Senate Bill S6247A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Ratifies and confirms the creation of water district no. 14 of the town of Monroe; and authorizes the issuance of bonds or notes by such town to finance certain inter-fund borrowings by such water district

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2025-S6247 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5877
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Towns
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S8779, A9704

2025-S6247 - Summary

Ratifies and confirms the creation of water district number 14 of the town of Monroe, made up of the water system previously owned and operated by Orchard Hill Water Company and which has been owned and operated by the town of Monroe by mandate from the public service commission since 2013; authorizes the issuance of bonds or notes by such town to finance certain inter-fund borrowings by such water district.

2025-S6247 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S6247 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6247
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 7, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to ratify and confirm the creation of water district no.   14  of
   the  town of Monroe and to authorize the issuance of bonds or notes by
   the town of Monroe to finance certain inter-fund borrowings  by  water
   district no. 14 from such town's general fund
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. It is hereby found and determined that the Town of  Monroe,
 Orange  County,  New  York, hereinafter known as the town, spent General
 Fund money in the amount of $577,539 to make improvements to the  former
 water  system  owned and operated by Orchard Hill Water Company prior to
 the establishment of Water  District  No.  14  in  accordance  with  the
 provisions  of  Article  12-A  of  the town law. The expenditure of such
 funds by the town board as described above was in violation of the  town
 law  requiring the submission of an application to the state comptroller
 and the permission of the state comptroller  for  the  establishment  of
 Water  District No. 14 prior to the expenditure of such funds.  Further,
 the failure by the town board to adopt a valid bond resolution prohibits
 the town from financing with bonds or notes the cost  of  said  improve-
 ments.  The  specific actions taken by the town in furtherance of estab-
 lishment of Water District No. 14 and the construction and financing  of
 improvements therein are more fully described as follows:
   Upon  the  death  of the owners of the Orchard Hill Water Company, the
 water system fell into disrepair leading to  the  enactment  of  a  Boil
 Water  Notice on May 10, 2011 for the residents of the water system. The
 land of the Orchard Hill Water Company fell into receivership. Residents
 of the water system petitioned the town to assume operation of the water
 system and to form a water district. The town  board  adopted  an  Order
 Calling  a  Public  Hearing and held said Public Hearing on December 17,
 2012. The town's petition to be named as a  temporary  operator  of  the
 system  was  approved by the Public Service Commission on June 17, 2013.
 The town submitted an application  to  the  state  comptroller  for  the
 approval  of  the  establishment  of  Water  District  No.  14  and  the
 
              

2025-S6247A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5877
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Towns
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S8779, A9704

2025-S6247A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Ratifies and confirms the creation of water district number 14 of the town of Monroe, made up of the water system previously owned and operated by Orchard Hill Water Company and which has been owned and operated by the town of Monroe by mandate from the public service commission since 2013; authorizes the issuance of bonds or notes by such town to finance certain inter-fund borrowings by such water district.

2025-S6247A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S6247A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6247--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 7, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Finance  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to ratify and confirm the creation of water district no.  14 of
   the town of Monroe and to authorize the issuance of bonds or notes  by
   the  town  of Monroe to finance certain inter-fund borrowings by water
   district no. 14 from such town's general fund
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Legislative findings.   It is hereby found and determined
 that the Town of Monroe, Orange County, New York, hereinafter  known  as
 the  town,  spent  General  Fund money in the amount of $577,539 to make
 improvements to the former water system owned and  operated  by  Orchard
 Hill  Water  Company prior to the establishment of Water District No. 14
 in accordance with the provisions of Article 12-A of the town law.    In
 2013, the town spent general fund money in the amount of $144,523 to pay
 for the construction of a new water well, improvements to the pump house
 and  other  system  improvements.   In the years that followed, the town
 spent general fund money in the amount  of  $433,016  to  replace  water
 mains and make other system improvements, including tank rehabilitation.
 The  expenditure of such funds by the town board prior to the district's
 establishment as described above was in violation of the  provisions  of
 section  165.10  of  the local finance law.  Further, the town failed to
 repay to the moneys advanced from the general fund to make  improvements
 to the former water system  by the close of the fiscal year in which the
 advance was made with reasonable interest in accordance with section 9-a
 of the general municipal law.
   Lastly,  bond  resolutions  were  not adopted by the town board at the
 times such funds were paid and as a result the town is  prohibited  from
 financing such costs with bonds or notes.  The specific actions taken by
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07597-04-5
              

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