S6917-2011 Actions

• Jun 21, 2012: COMMITTED TO RULES
• Jun 13, 2012: AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 6917A
• Jun 12, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• Jun 11, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• Jun 6, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.1122
• Apr 11, 2012: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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S6917-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S6917

TITLE OF BILL:
An act in relation to including the trustees of the Freeholders and
Commonalty of the town of Southampton, trustees of the Freeholders and
Commonalty of the town of East Hampton and the trustees of the Freehold-
ers and Commonalty of the town of Southold as municipal corporations for
the purposes of section 72-h of the general municipal law

PURPOSE:
To include the trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the Town of
Southampton, the trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the Town
of East Hampton and the trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of
the Town of Southold as municipal corporations for the purposes of
Section 72-h of the General Municipal Law.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1. Provides that for the purposes of Section 72-h of the General
Municipal Law, the term "municipal corporation" shall include: (a) the
trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the Town of Southampton;
(b) the trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the Town of East
Hampton; and (c) the trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the
Town of Southold.

Section 2. Effective Immediately.

JUSTIFICATION:
Typically, the County of Suffolk transfers land pursuant to Section 72-h
of the General Municipal Law. This section states that land transfers
only occur to municipal corporations, which through definition are
limited to county, town and village government. While not a taxing
jurisdiction, the trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the Town
of Southampton, the trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the
Town of East Hampton and the trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty
of the Town of Southold are clearly a form of local elected government
and would greatly benefit from the ability to receive land at no cost
from the County to be placed under their stewardship. This legislation
would provide that for the purposes of Section 72-h of the General
Municipal Law, the term "municipal corporation" shall include the trus-
tees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the Town of Southampton, the
trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the Town of East Hampton
and the trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the Town of Sout-
hold.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Legislation, 2012

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None to the State.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

Immediately.

S6917-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 S. 6917                                                  A. 9808
 SENATE - ASSEMBLY
 April 11, 2012
 
 IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print
 ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Govern
 ment
 IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE, LOSQUADRO -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Local Governments
 AN  ACT  in  relation  to  including the trustees of the Freeholders and
 Commonalty of the town of Southampton, trustees of the Freeholders and
 Commonalty of the town of East Hampton and the trustees of  the  Free
 holders  and  Commonalty  of  the town of Southold as municipal corpo
 rations for the purposes of section 72-h of the general municipal law
 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section  1.  Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, for
 the purposes of section 72-h of the  general  municipal  law,  the  term
 "municipal corporation" shall include: (a) the trustees of the Freehold
 ers  and  Commonalty of the town of Southampton; (b) the trustees of the
 Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of  East  Hampton;  and  (c)  the
 trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of Southold.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15221-02-2

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