NY State Senate Bill 2023-S8779

Senate Bill S8779

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Ratifies and confirms the creation of water district no. 14 of the town of Monroe; and authorizes the issuance of bonds or notes by such town to finance certain inter-fund borrowings by such water district

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 29, 2024	referred to local governments delivered to assembly passed senate home rule request
May 28, 2024	ordered to third reading cal.1513 committee discharged and committed to rules
Mar 11, 2024	referred to finance

Votes

- May 29, 2024 - Floor Vote
  S8779
  
  61
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: May 29, 2024
      
      aye (61)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Ashby
      
      Bailey
      
      Borrello
      
      Breslin
      
      Brisport
      
      Brouk
      
      Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
      
      Chu
      
      Cleare
      
      Comrie
      
      Cooney
      
      Felder
      
      Fernandez
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gonzalez
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mannion
      
      Martinez
      
      Martins
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Murray
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oberacker
      
      Ortt
      
      Palumbo
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Rhoads
      
      Rivera
      
      Rolison
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Scarcella-Spanton
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      Webb
      
      Weber
      
      Weik
      
      excused (1)
      
      Walczyk
  May 28, 2024 - Rules Committee Vote
  S8779
  
  17
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  2
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: May 28, 2024
      
      aye (17)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Bailey
      
      Breslin
      
      Comrie
      
      Fernandez
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Griffo
      
      Liu
      
      Mayer
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Thomas
      
      aye wr (2)
      
      Helming
      
      Lanza
      
      excused (1)
      
      Krueger

2023-S8779 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9704
Current Committee:: Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:: Towns

2023-S8779 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Ratifies and confirms the creation of water district number 14 of the town of Monroe, made up of the water system previously owned and operated by Orchard Hill Water Company and which has been owned and operated by the town of Monroe by mandate from the public service commission since 2013; authorizes the issuance of bonds or notes by such town to finance certain inter-fund borrowings by such water district.

2023-S8779 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8779

SPONSOR: SKOUFIS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to ratify and confirm the creation of water district no. 14 of
the town of Monroe and to authorize the issuance of bonds or notes by
the town of Monroe to finance certain inter-fund borrowings by water
district no. 14 from such town's general fund

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

This legislation will ratify and confirm the establishment of Water
District No. 14, which has operated as a de-facto special district of
the Town of Monroe since approximately 2012.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Ratifies the creation and establishment of water district no.
14 of the Town of Monroe.

Section 2. Authorizes the Town of Monroe to issue bonds or notes to

finance certain inter-fund loans made by the Town's General Fund to said
Water District No. 14.

Section 3. Provides that this act shall take effect immediately.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

In 2013, the Public Service Commission mandated that the Town of Monroe
in Orange County take over the private water system that previously
served the residents of the current Water District No. 14.  The water
system was previously owned and operated by Orchard Hill Water Company.
The water system had fallen into substantial disrepair and required
significant capital improvements. Upon taking over the water system, the
Town immediately made certain necessary capital improvements to the
water system that were paid from the Town's General Funds. Absent the
improvements, the system was in complete disrepair and residents were
experiencing intermittent disruption of water service. The Town
completed the required proceedings to establish Water District No 14 on
August 28, 2019; however, the Town's application to the State Comp-
troller was not completed and approved. The District has been operating
as a de-facto district since 2012.

This legislation will authorize the Town to issue bonds or notes to
finance certain inter-fund loans made by the Town's General Fund to said
Water District No. 14 on account of emergency capital improvements and
land acquisition costs required when the Town took over the water
system. As of early 2024, the amount of the inter-fund loan is $507,443.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

None to the State.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2023-S8779 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8779
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 11, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to ratify and confirm the creation of water district  no.  14  of
   the  town of Monroe and to authorize the issuance of bonds or notes by
   the town of Monroe to finance certain inter-fund borrowings  by  water
   district no. 14 from such town's general fund

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
 the establishment of water district number 14 within the town of Monroe,
 made up of the water system previously owned  and  operated  by  Orchard
 Hill  Water Company and which has been owned and operated by the town of
 Monroe by mandate from the public  service  commission  since  2013,  is
 hereby  ratified and confirmed. Said water district established pursuant
 to this act shall be funded, operated, expanded and otherwise controlled
 in accordance with 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. The town of Monroe is authorized  to  issue  bonds  or  notes  in
 accordance  with  the  local finance law to finance the costs of certain
 capital improvements made by such town at the time  such  town  acquired
 the water system that is currently operated within water district number
 14.    The  issuance  of said bonds or notes shall not be subject to the
 approval of the state comptroller.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14271-01-4

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