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Feb 05, 2014 |
opinion referred to judiciary |
Jan 10, 2014 |
to attorney-general for opinion |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to local governments |
Feb 20, 2013 |
opinion referred to judiciary |
Jan 28, 2013 |
to attorney-general for opinion |
Jan 23, 2013 |
referred to local governments |
Assembly Bill A3119
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
THIELE
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
2013-A3119 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-A3119 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides for a constitutional amendment directing the legislature to establish a procedure for the creation of Peconic county; provides that Peconic county shall consist of the towns of East Hampton, Riverhead, Shelter Island, Southampton and Southold in the county of Suffolk.
2013-A3119 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3119 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 23, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing an amendment to article 9 of the constitution, in relation to directing the legislature to enact a procedure for the creation of a new county to be called Peconic county from the towns of East Hampton, Riverhead, Shelter Island, Southampton, and Southold in Suffolk County Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That article 9 of the constitution be amended by adding a new section 4 to read as follows: S 4. LEGISLATURE DIRECTED TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURE FOR THE CREATION OF PECONIC COUNTY. (A) WHENEVER USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL MEAN OR INCLUDE: (1) "PECONIC COUNTY." THE TOWNS OF EAST HAMPTON, RIVERHEAD, SHELTER ISLAND, SOUTHAMPTON, AND SOUTHOLD IN THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK. (2) "TAX CONTRIBUTION." THE CONTRIBUTION OF PECONIC COUNTY TO THE GENERAL FUND OF SUFFOLK COUNTY BASED UPON ITS CONTRIBUTION OF SALES AND USE TAX AND THE REAL PROPERTY TAX. (B) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF THIS CONSTITUTION TO THE CONTRA- RY, THE LEGISLATURE SHALL ENACT A PROCEDURE FOR THE CREATION OF PECONIC COUNTY AS PROVIDED FOR BY THIS SECTION WITHIN TWELVE MONTHS OF THE ADOPTION OF THIS SECTION. (C) SUCH ENACTMENT SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE FOLLOWING: (1) THE INITIATION OF THE CREATION OF PECONIC COUNTY BY A PETITION SUBMITTED BY THE ELECTORS OF THE PROPOSED PECONIC COUNTY TO THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS IN A NUMBER EQUAL TO AT LEAST TEN PERCENT OF THE TOTAL VOTE CAST FOR GOVERNOR IN THE TERRITORY PROPOSED TO BE PECONIC COUNTY IN THE LAST GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION. (2) PECONIC COUNTY SHALL NOT BE CREATED UNTIL THE PEOPLE OF THE PROPOSED PECONIC COUNTY SHALL HAVE CONSENTED THERETO BY A MAJORITY VOTE ON A REFERENDUM. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD89017-01-3
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