SUCH TOWNS, AUTHORIZE THE HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENTS OF SUCH
TOWNS  TO  PURCHASE  AND  PROVIDE  FOR  STORAGE  OF HIGHWAY EQUIPMENT AS
PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION.
  B. EACH TOWN THAT SO ELECTS TO PARTICIPATE SHALL BY RESOLUTION OF  THE
TOWN  BOARD  AUTHORIZE  EXPENDITURE  OF  FUNDS  FOR THE PURPOSE OF JOINT
PURCHASE AND USE OF HIGHWAY EQUIPMENT.
  C. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO  THE  CONTRARY,  A  VILLAGE
PARTIALLY OR WHOLLY CONTAINED WITHIN A TOWN THAT PARTICIPATES IN A JOINT
HIGHWAY  EQUIPMENT PURCHASE SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED BUT MAY, BY RESOLUTION
OF THE VILLAGE BOARD, ELECT TO PARTICIPATE IN A JOINT TOWN  PURCHASE  OF
HIGHWAY EQUIPMENT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07178-01-1

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