Assembly Bill A314

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides for giving of just compensation upon the taking of any billboard

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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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2017-A314 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4184
Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §74-c, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2385, S4624
2011-2012: A729, S1361
2013-2014: A91, S410
2015-2016: A455, S1024
2019-2020: A2290, S5668
2021-2022: S2686

2017-A314 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for giving of just compensation upon the taking of any billboard in accordance with the eminent domain procedure law; removes amortization schedules for the removal of billboards in areas other than industrial and manufacturing zones.

2017-A314 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    314
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 5, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GANTT -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Local Governments
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law,  in  relation  to  taking  of
   billboards
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 74-c of the general  municipal  law,  as  added  by
 chapter 335 of the laws of 1989, is amended to read as follows:
   § 74-c. Taking of billboards. 1. If any local law, ordinance or resol-
 ution  adopted  by a municipal corporation in the exercise of its police
 power shall require the removal of any legally  erected  and  maintained
 billboard  or like outdoor advertising device, which is leased or rented
 for profit [in areas zoned industrial or  manufacturing],  just  compen-
 sation  for  said  taking  shall  be  determined  in accordance with the
 provisions  of  article  five  of  the  eminent  domain  procedure  law;
 provided,  however,  section  five  hundred two of such law shall not be
 applicable in any such proceeding.
   2. [Unless compensation  therefor  is  provided  pursuant  to  section
 eighty-eight  of  the highway law, if any local law, ordinance or resol-
 ution adopted by a municipal corporation in the exercise of  its  police
 power  shall  require  the removal of any legally erected and maintained
 billboard or like outdoor advertising device, which is leased or  rented
 for  profit,  and  which  is  located  in an area or zone, other than an
 industrial or manufacturing zone, the display shall be allowed to remain
 in existence for the period of time set forth below after giving  notice
 of the removal requirement:

           fair market value on date of       minimum years
           notice of removal requirement        allowed
               under $1,999                        3
               $2,000 to $3,999                    4

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

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