Bill Text: NY A04552 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes counties, cities, towns and villages to lease certain property for advertising; includes recreational facilities but not administrative facilities, like courthouses or town halls.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to local governments [A04552 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A04552-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4552
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 3, 2015
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. OTIS -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Local Governments
       AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in  relation  to  authorizing
         counties,  cities,  towns  or  villages  to  sell advertising space on
         certain property
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The  general  municipal  law  is  amended by adding a new
    2  section 77-g to read as follows:
    3    S 77-G. AUTHORIZATION FOR COUNTIES, TOWNS, VILLAGES AND CITIES TO SELL
    4  ADVERTISING SPACE ON MUNICIPALLY OWNED PROPERTY. 1. THE  GOVERNING  BODY
    5  OF  ANY  COUNTY,  CITY,  TOWN OR VILLAGE MAY, THROUGH THE ENACTMENT OF A
    6  LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE, AUTHORIZE THE SALE OR LEASE OF ADVERTISING SPACE
    7  ON CERTAIN PROPERTY OWNED BY SUCH COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE.
    8    2. SUCH COUNTIES, CITIES, TOWNS OR VILLAGES SHALL HAVE THE  POWER  AND
    9  AUTHORITY TO:
   10    (A)  SPECIFY  THE  TYPES  OF  PROPERTY  ON  WHICH ADVERTISING SHALL BE
   11  PERMITTED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO RECREATIONAL  FACILITIES,  SUCH
   12  AS SPORTS FIELDS AND BUILDINGS;
   13    (B)  SPECIFY  THE  TYPES  OF  PROPERTY  ON  WHICH ADVERTISING SHALL BE
   14  PROHIBITED, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ADVERTISING SHALL BE  PROHIBITED  ON
   15  BUILDINGS,  PREMISES,  MEMORIALS  AND  OTHER  FACILITIES USED TO PERFORM
   16  ADMINISTRATIVE GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS, INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO
   17  COURT BUILDINGS AND TOWN, VILLAGE OR CITY HALLS;
   18    (C)  FIX  FEES  FOR  SERVICES, LICENSES AND PRIVILEGES ASSOCIATED WITH
   19  RENTING SPACE FOR ADVERTISING ON SUCH FACILITIES;
   20    (D) ENTER INTO LEASES WITH CORPORATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS  OR  ANY  OTHER
   21  BUSINESS  ENTITIES FOR SUCH ADVERTISING ACTIVITIES AND FIX A SCHEDULE OF
   22  CHARGES FOR SUCH ADVERTISING; AND
   23    (E) PROMULGATE GUIDELINES, REGULATIONS AND/OR RULES FOR ADVERTISING ON
   24  SUCH PROPERTY.
   25    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD03671-01-5