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Assembly Bill A8599

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Includes lakes in adopt-a-municipal park, shoreline or roadway programs

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2017-A8599 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2469
Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 13-BB Art Head, §277, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7363, S5073
2013-2014: A6802, S4733
2015-2016: A5473, S3954
2019-2020: A7544, S3322, S6366
2021-2022: A5976, S4436
2023-2024: A4563, S4636

2017-A8599 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes lakes in adopt-a-municipal park, shoreline or roadway programs.

2017-A8599 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8599
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               July 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. STIRPE, MURRAY -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Local Governments
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal  law,  in  relation  to  including
   lakes in adopt-a-municipal park, shoreline or roadway programs
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  The article heading of article 13-BB of the general munic-
 ipal law, as added by chapter 626 of the laws of  1991,  is  amended  to
 read as follows:
              ADOPT-A-MUNICIPAL PARK, SHORELINE [OR], ROADWAY
                             OR LAKE PROGRAMS
   §  2.    Section 277 of the general municipal law, as added by chapter
 626 of the laws of 1991, is amended to read as follows:
   §  277.  Adopt-a-municipal  park,  shoreline  [or],  roadway  OR  LAKE
 programs.  1. The governing body of any county, city, town or village is
 hereby authorized and empowered to authorize  and  direct  such  of  its
 officers  or agencies as it shall designate to enter into [adopt-a-park]
 ADOPT-A-MUNICIPAL PARK, shoreline [or], roadway OR LAKE  program  agree-
 ments with volunteers or groups in an effort to reduce and remove litter
 from  ITS  MUNICIPAL parks, shorelines, roadways, LAKES and other public
 lands. Such agreements shall include but not be limited to:
   a. providing and coordinating services  by  volunteers  or  groups  to
 reduce the amount of litter including providing trash bags and trash bag
 pick up and in designated areas where volunteers may be in close proxim-
 ity  to moving vehicles providing safety briefings and reflective safety
 gear; and
   b. providing and installing  signs  identifying  those  volunteers  or
 groups  adopting  ITS  particular MUNICIPAL parks, shorelines, roadways,
 LAKES or other sections of public land.
   2. Notwithstanding any inconsistent  provision  of  law,  the  county,
 city,  town or village and its employees shall not be liable for damages
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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