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Assembly Bill A8138

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires the Long Island power authority to hold a public hearing and comment period for certain proposed actions

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2011-A8138 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Ren §1020-jj to be §1020-kk, add §1020-jj, Pub Auth L

2011-A8138 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the Long Island power authority to hold a public hearing and comment period for certain proposed actions; requires preparation of a community impact statement prior to hearing.

2011-A8138 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8138

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 2, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. GRAF -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law,  in  relation  to  the  Long
  Island power authority

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

  Section 1. Section 1020-jj of the public authorities law is renumbered
section 1020-kk and a new section 1020-jj is added to read as follows:
  S 1020-JJ. PUBLIC HEARINGS. 1. THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL  COMMENCE  PUBLIC
HEARINGS AND A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD OF NO LESS THAN FORTY-FIVE DAYS:
  (A)  WHEN  THE AUTHORITY PROPOSES TO ENTER INTO A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT;
AND
  (B) WHEN THE AUTHORITY PROPOSES TO INSTALL A CELLULAR PHONE  TOWER  ON
PROPERTY IT ACCESSES THROUGH A RIGHT OF WAY.
  2.  IN  PREPARATION OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDIVISION
ONE OF THIS SECTION, THE AUTHORITY  SHALL  PREPARE  A  COMMUNITY  IMPACT
STATEMENT  THAT  SHALL DETAIL THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE PROPOSED ACTION TO
THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH SUCH ACTION IS PROPOSED.  SUCH  IMPACT  STATEMENT
SHALL  BE  RELEASED  AT LEAST TWO WEEKS IN ADVANCE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING
AND SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON THE AUTHORITY'S WEBSITE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10438-01-1

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