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                                  4139

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 3, 2015
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Introduced  by  Sen.  RANZENHOFER -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Author-
  ities and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law  and  the  general  municipal
  law, in relation to mutual assistance agreements for the assistance of
  motorists on any thruway during an emergency

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

  Section 1. The public authorities law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 389 to read as follows:
  S  389.  ASSISTANCE TO MOTORISTS DURING AN EMERGENCY. THE AUTHORITY IS
AUTHORIZED TO ENTER  INTO  MUTUAL  ASSISTANCE  AGREEMENTS  WITH  MUNICI-
PALITIES AND SNOWMOBILE AND OTHER OUTDOOR ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE DELIVERY
OF SERVICES TO MOTORISTS ON ANY THRUWAY DURING AN EMERGENCY. THE AUTHOR-
ITY  IS  ALSO  AUTHORIZED  TO  REIMBURSE A MUNICIPALITY OR SNOWMOBILE OR
OTHER OUTDOOR ORGANIZATION FOR ACTUAL EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE RENDERING
OF SUCH SERVICES AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT ON SUCH THRUWAY.
  S 2. Section 99-r of the general municipal law, as amended by  section
2  of  part  F  of chapter 55 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as
follows:
  S 99-r. Contracts for services. Notwithstanding any  other  provisions
of law to the contrary, the governing board of any municipal corporation
may enter into agreements and/or contracts with any state agency includ-
ing  any  department, board, bureau, commission, division, office, coun-
cil, committee, or officer of the state, whether permanent or temporary,
or a public benefit corporation or public authority, or a soil and water
conservation district, and any unit of the state university of New York,
pursuant to and consistent with sections three  hundred  fifty-five  and
sixty-three  hundred  one  of  the  education law within or without such
municipal corporation to provide or receive fuel, equipment, maintenance
and repair, supplies, water  supply,  street  sweeping  or  maintenance,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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sidewalk  maintenance,  right-of-way  maintenance, storm water and other
drainage, sewage disposal,  landscaping,  mowing,  technology  services,
ASSISTANCE  TO MOTORISTS DURING AN EMERGENCY ON ANY THRUWAY AS SUCH TERM
IS  DEFINED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES
LAW, or any other services of government. Such state  agency,  soil  and
water  conservation  district,  or  unit  of the state university of New
York, within the limits of any specific statutory appropriation  author-
ized  and made available therefor by the legislature or by the governing
body responsible for the operation of such state agency, soil and  water
conservation  district,  or unit of the state university of New York may
contract with any municipal corporation  for  such  services  as  herein
provided  and  may  provide, in agreements and/or contracts entered into
pursuant to this section, for the reciprocal provision  of  services  or
other  consideration  of  approximately equivalent value, including, but
not limited to, routine and/or emergency  services,  monies,  equipment,
buildings  and  facilities,  materials or a commitment to provide future
routine and/or emergency  services,  monies,  equipment,  buildings  and
facilities or materials. Any such contract may be entered into by direct
negotiations  and  shall not be subject to the provisions of section one
hundred three of this chapter.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.