Assembly Bill A2032

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Allows municipalities to lease naming rights of government owned property

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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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2015-A2032 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S295
Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §99-x, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S7507
2013-2014: A7110, S932
2017-2018: A7832, S3865
2019-2020: A1528, S3153
2021-2022: A1438, S2081

2015-A2032 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows municipalities to lease naming rights of government-owned property.

2015-A2032 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2032

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. SCHIMEL, ROBERTS, LALOR, GARBARINO, MONTESANO --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, FAHY, McLAUGHLIN, PEOPLES-STOKES,
  ROBINSON, SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Local
  Governments

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to allowing muni-
  cipalities to lease naming rights for government owned property

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

  Section 1. The general municipal  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 99-x to read as follows:
  S  99-X.  TRANSFER  AND  LEASE  OF  NAMING  RIGHTS. 1. AS USED IN THIS
SECTION THE TERM "MUNICIPALITY" SHALL  MEAN  A  COUNTY,  CITY,  TOWN  OR
VILLAGE.
  2.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF LAW, A MUNICIPALITY MAY
ENTER INTO A CONTRACT TO LEASE THE NAMING RIGHTS OF ANY  PROPERTY  OWNED
BY  SUCH MUNICIPALITY ACCORDING TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION. THE
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE MUNICIPALITY  SHALL  BE  RESPONSIBLE  FOR
NEGOTIATING  THE  CONTRACT, SUBJECT TO THE RATIFICATION OF A MAJORITY OF
THE MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF SUCH MUNICIPALITY.
  3. SUCH LEASING AGREEMENT SHALL BE FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS  THAN  ONE
YEAR AND NOT MORE THAN FIVE YEARS.
  4.  PRIOR  TO THE RATIFICATION OF A CONTRACT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION,
THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF A MUNICIPALITY SHALL HOLD A PUBLIC  HEARING,  ON
NOTICE OF AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS, ANNOUNCING THE INTENTION OF SUCH MUNICI-
PALITY  TO ENTER INTO SUCH A CONTRACT WITH A THIRD PARTY. A PUBLIC HEAR-
ING PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE HELD  MORE  THAN  NINETY  DAYS
PRIOR TO SUCH RATIFICATION.
  5.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE PROCEEDS FROM ANY
TRANSACTION DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION MAY BE USED BY  SUCH  MUNICIPALITY
FOR ANY LAWFUL MUNICIPAL PURPOSE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02152-01-5

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