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STATE OF NEW YORK
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2928

2011-2012 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

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:

  Section 1. Section 209-a of the general municipal law  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
  4.  ANY  MUTUAL  AID AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO ANY SECTION OF
THIS ARTICLE OR ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW MAY INCLUDE AN AGREEMENT WITH
ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR TERRITORY OF ANOTHER STATE  OF  THE  UNITED
STATES OR THE DOMINION OF CANADA.
  S 2. Section 209-g of the general municipal law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
  6.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF LAW, FOR PURPOSES OF
THIS SECTION, THE TERM "STATE OR ASSISTING MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OR FIRE
DISTRICT" SHALL INCLUDE ANY ADJOINING STATE AND THE DOMINION OF  CANADA,
AND ANY COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE OR FIRE DISTRICT WITHIN THAT ADJOIN-
ING STATE OR WITHIN THE DOMINION OF CANADA.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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