Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 02, 2016 |
committee discharged and committed to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Jun 01, 2016 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S7979
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2015-S7979 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A10468
- Current Committee:
- Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
- Law Section:
- Transportation Corporations Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง87, Transp Corps L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2017-2018:
S5139, A2446
2019-2020: S8883, A7872
2021-2022: S3765
2023-2024: S1622
2015-S7979 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7979 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the transportation corporations law, in relation to the construction of pipe lines PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL : To amend section 87 of transportation, corporations law to give local control to towns over the permitting the construction of a pipeline that would traverse the land within that particular municipality. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : This bill would grant towns the authority to accept or reject the construction of a pipeline project that would pass through its jurisdiction. JUSTIFICATION : Current law requires a resolution by a city or village to permit a pipeline to be constructed within its boundaries. This legislation will include towns to that law and thereby give towns the local control they need to protect their community. In order for such a project to be permitted with the town's borders, this law would
2015-S7979 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7979 I N S E N A T E June 1, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARCHIONE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the transportation corporations law, in relation to the construction of pipe lines THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 87 of the transportation corporations law is amended to read as follows: S 87. Construction through villages, TOWNS and cities. No pipe line shall be constructed into or through any incorporated village, TOWN or city in this state, unless authorized by a resolution prescribing the route, manner of construction and terms upon which granted, adopted at a regular meeting of the board of trustees of the village, TOWN BOARD, or the legislative body of the city by a two-thirds vote thereof, but such resolution shall not affect any private right. No pavement shall be removed in any city under the provisions of this article, except as directed by the legislative body, nor until the corporation seeking to remove the same shall give a bond in such sum as the legislative body may require for relaying of any pavements removed. In case any pavement shall have been removed and not properly relaid, the city may sue such corporation, for the cost of relaying such pavement. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15694-01-6
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