Senate Bill S5858B

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the process of selling surplus fire equipment and vehicles

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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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2015-S5858 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10355
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §176, Town L

2015-S5858 - Summary

Relates to the process of selling surplus fire equipment and vehicles.

2015-S5858 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5858 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5858

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. VENDITTO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the town law, in relation  to  the  process  of  selling
  surplus fire equipment and vehicles

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 23 of section 176 of the town law,  as  amended
by chapter 288 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows:
  23. May sell or otherwise dispose of real and personal property of the
district  no  longer  necessary for any of its uses or purposes if, when
and in the manner and to the extent authorized so to do in a proposition
which is duly submitted and adopted or approved at a special  or  annual
fire  district  election  in  the manner provided by section one hundred
seventy-nine OF THIS ARTICLE for voting upon appropriations, except that
if a proposition shall be submitted pursuant to the provisions  of  said
section  for  the  purchase  of  apparatus  or if a proposition shall be
submitted pursuant to the local finance law for the approval of  a  bond
resolution or a capital note resolution for obligations to be issued for
the  purchase  of apparatus, such proposition may specify that apparatus
or equipment owned by the district or the proceeds of the  sale  thereof
is to be used in part payment for new apparatus and the adoption of such
proposition  shall  authorize the sale or such other disposition of such
apparatus or equipment, or if apparatus or equipment is to be  purchased
without the submission of a proposition as aforesaid apparatus or equip-
ment owned by the district may be used as part payment for new apparatus
or  equipment without the adoption of a proposition therefor, and except
also that the board of fire commissioners may at any time sell or other-
wise dispose of real and personal property of  the  district  no  longer
necessary  for  any  of  its uses or purposes if valued at less than ONE
HUNDRED fifty thousand dollars BUT NOT BELOW FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, if,
when and in the manner and to the extent authorized so to do in a resol-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11327-02-5

2015-S5858A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10355
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §176, Town L

2015-S5858A - Summary

Relates to the process of selling surplus fire equipment and vehicles.

2015-S5858A - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5858A - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 5858--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. VENDITTO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Rules  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  town law, in relation to the process of selling
  surplus fire equipment and vehicles

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision 23 of section 176 of the town law, as amended
by chapter 288 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows:
  23. May sell or otherwise dispose of real and personal property of the
district no longer necessary for any of its uses or  purposes  if,  when
and in the manner and to the extent authorized so to do in a proposition
which  is  duly submitted and adopted or approved at a special or annual
fire district election in the manner provided  by  section  one  hundred
seventy-nine OF THIS ARTICLE for voting upon appropriations, except that
if  a  proposition shall be submitted pursuant to the provisions of said
section for the purchase of apparatus  or  if  a  proposition  shall  be
submitted  pursuant  to the local finance law for the approval of a bond
resolution or a capital note resolution for obligations to be issued for
the purchase of apparatus, such proposition may specify  that  apparatus
or  equipment  owned by the district or the proceeds of the sale thereof
is to be used in part payment for new apparatus and the adoption of such
proposition shall authorize the sale or such other disposition  of  such
apparatus  or equipment, or if apparatus or equipment is to be purchased
without the submission of a proposition as aforesaid apparatus or equip-
ment owned by the district may be used as part payment for new apparatus
or equipment without the adoption of a proposition therefor, and  except
also that the board of fire commissioners may at any time sell or other-
wise  dispose  of  real  and personal property of the district no longer
necessary for any of its uses or purposes if valued  at  less  than  ONE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11327-03-5

2015-S5858B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10355
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §176, Town L

2015-S5858B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the process of selling surplus fire equipment and vehicles.

2015-S5858B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5858B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 5858--B

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. VENDITTO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Rules  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to  said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Local Government
  in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  town law, in relation to the process of selling
  surplus fire equipment and vehicles

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision 23 of section 176 of the town law, as amended
by chapter 288 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows:
  23. May sell or otherwise dispose of real and personal property of the
district no longer necessary for any of its uses or  purposes  if,  when
and in the manner and to the extent authorized so to do in a proposition
which  is  duly submitted and adopted or approved at a special or annual
fire district election in the manner provided  by  section  one  hundred
seventy-nine OF THIS ARTICLE for voting upon appropriations, except that
if  a  proposition shall be submitted pursuant to the provisions of said
section for the purchase of apparatus  or  if  a  proposition  shall  be
submitted  pursuant  to the local finance law for the approval of a bond
resolution or a capital note resolution for obligations to be issued for
the purchase of apparatus, such proposition may specify  that  apparatus
or  equipment  owned by the district or the proceeds of the sale thereof
is to be used in part payment for new apparatus and the adoption of such
proposition shall authorize the sale or such other disposition  of  such
apparatus  or equipment, or if apparatus or equipment is to be purchased
without the submission of a proposition as aforesaid apparatus or equip-
ment owned by the district may be used as part payment for new apparatus
or equipment without the adoption of a proposition therefor, and  except

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11327-04-6

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