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Jan 03, 2018 |
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Jan 06, 2017 |
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Senate Bill S1184
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government 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
2017-S1184 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Local Government
- Law Section:
- General Municipal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §99-x, Gen Muni L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S581
2011-2012: S920
2013-2014: S1522
2015-2016: S391
2017-S1184 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1184 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to prohibiting the construction of wireless communication facilities within fifteen hundred feet of school property PURPOSE : This legislation prohibits the construction of wireless communication facilities within fifteen hundred feet of school property. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section 99-v to prohibit the construction of wireless communication facilities within fifteen hundred feet of school property. JUSTIFICATION : The towers needed to facilitate cell phone communication have caused a great deal of concern. There are numerous stories detailing the potential negative effects of exposure to the electromagnetic radiation produced by cellular towers and facilities. To date, there is not a definitive study on the possible long and short term effects
2017-S1184 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1184 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 6, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARCELLINO -- 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, in relation to prohibiting the construction of wireless communication facilities within fifteen hundred feet of school property 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 99-x to read as follows: § 99-X. CONSTRUCTION OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITIES ON OR NEAR SCHOOL PROPERTY; PROHIBITION. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) "SCHOOL PROPERTY" SHALL MEAN ALL BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES AND LAND CONTAINED WITHIN THE REAL PROPERTY BOUNDARY LINE OF A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL. (B) "WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITY" SHALL MEAN AN UNSTAFFED FACILITY USED IN THE RECEIPT AND TRANSMISSION OF WIRELESS TELEPHONE SERVICE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANTENNAS, ANCILLARY TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWERS AND POLES. 2. A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OR OTHER ENTITY HAVING THE AUTHORITY TO ISSUE A PERMIT OR LICENSE TO AUTHORIZE THE PLACEMENT, ERECTION OR CONSTRUCTION OF A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITY SHALL PROHIBIT SUCH PLACEMENT, ERECTION OR CONSTRUCTION OF SUCH FACILITY ON SCHOOL PROPERTY OR WITHIN FIFTEEN HUNDRED FEET OF SCHOOL PROPERTY. § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05833-01-7
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