NY State Senate Bill 2013-S6521

Senate Bill S6521

Signed By Governor

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to authorizing the town of Somerset to extend the fire protection district to encompass the village of Barker

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Introduced
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
Signed By Governor

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Aug 11, 2014	signed chap.302
Aug 01, 2014	delivered to governor
Jun 19, 2014	returned to senate passed assembly home rule request home rule request ordered to third reading rules cal.460 substituted for a8723
May 12, 2014	referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate home rule request
Mar 06, 2014	advanced to third reading
Mar 05, 2014	2nd report cal.
Mar 04, 2014	1st report cal.227
Jan 31, 2014	referred to local government

Votes

- May 12, 2014 - Floor Vote
  S6521
  
  58
  
  Aye
  
  1
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  2
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: May 12, 2014
      
      aye (58)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Avella
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Diaz
      
      Farley
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gipson
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Grisanti
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Latimer
      
      Libous
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Marchione
      
      Martins
      
      Maziarz
      
      Montgomery
      
      Nozzolio
      
      O'Brien
      
      O'Mara
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Perkins
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Sampson
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      Smith
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tkaczyk
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      Zeldin
      
      nay (1)
      
      Ball
      
      excused (2)
      
      Dilan
      
      Espaillat
  Mar 4, 2014 - Local Government Committee Vote
  S6521
  
  8
  
  Aye
  
  1
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Local Government Committee Vote: Mar 4, 2014
      
      aye (8)
      
      Boyle
      
      Gipson
      
      Latimer
      
      Marchione
      
      Martins
      
      O'Brien
      
      Ritchie
      
      Valesky
      
      nay (1)
      
      Ball

2013-S6521 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8723
Law Section:: Towns

2013-S6521 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the town of Somerset, Niagara county to extend the boundaries of the Somerset fire protection district to encompass the village of Barker upon the abolishment of the fire department of the village of Barker pursuant to a resolution of such village board.

2013-S6521 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S6521

TITLE OF BILL:  An act authorizing the town of Somerset to extend the
town of Somerset-Somerset Fire Protection District into the village of
Barker

PURPOSE:

Authorizes the town of Somerset to extend the Somerset fire protection
district into the village of Barker.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1- Provides for action by the town of Somerset to abolish the
village of Barker fire department, and by the town of Somerset to
extend the Somerset Fire Protection District to include the village of
Barker.

Section 2- Authorizes the town of Somerset to contract, as provided by
section 184 of the town law, for protective services in the extended
fire protection district.

Section 3- The corporate existence of the "Barker Fire Department,
Inc." is continued under the control of the town of Somerset.

Section 4- The town of Somerset shall use the existing procedures in

sections 170(2) and 173(1) of the town law for adoption of the
resolution to extend the district.

Section 5- Contains the effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:

The respective boards of the town of Somerset and the village of
Barker have requested this legislation to provide for a change in
governance of the Barker Fire Department, Inc. The bill will authorize
the town of Somerset's fire protection district to be extended to
include the entire village of Barker, and the existing village-run
fire department to transfer to the jurisdiction of the town.

The structural changes to the organization and oversight of the Barker
Fire Department, Inc. authorized by this measure shall require
approval by the village of Barker and the town of Somerset.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None to the State.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect immediately.

2013-S6521 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6521

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 31, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MAZIARZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

AN ACT authorizing the town of Somerset to extend the town of  Somerset-
  Somerset Fire Protection District into the village of Barker

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

  Section 1. Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of  article  11  of
the  town  law,  commencing  with  the  effective date of the resolution
adopted pursuant to section 10-1020 of the village  law  abolishing  the
fire department in the village of Barker, Niagara county, the town board
of  the  town of Somerset, Niagara county, in accordance with the proce-
dures set forth in subdivision 2 of section 170 of the town  law,  shall
have the power to extend the town of Somerset - Somerset Fire Protection
District,  located  in the town of Somerset to include and encompass the
enter corporate limits of the village of Barker in such town.
  S 2. Upon the completion by the town of Somerset  of  the  proceedings
authorized  by  section one of this act, the fire protection district in
the town as extended shall be a fire protection district governed by the
provisions of section 184 of the town law, and the  town  board  of  the
town  shall  have  all of the powers and duties vested in and imposed on
town boards by section 184 of the town law, and shall be subject to  all
of  the  limitations,  procedures  and  restrictions  set  forth in such
section.
  S 3. On and after the completion  of  the  proceedings  authorized  by
section  one  of  this act, the not-for-profit fire corporation incorpo-
rated as the "Barker Fire Department, Inc." shall maintain its corporate
existence and may continue to maintain apparatus, appliances and facili-
ties within the village of Barker for the furnishing of fire protection.
Such continued presence in the village of Barker shall  not  render  the
fire corporation the fire department of the village, nor shall it render
the fire corporation under the control of the village authorities pursu-
ant  to  paragraph (e) of section 1402 of the not-for-profit corporation
law, provided, however, that for purposes of paragraph  (e)  of  section

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13752-01-4

S. 6521                             2

1402  of  the not-for-profit corporation law, the fire corporation shall
be under the control of the town of Somerset.
  S 4. The completion by the town of Somerset of the proceedings author-
ized  by  section one of this act shall be deemed to occur when the town
adopts a resolution extending a fire protection district as required  by
subdivision  2  of  section 170 of the town law, provided, however, that
nothing herein shall be construed as relieving the town  from  complying
with the provisions of subdivision 1 of section 173 of the town law.
  S 5. This act shall take effect immediately.

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