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                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 22, 2015
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Introduced  by M. of A. HAWLEY, RAIA, MONTESANO -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M. of A. BLANKENBUSH, CERETTO, CORWIN,  McLAUGHLIN,  OAKS,  PALMESANO,
  THIELE  --  read  once  and  referred to the Committee on Governmental
  Operations

AN ACT to amend the general construction law, in  relation  to  allowing
  for online publication of public notices

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

  Section 1. The general construction law is amended  by  adding  a  new
section 40-a to read as follows:
  S  40-A. PUBLIC NOTICES AND PUBLICATIONS. 1. SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS
OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION  OF
LAW TO THE CONTRARY, IN ANY CASE IN WHICH NOTICE OF ANY FACT IS REQUIRED
BY  LAW  TO  BE PUBLISHED OR ADVERTISED IN A NEWSPAPER, IN ADDITION SUCH
REQUIREMENT SHALL BE SATISFIED BY PUBLICATION OF THE NOTICE IN AN ONLINE
NEWS PUBLICATION THAT:
  A. PROVIDES GENERAL INTEREST NEWS  ON  A  DAILY  BASIS  TO  A  DEFINED
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION; AND
  B.  HAS BEEN CONTINUOUSLY PUBLISHED FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR PRIOR TO THE
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE NOTICE.
  2. ANY PUBLICATION MADE PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE
SUBJECT TO ALL REQUIREMENTS AND STIPULATIONS OF PUBLICATION  IMPOSED  BY
LAW  OR BY ORDER OF A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION WITH REGARD TO THE
NOTICE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A REQUIREMENT THAT THE NOTICE BE  PUBLISHED
IN A NEWSPAPER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01742-01-5