Senate Bill S295

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-S295 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2032
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง99-x, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S7507
2013-2014: S932, A7110
2017-2018: S3865, A7832
2019-2020: S3153, A1528
2021-2022: S2081, A1438

2015-S295 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2015-S295 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S295 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   295

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MARTINS -- 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 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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