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Assembly Bill A10319A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires each industrial development agency to live stream and post video recordings of all open meetings and public hearings

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2017-A10319 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8468
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §857, Gen Muni L; add §§1952-a & 2305, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A3002, S88

2017-A10319 - Summary

Requires each industrial development agency to live stream and post video recordings of all open meetings and public hearings; requires each industrial development agency to post such recordings for a period of not less than five years.

2017-A10319 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10319
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 10, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Local Governments
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to requiring each
   industrial development agency to live stream all meetings relating  to
   agreements  for a payment in lieu of taxes and to record such meetings
   and make the recordings available on the  webpage  of  the  industrial
   development agency or the municipality
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 874 of the general  municipal  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
   (3-A)  THE  AGENCY  SHALL  RECORD  AND LIVE STREAM ALL MEETINGS DURING
 WHICH AN AGREEMENT FOR A PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES (PILOT  AGREEMENT)  IS
 PROPOSED,  DEBATED,  VOTED  UPON,  REVIEWED OR APPEALED. SUCH RECORDINGS
 SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON THE AGENCY'S  WEBSITE  WITHIN  FIVE  BUSINESS
 DAYS  OF THE MEETING. IN THE EVENT THAT THE AGENCY DOES NOT HAVE A SEPA-
 RATE WEBSITE, THE RECORDINGS  SHALL  BE  MADE  AVAILABLE  ON  THE  LOCAL
 MUNICIPALITY'S  WEBSITE.  ALL  SUCH RECORDINGS SHALL BE MAINTAINED FOR A
 PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN FIVE YEARS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15249-01-8

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2017-A10319A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8468
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §857, Gen Muni L; add §§1952-a & 2305, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A3002, S88

2017-A10319A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires each industrial development agency to live stream and post video recordings of all open meetings and public hearings; requires each industrial development agency to post such recordings for a period of not less than five years.

2017-A10319A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                 10319--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 10, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. SOLAGES, D'URSO, DICKENS, RAMOS, SIMON, BARRON,
   McDONOUGH, ERRIGO, LAWRENCE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Local Governments -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the general municipal law and the public authorities
   law, in relation to requiring each industrial  development  agency  to
   live  stream  all  open  meetings  and  public  hearings  and make the
   recordings of such meetings and hearings available on the  webpage  of
   the industrial development agency
 
   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 857 to read as follows:
   §  857.  VIDEO  RECORDINGS  OF OPEN MEETINGS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS.  THE
 AGENCY SHALL, TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, STREAM ALL  OPEN  MEETINGS  AND
 PUBLIC HEARINGS ON ITS WEBSITE IN REAL-TIME. THE AGENCY SHALL POST VIDEO
 RECORDINGS OF ALL OPEN MEETINGS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS ON ITS WEBSITE WITH-
 IN  FIVE BUSINESS DAYS OF THE MEETING OR HEARING AND SHALL MAINTAIN SUCH
 RECORDINGS FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN FIVE YEARS.
   § 2. The public authorities law is amended by  adding  a  new  section
 1952-a to read as follows:
   §  1952-A. VIDEO RECORDINGS OF OPEN MEETINGS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS.  THE
 AUTHORITY SHALL, TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, STREAM ALL OPEN MEETINGS AND
 PUBLIC HEARINGS ON ITS WEBSITE IN REAL-TIME. THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL  POST
 VIDEO RECORDINGS OF ALL OPEN MEETINGS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS ON ITS WEBSITE
 WITHIN  FIVE  BUSINESS DAYS OF THE MEETING OR HEARING AND SHALL MAINTAIN
 SUCH RECORDINGS FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN FIVE YEARS.
   § 3. The public authorities law is amended by  adding  a  new  section
 2305 to read as follows:
   §  2305.  VIDEO  RECORDINGS OF OPEN MEETINGS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS.  THE
 AUTHORITY SHALL, TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, STREAM ALL OPEN MEETINGS AND
 PUBLIC HEARINGS ON ITS WEBSITE IN REAL-TIME. THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL  POST
 VIDEO RECORDINGS OF ALL OPEN MEETINGS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS ON ITS WEBSITE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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