Bill Text: NY A09246 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the town of Riga's Host Benefit Agreement reserve fund; relates to improvements for highways in such town; makes such provisions permanent.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-06-19 - substituted by s6891 [A09246 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A09246-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     April 2, 2014
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       Introduced by M. of A. HAWLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Local Governments
       AN  ACT to amend chapter 439 of the laws of 2008 relating to authorizing
         the town of Riga to establish the Host Benefit Agreement reserve fund,
         in relation to improvements for highways in such town and in  relation
         to making such provisions permanent
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 1 of chapter 439 of  the  laws  of
    2  2008  relating  to  authorizing  the  town of Riga to establish the Host
    3  Benefit Agreement reserve fund, is amended to read as follows:
    4    6. An expenditure may be made from such fund only by a  resolution  of
    5  the  town  board  for  (a)  capital improvements or equipment for water,
    6  drainage or fire protection improvements that would benefit  the  entire
    7  town,  the  area of the town outside the village or the area of the town
    8  served by a water, drainage or fire protection district or  an  area  of
    9  the  town  located in a water or drainage improvement benefit area [or],
   10  (b) to pay debt service  on  obligations  issued  for  capital  purposes
   11  related to a water improvement benefit area or water district.  Any such
   12  resolution  shall  set  forth the estimated maximum cost thereof, OR (C)
   13  FOR THE REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENT OF HIGHWAYS, INCLUDING SLUICES,  CULVERTS
   14  AND BRIDGES HAVING A SPAN OF FIVE FEET OR LESS, IN ANY AREA OF THE TOWN.
   15  Any  expenditure from the fund authorizing an expenditure for such capi-
   16  tal improvement or equipment shall be subject to  permissive  referendum
   17  as  governed by article 7 of the town law.  Nothing in this act shall be
   18  construed to authorize the transfer to the  credit  of  another  reserve
   19  fund;  provided  however,  that  transfers  may  be made to the townwide
   20  general fund without a permissive referendum.
   21    S 2. Section 3 of chapter 439 of the laws of 2008 relating to  author-
   22  izing  the  town of Riga to establish the Host Benefit Agreement reserve
   23  fund, is amended to read as follows:
   24    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately [and shall expire  and  be
   25  deemed  repealed  on December 31, 2014; provided, however, that upon the
   26  expiration and repeal of this  act,  the  town  may  only  transfer  any
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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       A. 9246                             2
    1  remaining  balance to pay debt service on any outstanding bonds or obli-
    2  gations issued for capital  improvement  or  equipment,  as  defined  in
    3  section  one  of this act, related to a water improvemnt benefit area or
    4  water district].
    5    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.