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Assembly Bill A2435

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires any utility company involved in a vegetation management plan to give prior notice to the local legislative body and residents of the affected community

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2011-A2435 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1632
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง96-b, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A11529, S7962

2011-A2435 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires any utility company involved in a vegetation management plan to give prior notice to the local legislative body and the residents of the affected community and to hold a public meeting prior to implementation of such plan.

2011-A2435 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2435

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 18, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. SPANO, PRETLOW, GALEF, LATIMER, PAULIN, CASTELLI
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in  relation  to  authorizing
  the  local legislative body of a municipality located in the county of
  Westchester to require any utility company involved  in  a  vegetation
  management plan to give prior notice to the local legislative body and
  the  residents  of the affected community and to hold a public meeting
  prior to implementation of such plan

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

  Section  1.  Section  96-b  of the general municipal law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
  3. THE LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BODY OF ANY COUNTY,  CITY,  TOWN  OR  VILLAGE
LOCATED  IN  THE  COUNTY  OF  WESTCHESTER IS HEREBY EMPOWERED TO ENACT A
LOCAL LAW, RULE OR REGULATION CONTAINING THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS:
  A. ANY UTILITY COMPANY INVOLVED IN A VEGETATION MANAGEMENT  PLAN  THAT
SPECIFICALLY  INCLUDES  THE CUTTING, TRIMMING AND/OR REMOVAL OF TREES IN
ANY COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE SHALL GIVE SIXTY DAYS NOTICE PRIOR  TO
THE  IMPLEMENTATION  OF  SUCH ACTIVITY TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITY
AFFECTED THEREBY. NO SUCH ACTIVITY SHALL BE COMMENCED UNTIL  AFTER  SUCH
UTILITY  COMPANY  HAS HELD A PUBLIC MEETING IN RELATION THERETO AT LEAST
THIRTY DAYS PRIOR, AT WHICH THE LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BODY AND THE RESIDENTS
OF SUCH AFFECTED COMMUNITY SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH THE  DETAILS  OF  SUCH
TRIMMING, CUTTING, REMOVAL AND/OR VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PLAN AND WITH AN
OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD ON SUCH MATTERS;
  B.  IN  THE  EVENT  OF AN EMERGENCY SITUATION DEEMED TO BE A THREAT TO
PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE, SUCH UTILITY COMPANY SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO
GIVE NOTICE OR TO HOLD A PUBLIC MEETING PRIOR TO THE  IMPLEMENTATION  OF
SUCH A VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PLAN; AND
  C.  ANY  UTILITY  COMPANY THAT VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION
SHALL BE LIABLE TO A CIVIL PENALTY WHICH SHALL RESULT IN A FINE OF UP TO

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04599-01-1
              

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