Bill Text: NY A04232 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides that a fire department located in a city with a population of one million or more shall obtain state approval from the office of fire prevention and control for fees charged for responding to motor vehicle fires and accidents.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to cities [A04232 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A04232-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4232 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 1, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, MALLIOTAKIS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Cities AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to fees charged by certain fire departments for motor vehicle fires and accidents The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 159-d 2 to read as follows: 3 § 159-d. Approval for fees. Notwithstanding any other provision of 4 law, no fire department located in a city with a population of one 5 million or more shall charge a fee for services provided in response to 6 a motor vehicle fire or motor vehicle accident unless such fire depart- 7 ment obtains approval from the office of fire prevention and control to 8 charge such fee. Such approval shall be obtained by application to such 9 office in a manner and form prescribed by such office. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall 11 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or 12 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of 13 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made on or before 14 such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07249-01-9
