Senate Bill S391

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits the construction of wireless communications facilities on or within fifteen hundred feet of school property

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S391 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §99-x, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S581
2011-2012: S920
2013-2014: S1522
2017-2018: S1184

2015-S391 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the construction of wireless communications facilities on or within fifteen hundred feet of school property.

2015-S391 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S391 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   391

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in  relation  to  prohibiting
  the  construction  of wireless communication facilities within fifteen
  hundred feet of school property

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

  Section  1.  The  general  municipal  law  is  amended by adding a new
section 99-x to read as follows:
  S 99-X. CONSTRUCTION OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITIES ON  OR  NEAR
SCHOOL  PROPERTY;  PROHIBITION.  1.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF THIS SECTION, THE
FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  (A) "SCHOOL PROPERTY" SHALL MEAN ALL BUILDINGS,  STRUCTURES  AND  LAND
CONTAINED  WITHIN THE REAL PROPERTY BOUNDARY LINE OF A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE
ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL.
  (B) "WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITY" SHALL MEAN AN UNSTAFFED FACILITY
USED IN THE RECEIPT AND  TRANSMISSION  OF  WIRELESS  TELEPHONE  SERVICE,
INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED TO, ANTENNAS, ANCILLARY TELECOMMUNICATIONS
EQUIPMENT AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWERS AND POLES.
  2. A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OR OTHER ENTITY  HAVING  THE  AUTHORITY  TO
ISSUE  A  PERMIT  OR  LICENSE  TO  AUTHORIZE  THE PLACEMENT, ERECTION OR
CONSTRUCTION OF A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITY  SHALL  PROHIBIT  SUCH
PLACEMENT,  ERECTION OR CONSTRUCTION OF SUCH FACILITY ON SCHOOL PROPERTY
OR WITHIN FIFTEEN HUNDRED FEET OF SCHOOL PROPERTY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02381-01-5

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