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BILL NUMBER:S4912

TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the powers of the canal corporation

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Allows canal corporation to waive fee for work permit for project on canal lands if it adds value to lands at no cost to canal corporation or state.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Adds a new paragraph (p) to Section 1 of subdivision 7 of section 382 of the public authorities law, as amended by chapter 138 of the laws of 1997.

JUSTIFICATION: This bill is being requested because of several eagle scouts being required to pay a $25 work permit fee for their projects on canal corporation lands. Currently, the Public Authorities Law disallows any waiver, even for individuals and groups involved in the Canal Clean Up Days. This amendment to the law would waive any fee for a work permit which the canal corporation has the power to issue if in its discretion the project which is subject to a work permit would add value to canal lands without any cost to the canal corporation or the state.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: S.6840 of 2007/2008 S.4888 of 2009/2010

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately.

Text

STATE OF NEW YORK
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4912

2011-2012 Regular Sessions

IN SENATE

April 29, 2011
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Introduced  by Sen. NOZZOLIO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the powers of
  the canal corporation

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

  Section  1.  Paragraphs (n) and (o) of subdivision 7 of section 382 of
the public authorities law, as amended by chapter 138  of  the  laws  of
1997, are amended and a new paragraph (p) is added to read as follows:
  (n)  enter on any lands, waters, or premises for the purpose of making
borings, soundings, and surveys; [and]
  (o) accept any gifts or any grant of funds or property from the feder-
al government or from the state or any other  federal  or  state  public
body or political subdivision or any other person and to comply with the
terms and conditions thereof[.]; AND
  (P) WAIVE ANY FEE FOR A WORK PERMIT WHICH IT HAS THE POWER TO ISSUE IF
IN  ITS  DISCRETION  THE PROJECT WHICH IS SUBJECT TO A WORK PERMIT WOULD
ADD VALUE TO CANAL LANDS WITHOUT ANY COST TO THE  CANAL  CORPORATION  OR
THE STATE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01247-01-1