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                                   1126
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 7, 2021
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 Introduced by M. of A. BYRNES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Local Governments
 
 AN  ACT  in  relation  to the establishment of the Wheatland-Scottsville
   joint fire district
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Except as otherwise provided in this act, the dissolution
 of the town of Wheatland fire protection district located in the town of
 Wheatland, Monroe county, New York, the establishment of the  Wheatland-
 Scottsville  joint fire district by the town board of the town of Wheat-
 land, and the board of trustees of the village  of  Scottsville,  Monroe
 county,  and  all  actions taken in anticipation or as a result thereof,
 shall be governed, except as specifically excluded and excepted  herein,
 by  all  applicable  general, special and local laws, including, but not
 limited to the laws of the state of New York, including but not  limited
 to  the  town  law,  the village law, the general municipal law, and the
 local finance law.
   § 2. The payment of principal and interest on any outstanding bonds or
 notes, leases or  other  obligations  of  the  village  of  Scottsville,
 related  to  fire protection, issued or assumed by the Wheatland-Scotts-
 ville joint fire district, shall be a charge on the taxable real proper-
 ty located in the Wheatland-Scottsville joint fire district.
   § 3. Any bond resolution adopted by the board of fire commissioners of
 the Wheatland-Scottsville joint fire district  in  accordance  with  the
 local finance law to authorize the issuance of serial bonds in an amount
 not  to exceed $2,000,000 to finance the acquisition from the village of
 Scottsville of the village's firehouse, the land on which the  firehouse
 is  situated,  and  the  village's firefighting equipment, apparatus and
 communication equipment shall become effective  upon  adoption  by  such
 board of a resolution and shall not be subject to a mandatory referendum
 in accordance with section 38.00 of the local finance law. Subsequent to
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 the  issuance  of  such  serial  bonds  for these specific purposes, any
 future borrowing by the fire district shall be in  accordance  with  the
 applicable provisions of New York state law.
   §  4.  (a) The village of Scottsville is hereby empowered and directed
 to transfer to the Wheatland-Scottsville joint fire district, the  unex-
 pended  and  encumbered  balance  of  the  appropriations  for  the fire
 protection purposes in the village's 2021-2022 budget, for  use  by  the
 Wheatland-Scottsville  joint  fire  district  for  any  lawful object or
 purpose of the district.
   (b) The town of Wheatland is hereby empowered and directed to transfer
 to the Wheatland-Scottsville joint fire district, an amount equal to the
 unexpended and encumbered balance of the  appropriations  for  the  fire
 protection  purposes  in the town's 2021 budget, which has not been paid
 to the village for use by the Wheatland-Scottsville joint fire  district
 for any lawful object or purpose of the district.
   § 5. The Wheatland-Scottsville joint fire district is hereby empowered
 and  may  enter  into  one  or  more contracts with the Scottsville fire
 department, Inc. for the provision to all or any portion of  the  Wheat-
 land-Scottsville joint fire district for fire protection services, emer-
 gency  services in case of accidents, calamities or other emergencies in
 connection with which services of firefighters would be required, gener-
 al ambulance service, or any combination  thereof.  Except  as  provided
 herein,  such  contracts shall be entered into pursuant to, and governed
 by, subdivision 22 of section 176 of the town law and, as provided ther-
 ein, subject to the provisions of section 209-b of the general municipal
 law.
   § 6. This act shall take effect immediately.