Bill Text: NY A04819 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides for local governing board approval of any policies and procedures regarding the public use of public space.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-01-08 - ordered to third reading cal.214 [A04819 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A04819-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4819
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 11, 2013
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       Introduced  by M. of A. PERRY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND,
         COLTON, GLICK, HEASTIE, MILLMAN, TITONE -- read once and  referred  to
         the Committee on Local Governments
       AN  ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to local govern-
         ing board approval of policies and procedures affecting public use  of
         public space
         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
    2  section 124-a to read as follows:
    3    S  124-A.  ISSUANCE  OF ANY PERMIT FOR PARADES OR THE TEMPORARY USE OF
    4  PUBLIC SPACE BY THE PUBLIC. NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  GENERAL,  SPECIAL,  OR
    5  LOCAL  LAW  TO THE CONTRARY, ANY ADOPTED OR IMPLEMENTED POLICIES, PROCE-
    6  DURES, RULES OR REGULATIONS OF A DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY THAT REQUIRES  THE
    7  ISSUANCE  OF  ANY  PERMIT FOR PARADES OR FOR THE TEMPORARY USE OF PUBLIC
    8  SPACE BY THE PUBLIC SHALL BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY
    9  OF THE COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE HAVING JURISDICTION OVER THE  PROP-
   10  ERTY  THAT  WOULD  BE  SUBJECT  TO THE PERMIT. ANY POLICIES, PROCEDURES,
   11  RULES OR REGULATIONS PROPOSED BY  A  DEPARTMENT  OR  AGENCY  THAT  WOULD
   12  REQUIRE  THE ISSUANCE OF ANY PERMIT FOR PARADES OR FOR THE TEMPORARY USE
   13  OF PUBLIC SPACE BY THE PUBLIC SHALL NOT BE  CONSIDERED  EFFECTIVE  UNTIL
   14  APPROVED  BY  THE  GOVERNING  BODY  OF THE COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE
   15  HAVING JURISDICTION OVER THE PROPERTY  THAT  WOULD  BE  SUBJECT  TO  THE
   16  PERMIT.
   17    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
   18  it shall have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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