Senate Bill S6891

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the town of Riga's Host Benefit Agreement reserve fund; relates to improvements for highways in such town

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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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2013-S6891 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9246
Law Section:
Highways
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง1 & 3, Chap 439 of 2008

2013-S6891 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the town of Riga's Host Benefit Agreement reserve fund; relates to improvements for highways in such town; makes such provisions permanent.

2013-S6891 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6891 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6891

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 26, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  RANZENHOFER -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend chapter 439 of the laws of 2008 relating to  authorizing
  the town of Riga to establish the Host Benefit Agreement reserve fund,
  in  relation to improvements for highways in such town and in relation
  to making such provisions permanent

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  6 of section 1 of chapter 439 of the laws of
2008 relating to authorizing the town of  Riga  to  establish  the  Host
Benefit Agreement reserve fund, is amended to read as follows:
  6.  An  expenditure may be made from such fund only by a resolution of
the town board for (a) capital  improvements  or  equipment  for  water,
drainage  or  fire protection improvements that would benefit the entire
town, the area of the town outside the village or the area of  the  town
served  by  a  water, drainage or fire protection district or an area of
the town located in a water or drainage improvement benefit  area  [or],
(b)  to  pay  debt  service  on  obligations issued for capital purposes
related to a water improvement benefit area or water district.  Any such
resolution shall set forth the estimated maximum cost  thereof,  OR  (C)
FOR  THE REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENT OF HIGHWAYS, INCLUDING SLUICES, CULVERTS
AND BRIDGES HAVING A SPAN OF FIVE FEET OR LESS, IN ANY AREA OF THE TOWN.
Any expenditure from the fund authorizing an expenditure for such  capi-
tal  improvement  or equipment shall be subject to permissive referendum
as governed by article 7 of the town law.  Nothing in this act shall  be
construed  to  authorize  the  transfer to the credit of another reserve
fund; provided however, that transfers  may  be  made  to  the  townwide
general fund without a permissive referendum.
  S  2. Section 3 of chapter 439 of the laws of 2008 relating to author-
izing the town of Riga to establish the Host Benefit  Agreement  reserve
fund, is amended to read as follows:
  S  3.  This act shall take effect immediately [and shall expire and be
deemed repealed on December 31, 2014; provided, however, that  upon  the
expiration  and  repeal  of  this  act,  the  town may only transfer any

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

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