Senate Bill S8958

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizes regional planning council's eligibility for federal and/or state grants

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Current Bill Status Via A8374 - Signed by Governor

  • 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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2023-S8958 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8374
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §239-h, Gen Muni L

2023-S8958 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes regional planning council's eligibility to apply for federal and/or state grants.

2023-S8958 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8958 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8958
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 3, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- 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  authorizing
   regional  planning  council's  eligibility to apply for federal and/or
   state grants
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision 3 of section 239-h of the
 general municipal law, as added by chapter 451 of the laws of  1997,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   (a)  Creation. Any municipal legislative body may collaborate with the
 legislative body of a contiguous municipal legislative body to create  a
 regional  planning council under this article. The legislative bodies of
 the municipalities participating in the regional planning council  shall
 adopt  by resolution an agreement setting forth the terms and conditions
 of such collaboration. The regional planning council shall be considered
 an agency of a political subdivision or  municipality  for  purposes  of
 sections  one  hundred  three,  one hundred four and article eighteen of
 this chapter [and], articles six and seven of the public  officers  law,
 AND FOR THE PURPOSES OF ELIGIBILITY FOR FEDERAL AND/OR STATE GRANTS.
   § 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.
                                                            LBD13715-01-3

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