Assembly Bill A3873

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Directs the secretary of state to prepare and distribute to cities, towns and villages a model comprehensive outdoor lighting ordinance

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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-A3873 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2594
Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง137, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7901, S4189
2013-2014: A994, S4225
2017-2018: A2601
2019-2020: A824
2021-2022: A2250
2023-2024: A303
2025-2026: A739

2015-A3873 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the secretary of state to prepare and distribute to cities, towns and villages a model comprehensive outdoor lighting ordinance.

2015-A3873 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3873

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to  the  prepara-
  tion  and distribution of a model comprehensive outdoor lighting ordi-
  nance

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

  Section  1.  The  general  municipal  law  is  amended by adding a new
section 137 to read as follows:
  S 137. MODEL COMPREHENSIVE OUTDOOR LIGHTING ORDINANCE.  THE  SECRETARY
OF  STATE,  IN  CONSULTATION WITH THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT  AUTHORITY,  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  TRANSPORTATION  AND  THE
COMMISSIONER  OF GENERAL SERVICES, SHALL PREPARE OR CAUSE TO BE PREPARED
AND DISTRIBUTED TO CITIES, TOWNS  AND  VILLAGES  A  MODEL  COMPREHENSIVE
OUTDOOR  LIGHTING  ORDINANCE  FOR THE PURPOSE OF SAVING ENERGY, REDUCING
UNNECESSARY GLARE AND REDUCING UNNECESSARY SKY GLOW.   FOR  PURPOSES  OF
THIS  SECTION,  THE TERM "GLARE" SHALL MEAN LIGHT EMITTED BY A LUMINAIRE
THAT CAUSES REDUCED VISIBILITY OR MOMENTARY BLINDNESS BY SHINING DIRECT-
LY INTO THE EYES OF THE VIEWER; AND THE TERM "SKY GLOW" SHALL  MEAN  THE
ILLUMINATION  OF  THE  NIGHTTIME  SKY  THAT  RESULTS FROM UPWARD SHINING
LIGHT, WHICH IS REFLECTED OFF MOLECULES AND PARTICLES OF DIRT AND  MOIS-
TURE IN THE ATMOSPHERE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08143-01-5

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