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                                   7701
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 16, 2019
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 Introduced by M. of A. JACOBSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Local Governments
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the town law, in relation to authorizing the town of
   Newburgh, Orange county, to establish a road improvement  district  in
   the Ridge Hudson Valley development area

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  The town of Newburgh, in the county of Orange,  is  hereby
 authorized  to establish a special road improvement district pursuant to
 articles 12 and 12-A of the town law.  Such  road  improvement  district
 shall  be  established, funded, operated and otherwise controlled by the
 provisions of articles 12 and 12-A of the town law and the provisions of
 this act.  To the extent that the provisions of this act  shall  in  any
 way  be  in  conflict  with  articles  12  and 12-A of the town law, the
 provisions of this act shall be controlling.
   § 2. For the purposes of this act, the Ridge Hudson Valley development
 area shall include the following tax parcels, identified  by  their  tax
 map  reference  numbers, section-block-lot, within the town of Newburgh:
 60-3-41.3, 60-3-41.4, 60-3-48, 60-4-49.1, 60-3-49.22,  60-3-56,  71-4-8,
 71-4-9,  71-4-10,  71-4-11,  71-4-12, 71-4-13, 71-4-14, 71-5-9, 71-5-15,
 71-5-16, 97-1-13.3, 97-1-20.3.
   § 3. The purpose of the road improvement district shall be to  provide
 for earthwork and site preparation, construction, repair, reconstruction
 and maintenance of roads and related appurtenances within and around the
 Ridge  Hudson  Valley  development  area to ensure certain improvements,
 upgrades and repairs are made pursuant to certain  development  criteria
 established  by  the  town  of  Newburgh. Any such development criteria,
 construction or reconstruction and subsequent maintenance thereof  shall
 be  subject to and in accordance with applicable provisions of the high-
 way law, procedures established by the  New  York  state  department  of
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 transportation  and  the  consents  of  the New York state department of
 transportation, where applicable.
   § 4. Section 202-c of the town law is amended by adding a new subdivi-
 sion 11 to read as follows:
   11.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY OTHER PROVISION OF GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL
 LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, WHENEVER THE TOWN BOARD OF  THE
 TOWN  OF NEWBURGH, ORANGE COUNTY, SHALL DETERMINE IT TO BE IN THE PUBLIC
 INTEREST, SAID TOWN BOARD MAY, UPON ITS OWN MOTION AND WITHOUT PETITION,
 BUT AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING HELD IN THE MANNER AND UPON THE NOTICE SPECI-
 FIED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, DIMINISH THE SIZE  OF,  EXTEND,
 MERGE  OR COMBINE ANY LIGHTING DISTRICT OR DISTRICTS, OR OTHERWISE AMEND
 SAME, PROVIDED THAT A PERIOD OF AT LEAST ONE  YEAR  SHALL  HAVE  ELAPSED
 SINCE  THE  DATE  OF  ESTABLISHMENT  OF  ANY SUCH DISTRICT AND, FURTHER,
 PROVIDED THAT THERE BE NO INDEBTEDNESS, OUTSTANDING AND UNPAID, INCURRED
 TO ACCOMPLISH ANY OF THE PURPOSES OF SUCH DISTRICT.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.