S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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I N A S S E M B L Y
April 18, 2018
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Introduced by M. of A. STEC -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to permitting
Essex county to establish a special district for emergency medical
services and general ambulance services
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 122-b of the general municipal law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
6. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ESSEX COUNTY
MAY ESTABLISH A SPECIAL DISTRICT FOR THE FINANCING AND OPERATION OF
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, GENERAL AMBULANCE SERVICES OR A COMBINATION
OF SUCH SERVICES AS SET FORTH BY THIS SECTION, WHEREBY SUCH COUNTY
ACTING INDIVIDUALLY, OR JOINTLY WITH ANY CITY, TOWN AND/OR VILLAGE
LOCATED WITHIN SUCH COUNTY, THROUGH ITS GOVERNING BODY OR BODIES,
FOLLOWING APPLICABLE PROCEDURES AS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN ARTICLE TWELVE OR TWELVE-A OF THE TOWN
LAW, WITH SUCH SPECIAL DISTRICT BEING AUTHORIZED BY THIS SECTION TO BE
ESTABLISHED IN ALL OR ANY PART OF ESSEX COUNTY AND ANY SUCH PARTICIPAT-
ING TOWN OR TOWNS, CITY OR CITIES AND/OR VILLAGE OR VILLAGES.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15238-02-8