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Senate Bill S6761A

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the definition of consolidation of local governmental entities

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2011-S6761 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §750, Gen Muni L

2011-S6761 - Summary

Relates to the definition of consolidation of local governmental entities; provides that alteration of village boundaries to be coterminus with a town shall require a showing to the secretary of state that there shall be a consolidation of services resulting in savings to taxpayers.

2011-S6761 - Sponsor Memo

2011-S6761 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6761

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 19, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. BONACIC -- 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 the definition
  of consolidation for the consolidation in dissolution of local govern-
  ment

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

  Section  1. Subdivision 2 of section 750 of the general municipal law,
as added by chapter 74 of the laws  of  2009,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  2.  "Consolidation"  shall mean [either] (a) the combination of two or
more local government entities  resulting  in  the  termination  of  the
existence of each of the entities to be consolidated and the creation of
a new entity which assumes jurisdiction over all of the terminated enti-
ties[, or]; (b) the combination of two or more local government entities
resulting  in  the  termination  of  the existence of all but one of the
entities which shall absorb the terminated entity or  entities;  OR  (C)
THE  ALTERATION  OF  THE  BORDERS  OF A VILLAGE TO BE COTERMINOUS WITH A
TOWN.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15002-01-2

2011-S6761A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §750, Gen Muni L

2011-S6761A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the definition of consolidation of local governmental entities; provides that alteration of village boundaries to be coterminus with a town shall require a showing to the secretary of state that there shall be a consolidation of services resulting in savings to taxpayers.

2011-S6761A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S6761A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6761--A

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 19, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. BONACIC -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
  reported  favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee
  on Finance -- 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 definition
  of consolidation for the consolidation in dissolution of local govern-
  ment

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

  Section  1. Subdivision 2 of section 750 of the general municipal law,
as added by chapter 74 of the laws  of  2009,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  2.  "Consolidation"  shall mean [either] (a) the combination of two or
more local government entities  resulting  in  the  termination  of  the
existence of each of the entities to be consolidated and the creation of
a new entity which assumes jurisdiction over all of the terminated enti-
ties[, or]; (b) the combination of two or more local government entities
resulting  in  the  termination  of  the existence of all but one of the
entities which shall absorb the terminated entity or  entities;  OR  (C)
THE ALTERATION OF THE BORDERS OF A VILLAGE TO BE COTERMINOUS WITH A TOWN
WHEN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH CONTERMINOUS BORDERS CAN BE DEMONSTRATED
BY  THE  TOWN  AND VILLAGE TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
THAT A CONSOLIDATION OF SERVICES SHALL OCCUR PRODUCING A NET SAVINGS  TO
PROPERTY TAXPAYERS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15002-02-2

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