Senate Bill S6521

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to authorizing the town of Somerset to extend the fire protection district to encompass the village of Barker

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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-S6521 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8723
Law Section:
Towns

2013-S6521 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the town of Somerset, Niagara county to extend the boundaries of the Somerset fire protection district to encompass the village of Barker upon the abolishment of the fire department of the village of Barker pursuant to a resolution of such village board.

2013-S6521 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6521 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6521

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 31, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MAZIARZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

AN ACT authorizing the town of Somerset to extend the town of  Somerset-
  Somerset Fire Protection District into the village of Barker

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

  Section 1. Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of  article  11  of
the  town  law,  commencing  with  the  effective date of the resolution
adopted pursuant to section 10-1020 of the village  law  abolishing  the
fire department in the village of Barker, Niagara county, the town board
of  the  town of Somerset, Niagara county, in accordance with the proce-
dures set forth in subdivision 2 of section 170 of the town  law,  shall
have the power to extend the town of Somerset - Somerset Fire Protection
District,  located  in the town of Somerset to include and encompass the
enter corporate limits of the village of Barker in such town.
  S 2. Upon the completion by the town of Somerset  of  the  proceedings
authorized  by  section one of this act, the fire protection district in
the town as extended shall be a fire protection district governed by the
provisions of section 184 of the town law, and the  town  board  of  the
town  shall  have  all of the powers and duties vested in and imposed on
town boards by section 184 of the town law, and shall be subject to  all
of  the  limitations,  procedures  and  restrictions  set  forth in such
section.
  S 3. On and after the completion  of  the  proceedings  authorized  by
section  one  of  this act, the not-for-profit fire corporation incorpo-
rated as the "Barker Fire Department, Inc." shall maintain its corporate
existence and may continue to maintain apparatus, appliances and facili-
ties within the village of Barker for the furnishing of fire protection.
Such continued presence in the village of Barker shall  not  render  the
fire corporation the fire department of the village, nor shall it render
the fire corporation under the control of the village authorities pursu-
ant  to  paragraph (e) of section 1402 of the not-for-profit corporation
law, provided, however, that for purposes of paragraph  (e)  of  section

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13752-01-4

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