Bill Text: NY S04733 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Includes lakes in adopt-a-municipal park, shoreline or roadway programs.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT [S04733 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S04733-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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           S. 4733--A                                            A. 6802--A
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                             S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
                                    April 19, 2013
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       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  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered reprinted as
         amended and recommitted to said committee
       IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by  M.  of  A.  HENNESSEY  --  read  once  and
         referred   to   the   Committee  on  Local  Governments  --  committee
         discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
         to said committee
       AN ACT to amend the general municipal  law,  in  relation  to  including
         lakes in adopt-a-municipal park, shoreline or roadway programs
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1.  The article heading of article 13-BB of the general munic-
    2  ipal law, as added by chapter 626 of the laws of  1991,  is  amended  to
    3  read as follows:
    4               ADOPT-A-MUNICIPAL PARK, SHORELINE [OR], ROADWAY
    5                              OR LAKE PROGRAMS
    6    S  2.    Section 277 of the general municipal law, as added by chapter
    7  626 of the laws of 1991, is amended to read as follows:
    8    S  277.  Adopt-a-municipal  park,  shoreline  [or],  roadway  OR  LAKE
    9  programs.  1. The governing body of any county, city, town or village is
   10  hereby authorized and empowered to authorize  and  direct  such  of  its
   11  officers  or agencies as it shall designate to enter into [adopt-a-park]
   12  ADOPT-A-MUNICIPAL PARK, shoreline [or], roadway OR LAKE  program  agree-
   13  ments with volunteers or groups in an effort to reduce and remove litter
   14  from  ITS  MUNICIPAL parks, shorelines, roadways, LAKES and other public
   15  lands. Such agreements shall include but not be limited to:
   16    a. providing and coordinating services  by  volunteers  or  groups  to
   17  reduce the amount of litter including providing trash bags and trash bag
   18  pick up and in designated areas where volunteers may be in close proxim-
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD08079-02-3
       S. 4733--A                          2                         A. 6802--A
    1  ity  to moving vehicles providing safety briefings and reflective safety
    2  gear; and
    3    b.  providing  and  installing  signs  identifying those volunteers or
    4  groups adopting ITS particular MUNICIPAL  parks,  shorelines,  roadways,
    5  LAKES or other sections of public land.
    6    2.  Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent  provision  of law, the county,
    7  city, town or village and its employees shall not be liable for  damages
    8  suffered by any persons resulting from the actions or activities of such
    9  volunteers or groups.
   10    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.