Bill Text: NY A08410 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Suspends certain provisions relating to petitions for incorporation of a village until July 1, 2021 for any town upon the affirmative vote of a majority of such town's board; directs the department of state to conduct a study on the existing laws and regulations regarding the incorporation, merger, and dissolution of municipalities for the purpose of making recommendations of amendments to such laws.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to local governments [A08410 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A08410-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8410 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY June 16, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Local Governments AN ACT to amend the village law, in relation to incorporation of villages; relating to directing a municipal re-organization study; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration there- of The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 2-208 of the village law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 4 to read as follows: 3 4. The provisions contained in this section shall be suspended until 4 July 1, 2021 for any town upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the 5 town board. 6 § 2. Municipal re-organization study. 1. The department of state is 7 hereby authorized and directed to conduct a study on the existing laws 8 and regulations regarding the incorporation, merger, and dissolution of 9 municipalities for the purpose of making recommendations of amendments 10 to said laws or regulations in order to better serve the needs of resi- 11 dents. For the purpose of this study, municipality shall mean towns and 12 villages. 13 2. The study shall focus on the causes and consequences of the incor- 14 poration, merger, and dissolution of municipalities. (a) When examining 15 causes, the department shall consider, but not be limited to (i) examin- 16 ing how often the process to dissolve, merge, or incorporate a munici- 17 pality is initiated and either succeeds or fails, (ii) the fiscal and 18 economic conditions present in municipalities where a process to merge 19 or dissolve was initiated, and the fiscal and economic conditions of the 20 areas of existing municipalities where the process to incorporate part 21 of them into a new municipality was initiated, (iii) the social and 22 demographic conditions of the populations of municipalities where the 23 process to merge, dissolve, or incorporate a new municipality was initi- EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13415-01-9A. 8410 2 1 ated, including how any difference between populations affected the 2 initiation of the process to incorporate, merge, or dissolve a munici- 3 pality. 4 (b) When examining the consequences, the department of state shall 5 consider, but not be limited to (i) examining the effects to property 6 taxes and municipal revenue from successful incorporations, mergers, or 7 dissolutions of municipalities, including effects on local governments 8 collocated with the affected municipalities, including school districts, 9 library districts, sewer districts, and any other special taxing 10 districts, (ii) the effect on the delivery of public services to the 11 residents of the municipalities affected by incorporations, mergers, or 12 dissolutions of municipalities, and (iii) the effects on the economic 13 conditions of the municipalities affected by an incorporation, merger, 14 or dissolution of a municipality. 15 3. To the maximum extent feasible, the department of state shall be 16 entitled to request and receive and shall utilize and be provided with 17 such facilities, resources and data of any department, division, board, 18 bureau, commission or agency of the state as it may reasonably request 19 to properly carry out its responsibilities pursuant to this act. 20 4. The department of state shall consult with the office of the state 21 comptroller, associations representing towns and villages, and local 22 elected officials, when considering and developing the recommendations 23 of amendments to existing laws and regulations governing the incorpo- 24 ration, merger, and dissolution of municipalities. 25 5. The department of state shall within one year of the effective date 26 of this act submit a report of the findings, conclusions and recommenda- 27 tion of amendments from the study to the governor, the speaker of the 28 assembly, the temporary president of the senate, the chairs of the 29 senate finance committee and the assembly ways and means committee, and 30 the chairs of the senate and assembly local government committees. 31 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that 32 section one of this act shall apply to any petitions for incorporation 33 submitted pursuant to section 2-202 of the village law and currently 34 pending without final disposition on or after January 1, 2019; and 35 provided, further, that this act shall expire and be deemed repealed on 36 and after July 1, 2021.
