senate Bill S4392

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Authorizes Broome county to impose an additional surcharge to pay for the costs associated with updating the services needed to provide an enhanced 911 emergency telephone system

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A6546 - Signed by Governor


  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor Calendar
    • Passed Senate
    • Passed Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed by Governor

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jul 27, 2019 signed chap.120
Jul 22, 2019 delivered to governor
Jun 18, 2019 returned to assembly
passed senate
3rd reading cal.1549
substituted for s4392
Jun 18, 2019 substituted by a6546
ordered to third reading cal.1549
committee discharged and committed to rules
Mar 11, 2019 referred to local government

S4392 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6546
Law Section:
County Law
Laws Affected:
Add §336, County L; amd §186-g, Tax L

S4392 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes Broome county to impose an additional surcharge to pay for the costs associated with updating the telecommunication equipment and telephone services needed to provide an enhanced 911 emergency telephone system to serve such county and provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.

S4392 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S4392 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4392

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 11, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  AKSHAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

AN ACT to amend the county law and the tax law, in relation to authoriz-
  ing the county of Broome to impose an additional surcharge to pay  for
  the costs associated with updating the telecommunication equipment and
  telephone  services  needed to provide an enhanced 911 emergency tele-
  phone system to serve such county; and providing  for  the  repeal  of
  such provisions upon expiration thereof

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The county law is amended by adding a new  section  336  to
read as follows:
  §  336.  COUNTY  OF BROOME ENHANCED 911 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM. 1.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE COUNTY OF
BROOME ACTING THROUGH ITS  LOCAL  COUNTY  LEGISLATIVE  BODY,  IS  HEREBY
AUTHORIZED  AND EMPOWERED TO ADOPT, AMEND OR REPEAL LOCAL LAWS TO IMPOSE
A SURCHARGE, IN ADDITION TO THE SURCHARGE ESTABLISHED AND IMPOSED  UNDER
SECTION  THREE HUNDRED THREE OF THIS CHAPTER, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
ONE DOLLAR AND THIRTY CENTS PER ACCESS LINE PER MONTH ON  THE  CUSTOMERS
OF  EVERY SERVICE SUPPLIER WITHIN SUCH MUNICIPALITY TO PAY FOR THE COSTS
ASSOCIATED WITH OBTAINING, OPERATING AND  MAINTAINING  THE  TELECOMMUNI-
CATION  EQUIPMENT  AND  TELEPHONE SERVICES NEEDED TO PROVIDE AN ENHANCED
911 (E911) EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM TO SERVE SUCH COUNTY.
  2. ANY SUCH LOCAL LAW SHALL STATE THE AMOUNT  OF  THE  SURCHARGE,  THE
DATE  ON WHICH THE SERVICE SUPPLIER SHALL BEGIN TO ADD SUCH SURCHARGE TO
THE BILLINGS OF ITS CUSTOMERS AND, TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE,  THE  DATE
ON WHICH SUCH E911 SERVICE IS TO BEGIN. SUCH LOCAL LAW MAY AUTHORIZE THE
SERVICE SUPPLIER TO BEGIN BILLING ITS CUSTOMERS FOR SUCH SURCHARGE PRIOR
TO THE DATE THE E911 SYSTEM SERVICE IS TO BEGIN.
  3.  ANY  SERVICE  SUPPLIER  WITHIN  A MUNICIPALITY WHICH HAS IMPOSED A
SURCHARGE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL  BE  GIVEN  A

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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