Assembly Bill A7618A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes the board of trustees of the state university to contract with the research foundation of the state university for the establishment of a statewide network of 125 surface weather stations

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

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2015-A7618 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5315
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
New York State University

2015-A7618 - Summary

Authorizes the board of trustees of the state university to contract with the research foundation of the state university for the establishment of a statewide network of 125 surface weather stations.

2015-A7618 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7618

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. FAHY -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Higher Education

AN ACT to authorize the board of trustees of the state university of New
  York to establish an advanced weather  observing  network  across  the
  state

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

  Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds that the
establishment by the state university of New York of an advanced weather
observing network to expand weather detection coverage across the  state
serves  the  public  interest.  This  network  will consist of up to 125
surface weather stations, with at least one site deployed in every coun-
ty in the state, to complement existing weather networks and  provide  a
wide  range  of sectors, such as agriculture, energy, transportation and
emergency responders with access to high resolution, real-time data  for
emergency  management  purposes,  and fulfills a necessary and desirable
public purpose.
  The legislature further finds that granting the board of  trustees  of
the  state  university of New York the authority and power to enter into
contracts with the research foundation for the state university  of  New
York to make available the grounds and facilities of the campuses of the
state  university  for  the  purpose  of  constructing  surface  weather
stations will ensure such activity and promote weather  data  collection
across the state.
  S  2.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the
board of trustees of the state university, or its designee or designees,
is hereby authorized and  empowered,  without  any  public  bidding,  to
contract  to make available grounds at any campus of the state universi-
ty, with the approval of the president of such campus, to  the  research
foundation  for  the  state  university  of  New York for the purpose of
constructing a surface weather station. Each such  grounds  shall  be  a

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10548-01-5
              

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2015-A7618A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5315
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
New York State University

2015-A7618A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the board of trustees of the state university to contract with the research foundation of the state university for the establishment of a statewide network of 125 surface weather stations.

2015-A7618A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 7618--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. FAHY -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Higher Education -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to authorize the board of trustees of the state university of New
  York  to  establish  an  advanced weather observing network across the
  state

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

  Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds that the
establishment by the state university of New York of an advanced weather
observing  network to expand weather detection coverage across the state
serves the public interest. This network  will  consist  of  up  to  125
surface weather stations, with at least one site deployed in every coun-
ty  in  the state, to complement existing weather networks and provide a
wide range of sectors, such as agriculture, energy,  transportation  and
emergency  responders with access to high resolution, real-time data for
emergency management purposes, and fulfills a  necessary  and  desirable
public purpose.
  The  legislature  further finds that granting the board of trustees of
the state university of New York the authority and power to  enter  into
contracts  with  the research foundation for the state university of New
York to permit the use of grounds and facilities at any of the  campuses
of  the  state  university  for  the limited purpose of constructing and
maintaining surface weather  stations  will  ensure  such  activity  and
promote weather data collection across the state.
  S  2.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the
board of trustees of the state university, or its designee or designees,
is hereby authorized and  empowered,  without  any  public  bidding,  to
contract  to  permit  the use of grounds and facilities at any campus of
the state university, with the approval of the president of such campus,
to the research foundation for the state university of New York for  the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10548-04-5
              

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