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Senate Bill S5139

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the construction of pipe lines

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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2017-S5139 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Transportation Corporations Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §87, Transp Corps L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7979
2019-2020: S8883
2021-2022: S3765
2023-2024: S1622
2025-2026: S3060

2017-S5139 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the construction of pipe lines.

2017-S5139 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5139 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5139
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. AMEDORE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
   and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT to amend the transportation corporations law, in relation to the
   construction of new pipe lines
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.    Section  87  of  the transportation corporations law is
 amended to read as follows:
   § 87. Construction through villages, TOWNS and  cities.  No  NEW  pipe
 line shall be constructed into or through any incorporated village, TOWN
 or city in this state, unless authorized by a resolution prescribing the
 route, manner of construction and terms upon which granted, adopted at a
 regular  meeting of the board of trustees of the village, TOWN BOARD, or
 the legislative body of the city by a two-thirds vote thereof, but  such
 resolution  shall  not  affect  any  private right. No pavement shall be
 removed in any city under the provisions  of  this  article,  except  as
 directed  by  the legislative body, nor until the corporation seeking to
 remove the same shall give a bond in such sum as  the  legislative  body
 may require for relaying of any pavements removed.  In case any pavement
 shall  have  been removed and not properly relaid, the city may sue such
 corporation, for the cost of relaying such pavement.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01645-03-7

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