Bill Text: NY A02928 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Pertains to the construction and interpretation of mutual aid agreements.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to local governments [A02928 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-A02928-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2928
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 21, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the
construction and interpretation of mutual aid agreements
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Section 209-a of the general municipal law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
3 4. ANY MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO ANY SECTION OF
4 THIS ARTICLE OR ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW MAY INCLUDE AN AGREEMENT WITH
5 ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR TERRITORY OF ANOTHER STATE OF THE UNITED
6 STATES OR THE DOMINION OF CANADA.
7 S 2. Section 209-g of the general municipal law is amended by adding a
8 new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
9 6. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF LAW, FOR PURPOSES OF
10 THIS SECTION, THE TERM "STATE OR ASSISTING MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OR FIRE
11 DISTRICT" SHALL INCLUDE ANY ADJOINING STATE AND THE DOMINION OF CANADA,
12 AND ANY COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE OR FIRE DISTRICT WITHIN THAT ADJOIN-
13 ING STATE OR WITHIN THE DOMINION OF CANADA.
14 S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00703-01-1
