Bill Text: NY S05895 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes the town of North Hempstead to create a townwide environmental improvement district to identify and fund the costs associated with landfill maintenance.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-06-22 - referred to environmental conservation [S05895 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-S05895-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5895
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     June 18, 2009
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  C. JOHNSON  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
         when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
       AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation  to  authorizing
         the  town  of  North  Hempstead  to  create  a  townwide environmental
         improvement district
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1. Section 2049-e of the public authorities law is amended by
    2  adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
    3    4. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY OTHER LAW,  GENERAL,  SPECIAL
    4  OR LOCAL, THE TOWN BY RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN BOARD AFTER AT LEAST THIRTY
    5  DAYS  PUBLIC NOTICE AND A PUBLIC HEARING, IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO ESTAB-
    6  LISH A TOWNWIDE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND GREEN PROJECT INITIATIVES
    7  IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, ENCOMPASSING ALL REAL PROPERTY WITHIN  SUCH  TOWN,
    8  FOR  THE PURPOSES OF ASSISTING THE AUTHORITY IN FULFILLING ITS POWERS AS
    9  DESCRIBED IN SECTION TWO THOUSAND FORTY-NINE-D OF THIS TITLE AND MEETING
   10  OBLIGATIONS INCURRED IN THE TREATMENT, MANAGEMENT  OR  DISPOSAL  OF  THE
   11  TOWN  POPULATION'S  SOLID  WASTE  AND  ITS BY-PRODUCTS, AND TO UNDERTAKE
   12  OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS, INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,  EROSION
   13  CONTROL, FLOOD MITIGATION AND REMEDIATION, SHORELINE PROTECTION, GROUND-
   14  WATER  PROTECTION  AND WETLANDS PRESERVATION. THE TOWN BOARD SHALL SERVE
   15  AS THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF SUCH DISTRICT.
   16    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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