NY State Senate Bill 2019-S5466

Senate Bill S5466

Signed By Governor

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Authorizes the town of Southampton, in the county of Suffolk, to issue bonds and notes for a certain purpose

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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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Nov 20, 2019	signed chap.522
Nov 08, 2019	delivered to governor
Jun 18, 2019	returned to senate passed assembly home rule request ordered to third reading rules cal.393 substituted for a7396
Jun 14, 2019	referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate home rule request ordered to third reading cal.1388 committee discharged and committed to rules
May 01, 2019	referred to local government

Votes

- Jun 14, 2019 - Floor Vote
  S5466
  
  62
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 14, 2019
      
      aye (62)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Amedore
      
      Antonacci
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Biaggi
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Jacobs
      
      Jordan
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Little
      
      Liu
      
      Martinez
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Metzger
      
      Montgomery
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
  Jun 14, 2019 - Rules Committee Vote
  S5466
  
  18
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 14, 2019
      
      aye (18)
      
      Benjamin
      
      Breslin
      
      Comrie
      
      Flanagan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Griffo
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Little
      
      Liu
      
      Martinez
      
      Parker
      
      Robach
      
      Savino
      
      Seward
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Lanza

2019-S5466 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7396
Law Section:: Suffolk County
Laws Affected:: Amd §1, Chap 399 of 2017

2019-S5466 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the town of Southampton, in the county of Suffolk, to issue bonds and notes, for a period of probable usefulness not to exceed 30 years, which shall apply to the object or purpose of constructing or reconstructing underground conduits and related facilities for the protection of public or municipal utility transmission lines.

2019-S5466 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S5466

SPONSOR: LAVALLE
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend chapter 399 of the laws of 2017,
relating to authorizing the town of Southampton, Suffolk county, to
establish an underground utility improvement district, in relation to
the issuance of bonds and notes of the town of Southampton, in the coun-
ty of Suffolk, for the construction or reconstruction of underground
utilities and related facilities

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To authorize the Town of Southampton to determine benefit assessments
for costs and expenses and issue bonds and notes related to the Town of
Southampton underground utility improvement district.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Amends Chapter 399 of the Laws of 2017 relating to authoriz-
ing the Town of Southampton to establish an underground utility improve-
ment district.

Section. 2. Immediate effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Chapter 399 of the Laws of 2017 authorized the Town of Southampton to
establish an underground utility improvement district to provide a mech-
anism to raise funds and enter into contracts with incumbent utilities
providing service within the district to construct new public utilities
underground or convert existing overhead public utility facilities to
underground facilities.

This legislation provides that the costs and expenses associated with
the Southampton underground utility district, established under Chapter
399 of the Laws of 2017, shall be proportionately borne by local assess-
ment upon the several lots and parcels of land that the Town Board
determines and specifies will benefit by the improvement. It further
makes clear that the Town of Southampton is authorized to issue bonds
and notes for the construction or reconstruction of underground conduits
and related facilities for the protection of public or municipal utility
transmission lines for a period of probable usefulness not to exceed 30
years.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2019: New Legislation to amend Chapter 399 of the Laws of 2017

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately

2019-S5466 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
     S. 5466                                                  A. 7396
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 1, 2019
                                ___________
 
 IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Govern-
   ment
 
 IN  ASSEMBLY  -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Local Governments

 AN ACT to amend chapter 399 of the laws of 2017, relating to authorizing
   the town of Southampton, Suffolk county, to establish  an  underground
   utility improvement district, in relation to the issuance of bonds and
   notes  of  the  town of Southampton, in the county of Suffolk, for the
   construction or reconstruction of underground  utilities  and  related
   facilities
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 399 of the laws of 2017,  relating  to
 authorizing  the  town  of  Southampton, Suffolk county, to establish an
 underground utility improvement district, is amended to read as follows:
   Section 1. (A) The town of Southampton, in the county of  Suffolk,  is
 hereby  authorized  to  establish  an  underground  utility  improvement
 district pursuant to articles 12 and 12-A of the town law.  Such  under-
 ground  utility improvement district shall be established, funded, oper-
 ated 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 control-
 ling.
   (B) THE COSTS AND EXPENSES OF  THE  TOWN  OF  SOUTHAMPTON  UNDERGROUND
 UTILITY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT SHALL BE BORNE BY LOCAL ASSESSMENT UPON THE
 SEVERAL  LOTS  AND  PARCELS OF LAND WHICH THE TOWN BOARD SHALL DETERMINE
 AND SPECIFY TO BE ESPECIALLY BENEFITED BY THE IMPROVEMENT, AND THE  TOWN
 BOARD  SHALL APPORTION AND ASSESS UPON AND COLLECT FROM THE SEVERAL LOTS

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

                                                            LBD11117-03-9

 S. 5466                             2                            A. 7396
 
 AND PARCELS OF LAND SO DEEMED BENEFITED, SO MUCH UPON AND FROM  EACH  AS
 SHALL  BE IN JUST PROPORTION TO THE AMOUNT OF BENEFIT WHICH THE IMPROVE-
 MENT SHALL CONFER UPON THE SAME.
   (C)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  PROVISION  OF  SECTION  11.00  OF THE LOCAL
 FINANCE LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON IS  HEREBY  AUTHOR-
 IZED  TO ISSUE BONDS AND NOTES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OR RECONSTRUCTION OF
 UNDERGROUND CONDUITS AND RELATED FACILITIES FOR THE PROTECTION OF PUBLIC
 OR MUNICIPAL UTILITY TRANSMISSION LINES, INCLUDING BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO
 ELECTRICAL   POWER   DISTRIBUTION  AND  COMMUNICATION  LINES,  INCLUDING
 FURNISHINGS, MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT,  APPARATUS,  APPURTENANCES,  LAND  OR
 RIGHTS-IN-LAND,  AND THE COSTS OF AND INCIDENTAL TO THE TRANSFER OF SUCH
 LINES FROM ABOVE GROUND TO SUCH CONDUITS AND  RELATED  FACILITIES.  SUCH
 ISSUANCE  SHALL BE AUTHORIZED FOR A PERIOD OF PROBABLE USEFULNESS NOT TO
 EXCEED 30 YEARS, WHICH SHALL APPLY TO THE OBJECT OR PURPOSE SET FORTH IN
 THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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