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Jan 06, 2016 |
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May 13, 2015 |
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Senate Bill S5358
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2015-S5358 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Local Government
- Law Section:
- General Municipal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §711, Gen Muni L
2015-S5358 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5358 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general municipal law in relation to requiring the consent of the legislature of the county of Orange concerning municipal annexation petitions PURPOSE: Annexation proposals extending over ninety-nine acres shall be approved or disapproved by the county legislature. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 711 of the general municipal law is amended by adding a new subdivision 6: a) The county legislature shall have ninety days to either confirm or disapprove the annexation determinations. b) In the event the county legislature fails to take any action either confirming or disapproving such determinations within ninety days, such determinations shall be deemed denied. d) The county of Orange may, by local law, limit the applicability of this subdivision to applications for annexations in excess of a particular acreage amount of in excess of any particular value or real property.
2015-S5358 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5358 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 13, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LARKIN -- 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 requiring the consent of the legislature of the county of Orange concerning munici- pal annexation petitions THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 711 of the general municipal law is amended by adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows: 6. A. IN THE COUNTY OF ORANGE, NO DETERMINATIONS MADE UNDER SUBDIVI- SION FOUR OF THIS SECTION APPROVING SUCH ANNEXATION OVER NINETY-NINE ACRES SHALL BE EFFECTIVE UNLESS THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE SHALL CONFIRM THE DETERMINATIONS. THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE SHALL HAVE NINETY DAYS TO EITHER CONFIRM OR DISAPPROVE THE DETERMINATIONS. SUCH NINETY DAY PERIOD SHALL COMMENCE UPON RECEIPT BY THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF ALL REQUIRED DETERMI- NATIONS FROM ALL NECESSARY MUNICIPALITIES HAVING APPROVED THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION OR A PORTION THEREOF. B. IN THE EVENT THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE FAILS TO TAKE ANY ACTION EITHER CONFIRMING OR DISAPPROVING SUCH DETERMINATIONS WITHIN NINETY DAYS, SUCH DETERMINATIONS SHALL BE DEEMED DENIED. NOTHING SHALL PRECLUDE THE MUNI- CIPALITIES WHO ARE OTHERWISE REQUIRED TO MAKE A DETERMINATION UNDER THIS SECTION FROM EXTENDING THE TIME FOR THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE TO MAKE ANY REQUIRED DETERMINATION BY AN ADDITIONAL ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS. IF, HOWEVER, THE PETITION FOR ANNEXATION WAS COMMENCED UNDER SECTION SEVEN HUNDRED FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE, THE CONSENT OF THE PETITIONERS, OR A NUMERIC MAJORITY OF THE PETITIONERS, SHALL BE REQUIRED BEYOND SUCH ADDI- TIONAL ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE NINETY DAYS OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SUBDIVISION. C. IN THE EVENT A PETITION IS COMMENCED UNDER EITHER SECTION SEVEN HUNDRED FIVE OR SECTION SEVEN HUNDRED TWELVE OF THIS ARTICLE RELATIVE TO ANY DETERMINATION MADE BY A MUNICIPALITY UNDER SUBDIVISION FOUR OR FIVE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10907-01-5
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