Senate Bill S6275

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the provision of geographic information system mapping technology for strategic planning and municipal study assistance

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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-S6275 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§237 & 239-c, Gen Muni L; amd §273, Town L; amd §103, St Tech L; add §105-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S2209
2019-2020: S781
2021-2022: S1466
2023-2024: S2691

2015-S6275 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the provision of geographic information system mapping technology for strategic planning and municipal study assistance.

2015-S6275 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6275 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6275

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 6, 2016
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, the town law, the state tech-
  nology law  and  the  executive  law,  in  relation  to  provision  of
  geographic  information  system  mapping  for  strategic  planning and
  municipal study assistance

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

  Section 1. Section 237 of the general municipal law, as added by chap-
ter 699 of the laws of 1913, is amended to read as follows:
  S 237. Maps and recommendations. Such planning commission may cause to
be made a map or maps of said city or village or any portion thereof, or
of  any  land  outside  the limits of said city or village so near or so
related thereto that in the  opinion  of  said  planning  commission  it
should  be  so mapped.   Such plans may show not only such matters as by
law have been or may be referred to the planning  commission,  but  also
any and all matters and things with relation to the plan of said city or
village  which  to  said  planning commission seem necessary and proper,
including recommendations and changes suggested by it; and any report at
any time made, may include any of the above.  Such  planning  commission
may  obtain expert assistance in the making of any such maps or reports,
or in the investigations necessary and  proper  with  relation  thereto.
SUCH  PLANNING COMMISSION MAY ALSO REQUEST ASSISTANCE FROM THE OFFICE OF
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, WHICH SHALL ASSIST WITH ANY MAPPING  OF
SAID  CITY  OR  VILLAGE  OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, WHERE SUCH A REQUEST IS
MADE IN ORDER FOR SAID CITY OR VILLAGE TO MAKE ANY STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT
OR POLICY DECISIONS, UPON A SHOWING OF NEED BY THE CITY OR VILLAGE  UPON
REQUEST  BY  THE  OFFICE  AS DEFINED BY SECTION ONE HUNDRED THREE OF THE
STATE TECHNOLOGY LAW.
  S 2. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 3 of section 239-c  of  the  general
municipal  law,  as added by chapter 451 of the laws of 1997, is amended
to read as follows:

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

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