Bill Text: NY A07396 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizes the town of Southampton, in the county of Suffolk, to issue bonds and notes, for a period of probable usefulness not to exceed 30 years, which shall apply to the object or purpose of constructing or reconstructing underground conduits and related facilities for the protection of public or municipal utility transmission lines.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-11-20 - SIGNED CHAP.522 [A07396 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A07396-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ S. 5466 A. 7396 2019-2020 Regular Sessions SENATE - ASSEMBLY May 1, 2019 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Govern- ment IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments AN ACT to amend chapter 399 of the laws of 2017, relating to authorizing the town of Southampton, Suffolk county, to establish an underground utility improvement district, in relation to the issuance of bonds and notes of the town of Southampton, in the county of Suffolk, for the construction or reconstruction of underground utilities and related facilities The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 399 of the laws of 2017, relating to 2 authorizing the town of Southampton, Suffolk county, to establish an 3 underground utility improvement district, is amended to read as follows: 4 Section 1. (a) The town of Southampton, in the county of Suffolk, is 5 hereby authorized to establish an underground utility improvement 6 district pursuant to articles 12 and 12-A of the town law. Such under- 7 ground utility improvement district shall be established, funded, oper- 8 ated and otherwise controlled by the provisions of articles 12 and 12-A 9 of the town law and the provisions of this act. To the extent that the 10 provisions of this act shall in any way be in conflict with articles 12 11 and 12-A of the town law, the provisions of this act shall be control- 12 ling. 13 (b) The costs and expenses of the town of Southampton underground 14 utility improvement district shall be borne by local assessment upon the 15 several lots and parcels of land which the town board shall determine 16 and specify to be especially benefited by the improvement, and the town 17 board shall apportion and assess upon and collect from the several lots EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11117-03-9S. 5466 2 A. 7396 1 and parcels of land so deemed benefited, so much upon and from each as 2 shall be in just proportion to the amount of benefit which the improve- 3 ment shall confer upon the same. 4 (c) Notwithstanding any provision of section 11.00 of the local 5 finance law to the contrary, the town of Southampton is hereby author- 6 ized to issue bonds and notes for the construction or reconstruction of 7 underground conduits and related facilities for the protection of public 8 or municipal utility transmission lines, including but not limited to 9 electrical power distribution and communication lines, including 10 furnishings, machinery, equipment, apparatus, appurtenances, land or 11 rights-in-land, and the costs of and incidental to the transfer of such 12 lines from above ground to such conduits and related facilities. Such 13 issuance shall be authorized for a period of probable usefulness not to 14 exceed 30 years, which shall apply to the object or purpose set forth in 15 this subdivision. 16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.