Assembly Bill A91

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides for giving of just compensation upon the taking of any billboard

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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-A91 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S410
Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง74-c, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2385, S4624
2011-2012: A729, S1361
2015-2016: A455, S1024
2017-2018: A314, S4184
2019-2020: A2290, S5668
2021-2022: S2686

2013-A91 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for giving of just compensation upon the taking of any billboard in accordance with the eminent domain procedure law; removes amortization schedules for the removal of billboards in areas other than industrial and manufacturing zones.

2013-A91 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   91

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GANTT -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Local Governments

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law,  in  relation  to  taking  of
  billboards

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

  Section 1. Section 74-c of the general  municipal  law,  as  added  by
chapter 335 of the laws of 1989, is amended to read as follows:
  S 74-c. Taking of billboards. 1. If any local law, ordinance or resol-
ution  adopted  by a municipal corporation in the exercise of its police
power shall require the removal of any legally  erected  and  maintained
billboard  or like outdoor advertising device, which is leased or rented
for profit [in areas zoned industrial or  manufacturing],  just  compen-
sation  for  said  taking  shall  be  determined  in accordance with the
provisions  of  article  five  of  the  eminent  domain  procedure  law;
provided,  however,  section  five  hundred two of such law shall not be
applicable in any such proceeding.
  2. [Unless compensation  therefor  is  provided  pursuant  to  section
eighty-eight  of  the highway law, if any local law, ordinance or resol-
ution adopted by a municipal corporation in the exercise of  its  police
power  shall  require  the removal of any legally erected and maintained
billboard or like outdoor advertising device, which is leased or  rented
for  profit,  and  which  is  located  in an area or zone, other than an
industrial or manufacturing zone, the display shall be allowed to remain
in existence for the period of time set forth below after giving  notice
of the removal requirement:

          fair market value on date of       minimum years
          notice of removal requirement        allowed
              under $1,999                        3

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

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