Senate Bill S5785

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to fire protection contracts with incorporated fire companies

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A7089 - Signed by Governor


  • 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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2017-S5785 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7089
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§176 & 184, Town L; amd §4-412, Vil L

2017-S5785 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to fire protection contracts with incorporated fire companies.

2017-S5785 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5785 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5785
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 28, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. MARCHIONE -- (at request of the State Comptroller) --
   read  twice  and  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
   the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend the town law and the village law, in  relation  to  fire
   protection contracts with incorporated fire companies

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 22 of section 176 of the town law,  as  amended
 by  chapter 167 of the laws of 1960, the first undesignated paragraph as
 amended by chapter 705 of the laws of 1967 and the closing paragraph  as
 amended  by  chapter  520  of  the  laws  of 1964, is amended to read as
 follows:
   22. (A) May contract for the furnishing of fire protection within  the
 fire  district  with  any  city, village, fire district, or incorporated
 fire company having its headquarters  outside  such  fire  district  and
 maintaining  adequate  and  suitable  apparatus  and  appliances for the
 furnishing of fire protection in such district;  provided  there  is  no
 fire  company  maintaining its headquarters in said district or provided
 the fire department of said district is, in the judgment  of  such  fire
 commissioners,  unable  to render adequate and prompt fire protection to
 such district or any area thereof. The contract also may provide for the
 furnishing of [(1)] (I) emergency service in case of accidents,  calami-
 ties or other emergencies in connection with which the services of fire-
 men  would be required and [(2)] (II) general ambulance service subject,
 however, to the provisions of section two hundred nine-b of the  general
 municipal  law.    In the event that the fire department or fire company
 furnishing fire protection within the district pursuant to contract does
 not maintain and operate an ambulance and provision  has  not  otherwise
 been made for ambulance service for the area of the district pursuant to
 section  one  hundred  twenty  two-b of the general municipal law then a
 separate contract may be made for the furnishing within the district  of
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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