Bill Text: NY S05568 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Establishes the New York State mandate relief act.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT [S05568 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-S05568-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5568 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 2, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to amend the general municipal law and the legislative law, in relation to mandate relief 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 arti- 2 cle 19-C to read as follows: 3 ARTICLE 19-C 4 MANDATE RELIEF 5 SECTION 991. SHORT TITLE. 6 992. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS. 7 993. NEW YORK STATE MANDATE RELIEF COUNCIL. 8 993-A. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL. 9 993-B. ASSISTANCE OF OTHER AGENCIES. 10 994. DETERMINATION OF UNFUNDED MANDATE. 11 994-A. REQUEST BY A CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE OR COUNTY GOVERNMENT. 12 994-B. REQUEST BY A SCHOOL DISTRICT. 13 994-C. REQUEST BY A FIRE DISTRICT, WATER DISTRICT OR OTHER 14 SPECIAL DISTRICT. 15 994-D. NEW REGULATIONS PROPOSED BY STATE GOVERNMENT. 16 995. CONSIDERATION OF THE ISSUE OF REPEAL OF AN UNFUNDED 17 MANDATE. 18 995-A. REPEAL OF UNFUNDED MANDATES CONTAINED IN CURRENT REGU- 19 LATIONS. 20 995-B. REPEAL OF UNFUNDED MANDATES CONTAINED IN PROPOSED REGU- 21 LATIONS. 22 995-C. REPEAL OF UNFUNDED MANDATES CONTAINED IN STATUTE. 23 996. REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE NEW YORK STATE MANDATE 24 RELIEF COUNCIL. 25 997. COMPTROLLER REPORT OF UNFUNDED MANDATES. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11668-04-1 S. 5568 2 1 998. FISCAL NOTES FOR BILLS ENACTING MANDATES UPON LOCAL GOVERN- 2 MENTS. 3 999. SEVERABILITY. 4 S 991. SHORT TITLE. THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS 5 THE "NEW YORK STATE MANDATE RELIEF ACT". 6 S 992. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS. THE LEGISLATURE HEREBY 7 FINDS AND DETERMINES THAT UNFUNDED MANDATES ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE 8 UPON ITS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND FIRE DISTRICTS, PRES- 9 ENT A TREMENDOUS FINANCIAL BURDEN UPON THESE LOCALITIES, AS WELL AS THE 10 PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 11 THE LEGISLATURE HEREBY FURTHER FINDS AND DETERMINES THAT THE COST OF 12 THESE UNFUNDED MANDATES HAS SERIOUSLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE FINANCIAL CHAL- 13 LENGES OF THESE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND FIRE DISTRICTS, 14 AND HAVE COST THE TAXPAYERS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AN ENORMOUS BURDEN 15 IN REAL PROPERTY TAXES, AS WELL AS LIMITING THE ABILITY OF THESE LOCAL 16 GOVERNMENTS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND FIRE DISTRICTS TO ENACT MEASURES 17 WHICH WOULD SAVE BOTH TAXPAYER DOLLARS AND RESPONSIVELY PROVIDE FOR 18 IMPROVED COMMUNITY SERVICES. 19 THE LEGISLATURE HEREBY ADDITIONALLY FINDS AND DETERMINES THAT THERE IS 20 A PRESSING NEED TO DEVELOP COMPREHENSIVE LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE 21 CHANGES TO END UNFUNDED MANDATES AND ACCOMPLISH MANDATE RELIEF, AND THAT 22 IMPORTANT MANDATE RELIEF MEASURES ARE IMMEDIATELY NECESSARY IN ORDER TO 23 ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL. THAT IS THE GOAL OF THIS LEGISLATION, IN ESTAB- 24 LISHING THE COUNCIL ON MANDATE RELIEF, TO CREATE AN EFFECTIVE MECHANISM 25 TO ELIMINATE UNFUNDED MANDATES, AND TO BEGIN TO RELIEVE LOCAL GOVERN- 26 MENTS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND FIRE DISTRICTS, AND THE TAXPAYERS THEY 27 REPRESENT, OF THE CRUSHING BURDEN THAT REAL PROPERTY TAXES CURRENTLY 28 PLACE UPON ALL NEW YORKERS. 29 S 993. NEW YORK STATE MANDATE RELIEF COUNCIL. THERE SHALL BE A COUN- 30 CIL OF MANDATE RELIEF, WHICH SHALL BE INDEPENDENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE, 31 EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL BRANCHES OF STATE GOVERNMENT. THE COUNCIL SHALL 32 CONSIST OF ELEVEN MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, UPON ADVICE AND 33 CONSENT OF THE SENATE, AS FOLLOWS: 34 1. FIVE MEMBERS UPON NOMINATION OF THE GOVERNOR; 35 2. TWO MEMBERS UPON NOMINATION OF THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE 36 SENATE; 37 3. TWO MEMBERS UPON NOMINATION OF THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY; 38 4. ONE MEMBER UPON NOMINATION OF THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE; 39 AND 40 5. ONE MEMBER UPON NOMINATION OF THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY. 41 OF THE MEMBERS APPOINTED UPON NOMINATION OF THE GOVERNOR, NO MORE THAN 42 TWO SHALL BE APPOINTED FROM THE SAME POLITICAL PARTY. THE TERM OF OFFICE 43 OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL SHALL BE FIVE YEARS. VACANCIES IN THE 44 COUNCIL OCCURRING OTHERWISE THAN BY EXPIRATION OF TERM, SHALL BE FILLED 45 FOR THE UNEXPIRED TERM IN THE SAME MANNER AS THEIR ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT. 46 THE COUNCIL SHALL ELECT A CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR FROM AMONG ITS MEMBERS. 47 THE CHAIR SHALL BE THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE COUNCIL. THE CHAIR, 48 WITHIN BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS THEREFORE, MAY APPOINT SUCH EMPLOYEES, 49 PRESCRIBE THEIR DUTIES, AND FIX THEIR COMPENSATION, AS NECESSARY FOR THE 50 SUCCESSFUL OPERATION OF THE COUNCIL. NO MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL SHALL 51 RECEIVE A SALARY, BUT MAY BE REIMBURSED FOR THEIR NECESSARY AND REASON- 52 ABLE EXPENSES. 53 S 993-A. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL. THE COUNCIL SHALL HAVE THE 54 FOLLOWING POWERS AND DUTIES: 55 1. TO MAKE A DETERMINATION, UPON A REVIEW, PURSUANT TO SECTION NINE 56 HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE, AS TO WHETHER A STATUTE, REGU- S. 5568 3 1 LATION, RULE OR ORDER IDENTIFIED IN THE RESOLUTION, CONSTITUTES AN 2 UNFUNDED MANDATE; 3 2. TO REPEAL A REGULATION, RULE, OR ORDER, DETERMINED, ACCORDING TO 4 SECTION NINE HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE, TO BE AN UNFUNDED 5 MANDATE, PURSUANT TO SECTION NINE HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE, SECTION NINE 6 HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE-A AND/OR SECTION NINE HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE-B OF THIS 7 ARTICLE; 8 3. TO RECOMMEND TO THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO REPEAL A STATUTE, DETER- 9 MINED ACCORDING TO SECTION NINE HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE TO 10 BE AN UNFUNDED MANDATE, PURSUANT TO SECTION NINE HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE AND 11 SECTION NINE HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE-C OF THIS ARTICLE; 12 4. TO ISSUE REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR AND MEMBERS OF 13 THE LEGISLATURE REGARDING MANDATE RELIEF, PURSUANT TO SECTION NINE 14 HUNDRED NINETY-SIX OF THIS ARTICLE; 15 5. TO MEET AS A PUBLIC BODY NOT LESS THAN TWICE A MONTH FOR THE ACCOM- 16 PLISHMENT OF THE PURPOSES AND PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE; 17 6. TO ESTABLISH RULES, REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES AS NECESSARY TO 18 ACCOMPLISH THE PURPOSES AND PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE; 19 7. TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS, WITHIN AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED THEREFOR, WITH 20 INDIVIDUALS, PARTNERSHIPS, CORPORATIONS OR ORGANIZATIONS AS NECESSARY TO 21 ACCOMPLISH THE PURPOSES AND PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE; 22 8. TO MAKE AND SIGN ANY AGREEMENTS, AND TO DO AND TO PERFORM ANY ACTS, 23 THAT MAY BE NECESSARY, DESIRABLE OR PROPER TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF 24 THIS ARTICLE; 25 9. TO MAINTAIN AN OFFICIAL RECORD OF ITS MEETINGS, DISCUSSIONS, DELIB- 26 ERATIONS AND DETERMINATIONS; 27 10. TO MAINTAIN AN OFFICIAL WEBSITE AND EMAIL ADDRESSES FOR ITS 28 MEMBERS; 29 11. TO ACCEPT GIFTS, CONTRIBUTIONS AND BEQUESTS OF UNRESTRICTED FUNDS 30 FROM INDIVIDUALS, PARTNERSHIPS, CORPORATIONS OR ORGANIZATIONS AS NECES- 31 SARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE PURPOSES AND PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE; AND 32 12. TO EXERCISE AND PERFORM SUCH OTHER POWERS AND DUTIES AS NECESSARY 33 TO ACCOMPLISH THE PURPOSES AND PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE. 34 S 993-B. ASSISTANCE OF OTHER AGENCIES. TO EFFECTUATE THE PURPOSES OF 35 THIS ARTICLE, THE COUNCIL MAY REQUEST FROM ANY DEPARTMENT, BOARD, 36 BUREAU, COMMISSION OR OTHER AGENCY OF THE STATE, AND THE SAME ARE 37 AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE, SUCH ASSISTANCE, SERVICES AND DATA AS WILL ENABLE 38 THE COUNCIL PROPERLY TO CARRY OUT ITS POWERS AND DUTIES AS PROVIDED IN 39 SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION. 40 S 994. DETERMINATION OF UNFUNDED MANDATE. 1. UPON THE REQUEST OF THE 41 GOVERNING BODY OF A CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE OR COUNTY GOVERNMENT, PURSUANT 42 TO SECTION NINE HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR-A OF THIS ARTICLE, OR UPON A REQUEST 43 OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT, PURSUANT TO SECTION NINE HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR-B OF 44 THIS ARTICLE, OR UPON A REQUEST OF A FIRE DISTRICT, WATER DISTRICT OR 45 OTHER SPECIAL DISTRICT PURSUANT TO SECTION NINE HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR-C OF 46 THIS ARTICLE, THE COUNCIL SHALL MAKE A DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER A 47 STATUTE, REGULATION, RULE OR ORDER IS AN UNFUNDED MANDATE. 48 2. UPON THE SUBMISSION OF A DEPARTMENT, DIVISION, OFFICE, BUREAU OR 49 OTHER AGENCY OF STATE GOVERNMENT, PURSUANT TO SECTION NINE HUNDRED NINE- 50 TY-FOUR-D OF THIS ARTICLE, THE COUNCIL SHALL MAKE A DETERMINATION AS TO 51 WHETHER A STATUTE, REGULATION, RULE OR ORDER IS AN UNFUNDED MANDATE. 52 3. THE COUNCIL, UPON RECEIPT OF THE REQUEST OR SUBMISSION PURSUANT TO 53 SECTION NINE HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR-A, SECTION NINE HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR-B, 54 SECTION NINE HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR-C OR NINE HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR-D OF THIS 55 ARTICLE SHALL HAVE NINETY DAYS TO MAKE A DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER THE 56 STATUTE, REGULATION, RULE OR ORDER CONTAINED IN THE REQUEST OR S. 5568 4 1 SUBMISSION SHALL BE DEEMED TO CONSTITUTE AN UNFUNDED MANDATE. IN MAKING 2 SUCH DETERMINATION, THE COUNCIL SHALL CONSIDER IF THE STATUTE, REGU- 3 LATION, RULE OR ORDER LEGALLY REQUIRES THE CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE OR COUNTY 4 GOVERNMENT, SCHOOL DISTRICT, FIRE DISTRICT, WATER DISTRICT OR OTHER 5 SPECIAL DISTRICT TO PERFORM AN ACT, OR REFRAIN FROM ACTING, IN A MATERI- 6 AL MANNER AND WITH A MATERIAL COST. IN FURTHER MAKING ITS DETERMINATION, 7 THE COUNCIL SHALL FURTHER CONSIDER IF THE COST INCURRED AS A RESULT OF 8 THE GOVERNMENT OR DISTRICT COMPLYING WITH THE STATUTE, REGULATION, RULE 9 OR ORDER IS NOT REIMBURSED TO THE GOVERNMENT OR DISTRICT BY EITHER THE 10 FEDERAL OR STATE GOVERNMENT, OR IF SUCH GOVERNMENT OR DISTRICT IS NOT 11 OTHERWISE PROVIDED WITH THE ABILITY TO COLLECT A FEE OR OTHER MONIES IN 12 RETURN FOR THE COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH STATUTE, REGULATION, RULE OR ORDER. 13 4. THE COUNCIL NEED NOT CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR DETERMINATION PURSUANT 14 TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION IF THE COUNCIL HAS PREVIOUSLY MADE A 15 DETERMINATION WITHIN FIVE YEARS OF THE REQUEST, REGARDING THE SAME EXACT 16 STATUTORY PROVISION OR REGULATION. IN THE EVENT THAT THE COUNCIL 17 DECLINES TO CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR A DETERMINATION PURSUANT TO SUBDIVI- 18 SION ONE OF THIS SECTION, THE COUNCIL SHALL NOTIFY THE CITY, TOWN, 19 VILLAGE OR COUNTY, IN WRITING, OF ITS DECLINATION TO CONSIDER THE 20 REQUEST, AND SHALL PROVIDE THE CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE OR COUNTY WITHIN SUCH 21 NOTIFICATION WITH A COPY OF THE COUNCIL'S PREVIOUS DETERMINATION ON THE 22 SAME EXACT STATUTORY PROVISION OR REGULATION. 23 5. THE COUNCIL SHALL MAKE ITS DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER THE STATUTE, 24 REGULATION, RULE OR ORDER CONTAINED IN THE REQUEST OR SUBMISSION CONSTI- 25 TUTES AN UNFUNDED MANDATE, BY MEANS OF A MAJORITY VOTE OF ALL THE 26 MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, AFTER DUE CONSIDERATION OF THE FACTS AND UPON 27 DUE DELIBERATION AND DISCUSSION OF THE MEMBERS. THE MEETING TO CONSIDER 28 WHETHER A REQUESTED STATUTE, REGULATION, RULE OR ORDER CONTAINED IN THE 29 REQUEST CONSTITUTES AN UNFUNDED MANDATE, AND ALL THE DELIBERATIONS AND 30 DISCUSSIONS AT SUCH MEETING, SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTI- 31 CLE SEVEN OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW. IN THE EVENT THAT THE COUNCIL 32 DETERMINES THAT THE STATUTE, REGULATION, RULE OR ORDER CONSTITUTES AN 33 UNFUNDED MANDATE, IT SHALL NOTIFY THE GOVERNMENT OR DISTRICT WHO MADE 34 THE REQUEST, OR THE DEPARTMENT, DIVISION, OFFICE, BUREAU OR OTHER AGENCY 35 OF STATE GOVERNMENT THAT MADE THE SUBMISSION, AND POST AND PUBLISH A 36 RECORD OF SUCH DETERMINATION ON THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE COUNCIL. 37 6. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING IN THIS SUBDIVISION TO THE CONTRARY, THE 38 FOLLOWING CATEGORIES OF STATUTES, REGULATIONS, RULES OR ORDERS, SHALL 39 NOT BE CONSIDERED UNFUNDED MANDATES: 40 A. THOSE WHICH ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL LAWS OR RULES OR TO 41 MEET ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS FOR FEDERAL ENTITLEMENTS; 42 B. THOSE WHICH REPEAL, REVISE OR EASE AN EXISTING REQUIREMENT OR 43 MANDATE OR WHICH REAPPORTION THE COSTS OF ACTIVITIES BETWEEN BOARDS OF 44 EDUCATION, COUNTIES, AND MUNICIPALITIES; 45 C. THOSE WHICH STEM FROM FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH PREVIOUSLY ENACTED 46 LAWS OR RULES OR REGULATIONS ISSUED PURSUANT TO LAW; 47 D. THOSE WHICH IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION; AND 48 E. THOSE STATUTES WHICH ARE ENACTED AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING, HELD AFTER 49 PUBLIC NOTICE THAT UNFUNDED MANDATES WILL BE CONSIDERED, FOR WHICH A 50 FISCAL ANALYSIS IS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE PUBLIC HEARING AND 51 WHICH, IN ADDITION TO COMPLYING WITH ALL OTHER CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIRE- 52 MENTS WITH REGARD TO THE ENACTMENT OF LAWS, ARE PASSED BY AN AFFIRMATIVE 53 VOTE OF THE MEMBERS OF EACH HOUSE OF THE LEGISLATURE AND SIGNED INTO LAW 54 BY THE GOVERNOR. 55 7. NOTWITHSTANDING THE DETERMINATION OF ANY COURT OF COMPETENT JURIS- 56 DICTION, THE COUNCIL SHALL RESOLVE ANY DISPUTE REGARDING WHETHER SUCH A S. 5568 5 1 STATUTE, REGULATION, RULE OR ORDER CONSTITUTES SUCH AN UNFUNDED MANDATE. 2 THE DECISIONS OF THE COUNCIL WITH RESPECT TO WHETHER A STATUTE, REGU- 3 LATION, RULE OR ORDER, WHICH CONSTITUTES AN UNFUNDED MANDATE SHALL NOT 4 BE JUDICIAL DETERMINATIONS. 5 S 994-A. REQUEST BY A CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE OR COUNTY GOVERNMENT. ANY 6 CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE OR COUNTY GOVERNMENT MAY MAKE A REQUEST OF THE COUN- 7 CIL TO REVIEW A STATUTE, REGULATION, RULE OR ORDER OF STATE GOVERNMENT, 8 TO DETERMINE WHETHER SUCH STATUTE, REGULATION, RULE OR ORDER CONSTITUTES 9 AN UNFUNDED STATE MANDATE. THE REQUEST FOR A DETERMINATION SHALL BE MADE 10 BY MEANS OF A RESOLUTION PASSED BY A MAJORITY OF THE TOTAL MEMBERS OF 11 THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE OR COUNTY AND TRANSMITTED 12 TO THE COUNCIL WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF THE PASSING OF SUCH RESOLUTION. THE 13 REQUEST OF THE GOVERNING BODY SHALL ALSO SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFY THE STAT- 14 UTE, REGULATION, RULE OR ORDER IN QUESTION. A REQUEST OF THE GOVERNING 15 BODY SHALL FURTHER CONTAIN ONLY ONE STATUTE, REGULATION, RULE OR ORDER 16 UPON WHICH A DETERMINATION IS SOUGHT. NO CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE OR COUNTY 17 GOVERNMENT, SHALL MAKE MORE THAN TEN REQUESTS OF THE COUNCIL FOR A 18 DETERMINATION IN ANY CALENDAR YEAR. 19 S 994-B. REQUEST BY A SCHOOL DISTRICT. ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY MAKE A 20 REQUEST OF THE COUNCIL TO REVIEW A STATUTE, REGULATION, RULE OR ORDER OF 21 STATE GOVERNMENT, TO DETERMINE WHETHER SUCH STATUTE, REGULATION, RULE OR 22 ORDER CONSTITUTES AN UNFUNDED STATE MANDATE. THE REQUEST FOR A DETERMI- 23 NATION SHALL BE MADE BY MEANS OF A RESOLUTION PASSED BY A MAJORITY OF 24 THE TOTAL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND TRAN- 25 SMITTED TO THE COUNCIL WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF THE PASSING OF SUCH RESOL- 26 UTION. THE REQUEST OF THE GOVERNING BODY SHALL ALSO SPECIFICALLY IDENTI- 27 FY THE STATUTE, REGULATION, RULE OR ORDER IN QUESTION. A REQUEST OF THE 28 GOVERNING BODY SHALL FURTHER CONTAIN ONLY ONE STATUTE, REGULATION, RULE 29 OR ORDER UPON WHICH A DETERMINATION IS SOUGHT. NO SCHOOL DISTRICT, 30 SHALL MAKE MORE THAN FIVE REQUESTS OF THE COUNCIL FOR A DETERMINATION IN 31 ANY CALENDAR YEAR. 32 S 994-C. REQUEST BY A FIRE DISTRICT, WATER DISTRICT OR OTHER SPECIAL 33 DISTRICT. ANY FIRE DISTRICT, WATER DISTRICT OR OTHER SPECIAL DISTRICT 34 MAY MAKE A REQUEST OF THE COUNCIL TO REVIEW A STATUTE, REGULATION, RULE 35 OR ORDER OF STATE GOVERNMENT, TO DETERMINE WHETHER SUCH STATUTE, REGU- 36 LATION, RULE OR ORDER CONSTITUTES AN UNFUNDED STATE MANDATE. THE REQUEST 37 FOR A DETERMINATION SHALL BE MADE BY MEANS OF A RESOLUTION PASSED BY A 38 MAJORITY OF THE TOTAL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE FIRE 39 DISTRICT, WATER DISTRICT OR OTHER SPECIAL DISTRICT AND TRANSMITTED TO 40 THE COUNCIL WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF THE PASSING OF SUCH RESOLUTION. THE 41 REQUEST OF THE GOVERNING BODY SHALL ALSO SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFY THE STAT- 42 UTE, REGULATION, RULE OR ORDER IN QUESTION. A REQUEST OF THE GOVERNING 43 BODY SHALL FURTHER CONTAIN ONLY ONE STATUTE, REGULATION, RULE OR ORDER 44 UPON WHICH A DETERMINATION IS SOUGHT. NO FIRE DISTRICT, WATER DISTRICT 45 OR OTHER SPECIAL DISTRICT, SHALL MAKE MORE THAN TWO REQUESTS OF THE 46 COUNCIL FOR A DETERMINATION IN ANY CALENDAR YEAR. 47 S 994-D. NEW REGULATIONS PROPOSED BY STATE GOVERNMENT. ALL DEPART- 48 MENTS, DIVISIONS, OFFICES, BUREAUS OR OTHER AGENCIES OF STATE GOVERN- 49 MENT, UPON THE PROMULGATION OF A NEW REGULATION, RULE OR ORDER, OR THE 50 AMENDMENT OF AN EXISTING REGULATION, RULE OR ORDER, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE 51 ANY CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE OR COUNTY, SCHOOL DISTRICT, FIRE DISTRICT, WATER 52 DISTRICT OR OTHER SPECIAL DISTRICT, TO TAKE ANY ACTION, PERFORM ANY 53 DUTY, MAKE ANY EXPENDITURE, OR INCUR ANY COST, MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE 54 COUNCIL FOR A DETERMINATION, PURSUANT TO SECTION NINE HUNDRED 55 NINETY-FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE, AS TO WHETHER SUCH NEW REGULATION, RULE OR 56 ORDER, OR THE AMENDMENT OF AN EXISTING REGULATION, RULE OR ORDER CONSTI- S. 5568 6 1 TUTES AN UNFUNDED MANDATE. THE SUBMISSION BY THE DEPARTMENT, DIVISION, 2 OFFICE, BUREAU OR OTHER AGENCY OF STATE GOVERNMENT, SHALL PROVIDE THE 3 REGULATION, RULE OR ORDER IN QUESTION, TOGETHER WITH AN ANALYSIS AND 4 JUSTIFICATION FOR REGULATION, RULE OR ORDER IN QUESTION, PREPARED BY THE 5 COUNSEL FOR THE DEPARTMENT, DIVISION, OFFICE, BUREAU OR OTHER AGENCY OF 6 THE STATE GOVERNMENT, A COUNSEL WITHIN THE GOVERNOR'S COUNSEL'S OFFICE 7 OR AN ATTORNEY FROM THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF LAW. NO REGULATION, 8 RULE OR ORDER REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL 9 TAKE EFFECT PRIOR TO A DETERMINATION OF THE COUNCIL THAT SUCH REGU- 10 LATION, RULE OR ORDER IS NOT AN UNFUNDED MANDATE, OR PRIOR TO A DETERMI- 11 NATION OF THE COUNCIL THAT SUCH REGULATION, RULE OR ORDER IS AN UNFUNDED 12 MANDATE BUT THAT SUCH REGULATION, RULE OR ORDER SHOULD NOT BE REPEALED 13 PURSUANT TO SECTION NINE HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE-B OF THIS ARTICLE, UNLESS 14 THE COUNSEL FOR THE DEPARTMENT, DIVISION, OFFICE, BUREAU OR OTHER AGENCY 15 OF STATE GOVERNMENT, A COUNSEL WITHIN THE GOVERNOR'S COUNSEL'S OFFICE OR 16 AN ATTORNEY FROM THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF LAW, PROVIDES A LEGAL 17 DETERMINATION WITH THE SUBMISSION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, 18 THAT THE FAILURE TO IMMEDIATELY ESTABLISH THE REGULATION, RULE OR ORDER 19 WOULD RESULT IN SUBSTANTIAL AND IMMEDIATE HARM TO THE PEOPLE OF THE 20 STATE OF NEW YORK. 21 S 995. CONSIDERATION OF THE ISSUE OF REPEAL OF AN UNFUNDED MANDATE. 22 WITHIN TWENTY-ONE DAYS OF MAKING A DETERMINATION THAT A STATUTE, REGU- 23 LATION, RULE OR ORDER CONSTITUTES AN UNFUNDED MANDATE, THE COUNCIL SHALL 24 MEET TO CONSIDER THE ISSUE OF THE REPEAL OF THE STATUTE, REGULATION, 25 RULE OR ORDER. THE MEETING TO CONSIDER THE ISSUE OF THE REPEAL OF THE 26 STATUTE, REGULATION, RULE OR ORDER DETERMINED TO BE AN UNFUNDED MANDATE, 27 AND ALL THE DELIBERATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS AT SUCH MEETING, SHALL BE 28 SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW. 29 S 995-A. REPEAL OF UNFUNDED MANDATES CONTAINED IN CURRENT REGULATIONS. 30 UPON MEETING TO CONSIDER THE ISSUE OF A REPEAL OF AN UNFUNDED MANDATE, 31 PURSUANT TO SECTION NINE HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE, THE COUN- 32 CIL SHALL MAKE ITS DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER THE REGULATION, RULE OR 33 ORDER DETERMINED TO BE AN UNFUNDED MANDATE PURSUANT TO A REQUEST MADE 34 UNDER SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION NINE HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR OF THIS ARTI- 35 CLE, SHALL BE REPEALED, BY MEANS OF A MAJORITY VOTE OF ALL THE MEMBERS 36 OF THE COUNCIL, AFTER DUE CONSIDERATION OF THE FACTS AND UPON DUE DELIB- 37 ERATION AND DISCUSSION OF THE MEMBERS. IN THE EVENT THE COUNCIL DETER- 38 MINES THAT THE REGULATION, RULE OR ORDER IN QUESTION SHALL BE REPEALED, 39 THE COUNCIL SHALL INFORM, IN WRITING, THE DEPARTMENT, DIVISION, OFFICE, 40 BUREAU OR OTHER AGENCY OF STATE GOVERNMENT WHICH PROMULGATED OR ISSUED 41 THE REGULATION, RULE OR ORDER IN QUESTION, AS WELL AS THE GOVERNMENT OR 42 DISTRICT THAT REQUESTED IT TO BE DETERMINED AN UNFUNDED MANDATE, AND 43 THEREAFTER SUCH REGULATION, RULE OR ORDER SHALL EXPIRE AND BE DEEMED 44 REPEALED, WITHIN SIXTY DAYS OF THE DATE UPON WHICH THE COUNCIL INFORMED, 45 IN WRITING, THE DEPARTMENT, DIVISION, OFFICE, BUREAU OR OTHER AGENCY OF 46 STATE GOVERNMENT WHICH PROMULGATED OR ISSUED THE REGULATION, RULE OR 47 ORDER IN QUESTION. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE DEPARTMENT, DIVISION, OFFICE, 48 BUREAU OR OTHER AGENCY OF STATE GOVERNMENT WHICH PROMULGATED OR ISSUED 49 THE ORIGINAL REGULATION, RULE OR ORDER IN QUESTION, REPROMULGATE, REIS- 50 SUE OR REINSTATE THE REGULATION, RULE OR ORDER IN QUESTION, WITHOUT 51 HAVING FIRST OBTAINED STATUTORY PERMISSION TO DO THE SAME BY MEANS OF AN 52 ACT OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE. 53 S 995-B. REPEAL OF UNFUNDED MANDATES CONTAINED IN PROPOSED REGU- 54 LATIONS. UPON MEETING TO CONSIDER THE ISSUE OF A REPEAL OF AN UNFUNDED 55 MANDATE, PURSUANT TO SECTION NINE HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE, 56 THE COUNCIL SHALL MAKE ITS DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER THE REGULATION, S. 5568 7 1 RULE OR ORDER, DETERMINED TO BE AN UNFUNDED MANDATE PURSUANT TO A 2 SUBMISSION MADE UNDER SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION NINE HUNDRED 3 NINETY-FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE, SHALL BE REPEALED, BY MEANS OF A MAJORITY 4 VOTE OF ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, AFTER DUE CONSIDERATION OF THE 5 FACTS AND UPON DUE DELIBERATION AND DISCUSSION OF THE MEMBERS. IN THE 6 EVENT THE COUNCIL DETERMINES THAT THE REGULATION, RULE OR ORDER IN QUES- 7 TION SHALL BE REPEALED, THE COUNCIL SHALL INFORM, IN WRITING, THE 8 DEPARTMENT, DIVISION, OFFICE, BUREAU OR OTHER AGENCY OF STATE GOVERNMENT 9 WHICH PROMULGATED OR ISSUED THE REGULATION, RULE OR ORDER IN QUESTION, 10 AND THEREAFTER SUCH REGULATION, RULE OR ORDER SHALL EXPIRE AND BE DEEMED 11 REPEALED, WITHIN SIXTY DAYS OF THE DATE UPON WHICH THE COUNCIL INFORMS, 12 IN WRITING, THE DEPARTMENT, DIVISION, OFFICE, BUREAU OR OTHER AGENCY OF 13 STATE GOVERNMENT WHICH PROMULGATED OR ISSUED THE REGULATION, RULE OR 14 ORDER IN QUESTION. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE DEPARTMENT, DIVISION, OFFICE, 15 BUREAU OR OTHER AGENCY OF STATE GOVERNMENT WHICH PROMULGATED OR ISSUED 16 THE ORIGINAL REGULATION, RULE OR ORDER IN QUESTION, REPROMULGATE, REIS- 17 SUE OR REINSTATE THE REGULATION, RULE OR ORDER IN QUESTION, WITHOUT 18 HAVING FIRST OBTAINED STATUTORY PERMISSION TO DO THE SAME BY MEANS OF AN 19 ACT OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE. 20 S 995-C. REPEAL OF UNFUNDED MANDATES CONTAINED IN STATUTE. 1. UPON 21 MEETING TO CONSIDER THE ISSUE OF A REPEAL OF AN UNFUNDED MANDATE, PURSU- 22 ANT TO SECTION NINE HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE, THE COUNCIL 23 SHALL MAKE ITS DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER THE STATUTE DETERMINED TO BE 24 AN UNFUNDED MANDATE PURSUANT TO SECTION NINE HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR OF THIS 25 ARTICLE, SHOULD BE ENDORSED BY THE COUNCIL FOR REPEAL, BY MEANS OF A 26 MAJORITY VOTE OF ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, AFTER DUE CONSIDERATION 27 OF THE FACTS AND UPON DUE DELIBERATION AND DISCUSSION OF THE MEMBERS. IN 28 THE EVENT THE COUNCIL DETERMINES THAT THE STATUTE SHOULD BE ENDORSED BY 29 THE COUNCIL FOR REPEAL, THE COUNCIL SHALL INFORM, IN WRITING, ALL THE 30 ENTITIES AFFECTED BY SUCH STATUTE IN QUESTION, AS WELL AS THE GOVERNMENT 31 OR DISTRICT THAT REQUESTED IT TO BE DETERMINED AN UNFUNDED MANDATE 32 PURSUANT TO SECTION NINE HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE, AND THERE- 33 AFTER THE COUNCIL SHALL FORWARD SUCH STATUTE, TOGETHER WITH ITS ENDORSE- 34 MENT, TO THE LEGISLATURE, AS PROVIDED BY THIS SECTION. 35 2. WHENEVER THE COUNCIL VOTES TO ENDORSE THE REPEAL OF A STATUTE AS AN 36 UNFUNDED MANDATE, PURSUANT TO THE PROCEDURES OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS 37 SECTION, IT SHALL PREPARE A BILL FOR POSSIBLE SUBMISSION TO THE LEGISLA- 38 TURE, CONCERNING THE REPEAL OF THE STATUTE ENDORSED FOR REPEAL THAT THE 39 COUNCIL DETERMINED TO BE AN UNFUNDED MANDATE PURSUANT TO SECTION NINE 40 HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE. SUCH BILL SHALL INCLUDE THE NECES- 41 SARY PROVISIONS FOR REPEAL OF SUCH STATUTE, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER 42 PROVISIONS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE CONTINUED OPERATIONS OF STATE OR 43 LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WHICH WOULD BE REQUIRED AS A RESULT OF THE REPEAL. 44 3. UPON THE DRAFTING OF THE BILL AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF 45 THIS SECTION, THE COUNCIL SHALL CONSIDER WHETHER IT SHOULD PRESENT SUCH 46 BILL TO THE LEGISLATURE AS AN ENDORSED STATUTORY REPEAL BILL. THE MEET- 47 ING TO CONSIDER WHETHER THE COUNCIL SHALL PRESENT SUCH BILL TO THE STATE 48 LEGISLATURE AS AN ENDORSED STATUTORY REPEAL BILL OF THE COUNCIL, AND ALL 49 THE DELIBERATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS AT SUCH MEETING, SHALL BE SUBJECT TO 50 THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW. THE COUNCIL 51 SHALL MAKE ITS DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER THE COUNCIL SHOULD PRESENT 52 SUCH BILL TO THE LEGISLATURE AS AN ENDORSED STATUTORY REPEAL BILL OF THE 53 COUNCIL, BY MEANS OF A MAJORITY VOTE OF ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, 54 AFTER DUE CONSIDERATION OF THE FACTS AND UPON DUE DELIBERATION AND 55 DISCUSSION OF THE MEMBERS. IN THE EVENT THE COUNCIL DETERMINES THAT THE 56 COUNCIL SHALL PRESENT SUCH BILL TO THE STATE LEGISLATURE AS AN ENDORSED S. 5568 8 1 STATUTORY REPEAL BILL OF THE COUNCIL, THE COUNCIL SHALL INFORM, IN WRIT- 2 ING, ALL THE ENTITIES AFFECTED BY THE REPEAL OF SUCH STATUTE IN QUES- 3 TION, AS WELL AS THE GOVERNMENT OR DISTRICT THAT REQUESTED IT TO BE 4 DETERMINED AN UNFUNDED MANDATE, AND THEREAFTER THE COUNCIL SHALL FORWARD 5 SUCH ENDORSED STATUTORY REPEAL BILL OF THE COUNCIL, TO BOTH HOUSES OF 6 THE LEGISLATURE, BY MEANS OF THE OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY 7 AND BY MEANS OF THE OFFICE OF THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, 8 TOGETHER WITH COPIES OF SUCH ENDORSED STATUTORY REPEAL BILL OF THE 9 COMMISSION TO THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR AND THE OFFICE OF THE MINORITY 10 LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY AND THE OFFICE OF THE MINORITY LEADER IN THE 11 SENATE. 12 4. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COUNCIL PRESENT AN ENDORSED STATUTORY REPEAL 13 BILL TO THE LEGISLATURE: 14 A. MORE THAN TWICE IN ANY MONTH; 15 B. IF THE LEGISLATURE IS NOT IN REGULAR SESSION; AND/OR 16 C. IF MORE THAN SIXTY DAYS HAS ELAPSED SINCE THE VOTE WAS TAKEN BY THE 17 COUNCIL TO ENDORSE THE REPEAL OF THE STATUTE IN QUESTION PURSUANT TO 18 SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION. 19 5. IN THE EVENT THE LEGISLATURE WAS NOT IN REGULAR SESSION WITHIN THE 20 SIXTY DAYS AFTER THE VOTE WAS TAKEN BY THE COUNCIL TO ENDORSE THE REPEAL 21 OF THE STATUTE IN QUESTION, THE COUNCIL MAY PRESENT SUCH ENDORSED STATU- 22 TORY REPEAL BILL TO THE LEGISLATURE, IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN SUBDIVI- 23 SION THREE OF THIS SECTION, ANY TIME WITHIN THE FIRST SEVEN DAYS THE 24 LEGISLATURE NEXT CONVENES OR RECONVENES IN REGULAR SESSION. IN NO EVENT 25 HOWEVER, MAY THE COUNCIL PRESENT MORE THAN FIFTEEN ENDORSED STATUTORY 26 REPEAL BILLS TO THE LEGISLATURE IN ANY CALENDAR YEAR. 27 6. UPON ITS PROPER PRESENTMENT TO THE LEGISLATURE, THE ENDORSED STATU- 28 TORY REPEAL BILL SHALL BE VOTED ON BY EACH HOUSE OF THE LEGISLATURE, 29 WITHOUT AMENDMENT AS PRESENTED BY THE COUNCIL, WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER 30 ITS PROPER PRESENTMENT. THE COUNCIL MAY AMEND THE ENDORSED STATUTORY 31 REPEAL BILL ONE TIME WITHIN SUCH THIRTY DAY PERIOD, WHEREUPON BOTH HOUS- 32 ES OF THE LEGISLATURE SHALL THEN HAVE THIRTY DAYS FROM THE SUBMISSION OF 33 SUCH AMENDMENT TO VOTE ON THE AMENDED ENDORSED STATUTORY REPEAL BILL. 34 WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF BOTH HOUSES OF THE LEGISLATURE, NEITHER AN 35 ENDORSED STATUTORY REPEAL BILL, NOR AN AMENDMENT MAY BE SUBMITTED BY THE 36 COUNCIL AFTER THE THIRTIETH DAY OF MAY IN ANY YEAR. 37 7. UNDER PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN AN ENDORSED STATUTORY REPEAL BILL, A 38 PROVISION OF SUCH BILL MAY BE EFFECTIVE AT A TIME LATER THAN THE DATE ON 39 WHICH THE BILL OTHERWISE IS EFFECTIVE. 40 S 996. REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE NEW YORK STATE MANDATE 41 RELIEF COUNCIL. IN ADDITION TO ALL OTHER ACTIVITIES OF THE COUNCIL, IT 42 SHALL ALSO MAKE, UPON A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE MEMBERS OF ITS BOARD, SUCH 43 PUBLIC REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS AS IT DEEMS NECESSARY FOR THE 44 ADVANCEMENT OF ITS POWERS AND DUTIES. ALL MEETINGS TO CONSIDER WHETHER 45 TO MAKE OR ISSUE SUCH A PUBLIC REPORT OR RECOMMENDATION, AND ALL THE 46 DELIBERATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS AT SUCH MEETINGS, SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE 47 PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW. IN ADDITION TO 48 ALL OTHER REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THE COUNCIL MAY VOTE TO MAKE, 49 THE COUNCIL SHALL PRODUCE AND PROVIDE AN ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COUNCIL, 50 ITS ACTIVITIES, AND THE ISSUES, STATUTES, REGULATIONS, RULES AND ORDERS 51 WHICH IT EXAMINED AND CONSIDERED. SUCH ANNUAL REPORT SHALL BE PRODUCED 52 AND ISSUED NO LATER THAN THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER, AND SHALL BE 53 PRESENTED TO EACH HOUSE OF THE LEGISLATURE, BY MEANS OF THE OFFICE OF 54 THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY AND BY MEANS OF THE OFFICE OF THE TEMPORARY 55 PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, TOGETHER WITH COPIES OF SUCH ANNUAL REPORT TO 56 THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR AND THE OFFICE OF THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE S. 5568 9 1 ASSEMBLY AND THE OFFICE OF THE MINORITY LEADER IN THE SENATE. THE ANNUAL 2 REPORT OF THE COUNCIL SHALL ALSO BE POSTED FOR PUBLIC REVIEW UPON THE 3 COUNCIL'S WEBSITE. 4 S 997. COMPTROLLER REPORT OF UNFUNDED MANDATES. ON OR BEFORE THE THIR- 5 TY-FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, AND THEN EVERY FIVE YEARS 6 THEREAFTER, THE OFFICE OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER SHALL ISSUE A REPORT TO 7 THE LEGISLATURE, BY MEANS OF THE OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY 8 AND BY MEANS OF THE OFFICE OF THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, 9 TOGETHER WITH COPIES OF SUCH ANNUAL REPORT TO THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR 10 AND THE OFFICE OF THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY AND THE OFFICE OF 11 THE MINORITY LEADER IN THE SENATE ON THE ISSUE OF UNFUNDED MANDATES BY 12 THE FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT UPON THE CITIES, TOWNS, VILLAGES AND 13 COUNTY GOVERNMENTS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, FIRE DISTRICTS, WATER DISTRICTS, 14 AND OTHER SPECIAL DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT NEW YORK STATE. SUCH REPORT SHALL 15 DETAIL, IN SPECIFICITY, THE FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF SUCH MANDATES UPON 16 SUCH GOVERNMENTS AND DISTRICTS, AND THEIR REAL PROPERTY TAXPAYERS, AS 17 WELL AT THE METHODS AND MEANS THAT HAVE BEEN USED BY SUCH GOVERNMENTS 18 AND DISTRICTS TO ADDRESS SUCH MANDATES. SUCH REPORT SHALL FURTHER OFFER 19 RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND TO CITIES, TOWNS, VILLAGES 20 AND COUNTY GOVERNMENTS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, FIRE DISTRICTS, WATER 21 DISTRICTS AND OTHER SPECIAL DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT NEW YORK STATE. 22 S 998. FISCAL NOTES FOR BILLS ENACTING MANDATES UPON LOCAL GOVERN- 23 MENTS. ANY BILL WHICH REQUIRES A CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE OR COUNTY GOVERN- 24 MENT, SCHOOL DISTRICT, FIRE DISTRICT, WATER DISTRICT OR OTHER SPECIAL 25 DISTRICT TO TAKE ANY ACTION, OR REFRAIN FROM TAKING ANY ACTION, AND 26 WHICH DOES NOT CONTAIN AN APPROPRIATION FOR SUCH CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE OR 27 COUNTY GOVERNMENT, SCHOOL DISTRICT, FIRE DISTRICT, WATER DISTRICT OR 28 OTHER SPECIAL DISTRICT TO COVER THE COST OF TAKING SUCH REQUIRED ACTION, 29 OR REFRAINING FROM TAKING SUCH ACTION, SHALL CONTAIN A FISCAL NOTE, 30 PRINTED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE BILL, STATING THE ESTIMATED ANNUAL COST 31 SUCH CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE OR COUNTY GOVERNMENT, SCHOOL DISTRICT, FIRE 32 DISTRICT, WATER DISTRICT OR OTHER SPECIAL DISTRICT WILL INCUR IN THE 33 EVENT SUCH BILL IS ENACTED, AND THE SOURCE OF SUCH ESTIMATE. FOR THE 34 PURPOSE OF COMPLYING WITH THIS SECTION, THE OFFICE OF THE STATE COMP- 35 TROLLER, UPON A REQUEST FROM A MEMBER OF THE SENATE OR ASSEMBLY FOR SUCH 36 A FISCAL NOTE, SHALL ISSUE AND PROVIDE SUCH FISCAL NOTE TO SUCH MEMBER 37 OF THE SENATE OR ASSEMBLY, WITHIN FIFTEEN DAYS OF SUCH REQUEST. 38 S 999. SEVERABILITY. IF ANY CLAUSE, SENTENCE, PARAGRAPH, SUBDIVISION, 39 SECTION OR PART OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE ADJUDGED BY ANY COURT OF COMPE- 40 TENT JURISDICTION TO BE INVALID, SUCH JUDGMENT SHALL NOT AFFECT, IMPAIR, 41 OR INVALIDATE THE REMAINDER THEREOF, BUT SHALL BE CONFINED IN ITS OPERA- 42 TION TO THE CLAUSE, SENTENCE, PARAGRAPH, SUBDIVISION, SECTION OR PART 43 THEREOF DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE CONTROVERSY IN WHICH SUCH JUDGMENT 44 SHALL HAVE BEEN RENDERED. IT IS HEREBY DECLARED TO BE THE INTENT OF THE 45 LEGISLATURE THAT THIS ARTICLE WOULD HAVE BEEN ENACTED EVEN IF SUCH 46 INVALID PROVISIONS HAD NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS SECTION. 47 S 2. Section 51 of the legislative law, as added by chapter 985 of the 48 laws of 1983, is amended to read as follows: 49 S 51. Fiscal impact notes on bills affecting political subdivisions. 50 1. For the purpose of this section, the term "political subdivision" 51 means any county, city, town, village, special district or school 52 district. 53 2. [The] IN ADDITION TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION NINE HUNDRED NINE- 54 TY-EIGHT OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, THE legislature [shall] MAY by 55 concurrent resolution of the senate and assembly prescribe rules requir- 56 ing fiscal notes to accompany, on a separate form, bills and amendments S. 5568 10 1 to bills, except as otherwise prescribed by such rules, which would 2 substantially affect the revenues or expenses, or both, of any political 3 subdivision. 4 3. [Fiscal] EXCEPT AS TO THE EXTENT REQUIRED IN THE PROVISIONS OF 5 SECTION NINE HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, FISCAL 6 notes shall not, however, be required for bills: (a) subject to the 7 provisions of section fifty of this chapter, or (b) accompanied by 8 special home rule requests submitted by political subdivisions, or (c) 9 which provide discretionary authority to political subdivisions, or (d) 10 submitted pursuant to section twenty-four of the state finance law. 11 4. If the estimate or estimates contained in a fiscal note are inaccu- 12 rate, such inaccuracies shall not affect, impair or invalidate such 13 bill. 14 S 3. The legislative law is amended by adding a new section 54-c to 15 read as follows: 16 S 54-C. ENDORSED STATUTORY REPEAL BILLS FROM THE NEW YORK STATE 17 MANDATE RELIEF COUNCIL. THE LEGISLATURE MAY BY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 18 PRESCRIBE RULES FOR THE CONSIDERATION AND DISPOSITION OF ENDORSED STATU- 19 TORY REPEAL BILLS FROM THE NEW YORK STATE MANDATE RELIEF COUNCIL, AS 20 DEFINED IN ARTICLE NINETEEN-C OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW. 21 S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.