Permits two or more contiguous towns to jointly purchase highway equipment upon request of the highway and superintendents of such towns and by majority vote of each of the town boards.

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S764-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
• Jan 4, 2012: returned to senate
• Jan 4, 2012: died in assembly
• Feb 7, 2011: referred to transportation
• Feb 7, 2011: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
• Feb 7, 2011: PASSED SENATE
• Jan 25, 2011: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• Jan 24, 2011: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• Jan 19, 2011: 1ST REPORT CAL.5
• Jan 5, 2011: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

S764-2011 Meetings

Transportation: Jan 19, 2011

S764-2011 Calendars

Active List: Feb 7, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jan 24, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jan 25, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jan 31, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Feb 1, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Feb 7, 2011

S764-2011 Votes

S764-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S764

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the highway law, in relation to permitting two or more towns to
jointly purchase highway equipment

PURPOSE:
The purpose of this legislation is to allow two or more towns to
jointly purchase and store highway equipment.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 142 of the Highway Law is amended by adding a new subdivision
6 to allow two or more contiguous towns to purchase and provide for
storage of highway equipment.

JUSTIFICATION:
Current law mandates that towns purchase and store their own highway
equipment. This legislation would allow two or more towns and any
villages contained partially or wholly within said towns, to
consolidate services and save taxpayer's dollars by sharing the costs
associated with the purchasing and storing of highway equipment.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2009-2010:  S.3417 - Passed Senate
2007-2008:  S.365 -  Passed Senate
2006:       S.7925/A.11345 - Passed Senate

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
This bill would provide towns and some villages with the opportunity
to save money by jointly purchasing and storing highway equipment.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

S764-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
  ________________________________________________________________________

                                     764

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                              I N  SENATE

                                 (PREFILED)

                               January 5, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  Sens.  YOUNG,  BONACIC,  DeFRANCISCO,  JOHNSON,  LITTLE,
    RANZENHOFER, SALAND -- read twice and ordered printed, and when print-
    ed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

  AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to permitting two  or  more
    towns to jointly purchase highway equipment

    THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
  BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


    Section 1. Section 142 of the highway law is amended by adding  a  new
  subdivision 6 to read as follows:

    6.  A. TWO OR MORE CONTIGUOUS TOWNS MAY, UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HIGH-
  WAY SUPERINTENDENTS OF SUCH TOWNS AND BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF EACH OF  THE
  TOWN  BOARDS  OF SUCH TWO OR MORE CONTIGUOUS TOWNS AUTHORIZE THE HIGHWAY
  SUPERINTENDENTS OF SUCH TOWNS TO PURCHASE AND  PROVIDE  FOR  STORAGE  OF
  HIGHWAY EQUIPMENT AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION.
    B.  EACH TOWN THAT SO ELECTS TO PARTICIPATE SHALL BY RESOLUTION OF THE
  TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZE EXPENDITURE OF  FUNDS  FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF  JOINT
  PURCHASE AND USE OF HIGHWAY EQUIPMENT.
    C.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  PROVISION  OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, A VILLAGE
  PARTIALLY OR WHOLLY CONTAINED WITHIN A TOWN THAT PARTICIPATES IN A JOINT
  HIGHWAY EQUIPMENT PURCHASE SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED BUT MAY, BY  RESOLUTION
  OF  THE  VILLAGE BOARD, ELECT TO PARTICIPATE IN A JOINT TOWN PURCHASE OF
  HIGHWAY EQUIPMENT.
    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD02698-01-1