Authorizes Bay Park fire district to refund and pay a portion of the existing funds in its capital reserve account to the taxpayers of the district.

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S2131-2011 Actions

• Jun 8, 2011: SIGNED CHAP.48
• May 27, 2011: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
• May 23, 2011: returned to senate
• May 23, 2011: passed assembly
• May 23, 2011: ordered to third reading cal.373
• May 23, 2011: substituted for a2402
• Apr 12, 2011: referred to ways and means
• Apr 12, 2011: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
• Apr 12, 2011: PASSED SENATE
• Mar 7, 2011: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• Mar 3, 2011: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• Mar 2, 2011: 1ST REPORT CAL.157
• Jan 18, 2011: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

S2131-2011 Meetings

Local Government: Mar 2, 2011

S2131-2011 Calendars

Active List: Apr 12, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 3, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 7, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 8, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 9, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 10, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 14, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 15, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 16, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 21, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 22, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 23, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 24, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 28, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 29, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 30, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 31, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Apr 4, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Apr 5, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Apr 6, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Apr 11, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Apr 12, 2011

S2131-2011 Votes

S2131-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S2131

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
in relation to authorizing the Bay Park fire district to refund and pay
a portion of the existing funds in its capital reserve account to the
taxpayers of the district

PURPOSE:
This measure seeks to allow the Bay Park
Fire District to
refund and pay a portion of the existing funds in its capital reserve
account to the taxpayers of the district.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
See Bill.

JUSTIFICATION:
The Bay Park Fire District serves the Bay Park and
Hewlett Point communities in the South Shore of Nassau County
through a contract with the Village of East Rockaway. In the 1970s
the commissioners aspired to become their own fire department and
therefore established and funded a capital reserve account in order
to do so. Over the years the fund has grown to approximately
$200,000. Within the last few years the fire district decided to
terminate the pursuit of an autonomous fire district. Despite a
desire by the Board of Commissioners to return these funds to the
local taxpayers either through a direct refund or reduced taxes,
state law currently prohibits such actions. This measure would allow
only the Bay Park Fire District to reimburse local taxpayers.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2010: S.7185/A.9116 Referred to Local Government/Passed Assembly

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S2131-2011 Text

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

                                    2131

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                              I N  SENATE

                              January 18, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  Sen.  SKELOS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
    printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

  AN ACT in relation to authorizing the Bay Park fire district  to  refund
    and pay a portion of the existing funds in its capital reserve account
    to the taxpayers of the district

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


    Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in section 6-g  of
  the  general  municipal  law,  the Bay Park fire district in the town of
  Hempstead, county of Nassau, is hereby authorized to transfer any  unex-
  pended  funds contained in the district's existing capital reserve fund;
  to any fund legally established by  such  district  including,  but  not
  limited  to  its general fund in order to provide property tax relief to
  the property owners of the district.
    S 2. Such transfer shall be of an amount to be  determined  by  resol-
  ution of the board of fire commissioners of the district.
    S  3.  This  authorization  shall  apply  only  to funds placed in the
  district's capital reserve account prior to the effective date  of  this
  act, and any interest thereon.
    S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.




   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD04208-01-1