Assembly Actions -
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Feb 15, 2012 |
referred to local government |
Senate Bill S6485
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2011-S6485 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A974
- Current Committee:
- Senate Local Government
- Law Section:
- Cayuga County
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
A2222
2013-2014: A3494
2015-2016: A3341
2011-S6485 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6485 TITLE OF BILL: An act authorizing logo signage on a portion of interstate 90 for the "Harriet Tubman Home" PURPOSE: To authorize logo signage on a portion of Interstate 90 as the "Home of Harriet Tubman" and provide an alternative payment measure in order to better facilitate The Harriet Tubman Home's participation in the logo signage program. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This bill would require the Thruway Authority to enact an option to the Harriet Tubman Home for the payment of permit fees and any other authorized fees, associated with logo signage on a portion of Interstate 90, in equal installments during the period of time that such permit is valid. JUSTIFICATION: This legislation is intended to honor the memory of Harriet Tubman. Harriet Tubman's life was a monument of courage and determination that continues to stand out in American history. Born into slavery in Maryland, Harriet Tubman freed herself, and played a major role in freeing the remaining millions. After the Civil War,
2011-S6485 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6485 I N S E N A T E February 15, 2012 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT authorizing logo signage on a portion of interstate 90 for the "Harriet Tubman Home" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the New York state thruway authority ("authority") shall provide, upon approval of an application by the Harriet Tubman Home in the city of Auburn, county of Cayuga for a specific service or "logo" sign on interstate 90, an option for the payment of permit fees and any other authorized fees associated with such logo sign in equal install- ments during the period of time that such permit is valid. If such permit holder chooses such payment option, the authority also may require a down payment not to exceed twenty percent of such fees. Noth- ing contained herein shall be deemed to prohibit the payment of such fees in full, or of such installments in advance or in amounts greater than would otherwise be due, at the option of such permit holder. Provided, further, that in the event that the Harriet Tubman Home is designated as an historic site on the national register of historic places, nothing contained herein shall be deemed to prohibit the author- ity from erecting and installing appropriate signage therefor. S 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04705-01-1
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