Bill Text: NY A04232 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 4232 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Provides that a fire department located in a city with a population of one million or more shall obtain state approval from the office of fire prevention and control for fees charged for responding to motor vehicle fires and accidents.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to cities [A04232 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A04232-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4232
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 1, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  M.  of A. WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK,
          MALLIOTAKIS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Cities
        AN ACT to amend the executive  law,  in  relation  to  fees  charged  by
          certain fire departments for motor vehicle fires and accidents
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  159-d
     2  to read as follows:
     3    §  159-d.  Approval  for  fees. Notwithstanding any other provision of
     4  law, no fire department located in a  city  with  a  population  of  one
     5  million  or more shall charge a fee for services provided in response to
     6  a motor vehicle fire or motor vehicle accident unless such fire  depart-
     7  ment  obtains approval from the office of fire prevention and control to
     8  charge such fee. Such approval shall be obtained by application to  such
     9  office in a manner and form prescribed by such office.
    10    §  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
    11  have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
    12  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
    13  this  act  on  its effective date are authorized to be made on or before
    14  such date.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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