Assembly Bill A9073A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Authorizes the county of Westchester to issue certain bonds without the need for a referendum but subject to a public hearing

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  • Introduced
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    • 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-A9073 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
Local Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §33.10, Loc Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A6191

2013-A9073 - Summary

Authorizes the county of Westchester to issue bonds without the need for a referendum.

2013-A9073 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  9073

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 12, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Local Governments

AN  ACT  to  amend the local finance law, in relation to authorizing the
  adoption of a  bond  act  for  the  construction,  reconstruction,  or
  modification  of sewage and drinking water facilities in the county of
  Westchester without submission to a referendum

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

  Section  1. Subdivision 1 of paragraph b of section 33.10 of the local
finance law, as amended by chapter 125 of the laws of 1990,  is  amended
to read as follows:
  1.  In  the  county of Westchester, a bond act adopted by the board of
legislators authorizing the issuance of bonds or bonds and capital notes
in an amount in excess of ten million dollars  to  finance  any  capital
improvement,  shall not become effective until submitted at a general or
special election and approved by a majority of the  votes  cast  on  the
question  of the approval or disapproval of such act.  The provisions of
this subdivision shall not apply to bond acts authorizing  the  issuance
of  bonds  or  bonds  and capital notes to provide for the construction,
reconstruction or modification of facilities for the conveyance,  treat-
ment  and disposal of sewage [required by any order of the state commis-
sioner of health or of the commissioner  of  environmental  conservation
directing compliance with standards, determinations or orders promulgat-
ed  pursuant  to  article  seventeen or article nineteen of the environ-
mental conservation law, or any order of an agency acting in  accordance
with  an  interstate  compact, to prevent pollution of the waters of the
state or to ameliorate noxious odors, emissions, insect proliferation or
other conditions arising as a consequence of operating such a  facility]
OR  FACILITIES  FOR THE DISTRIBUTION, TREATMENT, AND STORAGE OF DRINKING
WATER.
  The provision of this subdivision shall not apply to bond acts author-
izing the issuance of bonds or bonds and capital notes  to  provide  for
the  construction or reconstruction of facilities, acquisition of sites,
collection and disposition of solid wastes, required  by  any  order  of

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

2013-A9073A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
Local Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §33.10, Loc Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A6191

2013-A9073A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the county of Westchester to issue bonds without the need for a referendum.

2013-A9073A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 9073--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 12, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee  on  Local  Governments  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the local finance law, in relation  to  authorizing  the
  adoption  of  a  bond  act  for  the  construction, reconstruction, or
  modification of sewage and drinking water facilities in the county  of
  Westchester without submission to a referendum but subject to a public
  hearing

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of paragraph b of section 33.10 of the  local
finance  law,  as amended by chapter 125 of the laws of 1990, is amended
to read as follows:
  1. In the county of Westchester, a bond act adopted by  the  board  of
legislators authorizing the issuance of bonds or bonds and capital notes
in  an  amount  in  excess of ten million dollars to finance any capital
improvement, shall not become effective until submitted at a general  or
special  election  and  approved  by a majority of the votes cast on the
question of the approval or disapproval of such act.  The provisions  of
this  subdivision  shall not apply to bond acts authorizing the issuance
of bonds or bonds and capital notes to  provide  for  the  construction,
reconstruction  or modification of facilities for the conveyance, treat-
ment and disposal of sewage [required by any order of the state  commis-
sioner  of  health  or of the commissioner of environmental conservation
directing compliance with standards, determinations or orders promulgat-
ed pursuant to article seventeen or article  nineteen  of  the  environ-
mental  conservation law, or any order of an agency acting in accordance
with an interstate compact, to prevent pollution of the  waters  of  the
state or to ameliorate noxious odors, emissions, insect proliferation or
other  conditions arising as a consequence of operating such a facility]
OR FACILITIES FOR THE DISTRIBUTION, TREATMENT, AND STORAGE  OF  DRINKING
WATER. PROVIDED, HOWEVER SUCH BOND ACTS IN EXCESS OF TEN MILLION DOLLARS
SHALL  NOT BE ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF LEGISLATORS UNTIL A PUBLIC HEARING
WITH NOTICE IS HELD.

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

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