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- Signed chap.329
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Home rule request
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.430
- Substituted for A4393B
- Referred to ways and means
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 62–0
- Home rule request
- Ordered to third reading cal.1212
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- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Print number 2952b
- Amend (t) and recommit to local government
- Print number 2952a
- Amend and recommit to local government
- Referred to local government
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Legalizes the dissolution of the town of Sanford fire district by such town
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Clifford Crouch
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S2952B
Title of bill
An act to legalize, validate, ratify and confirm the abolition of the Sanford Fire District by the town of Sanford, in the county of Broome and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
Purpose
The purpose of this bill is to dissolve the Sanford fire district and establish the Sanford fire protection district.
Summary of provisions
Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of the town law or insurance law, all proceedings and actions taken by the town of Sanford in the county of Broome, in relation to the abolition of the offices of fire district commissioners of the Sanford Fire District and transfer of their functions to the town board and town supervisor, including executing contracts for fire protection, redistributing foreign fire insurance premium tax funds and the establishment of any account of funds from real property taxes of the fire district, are hereby legalized, validated, ratified and confirmed.
Section 2. Notwithstanding the defects described in section one, to town board of the town of Sanford is hereby authorized to initiate proceedings pursuant to article 17-A of the general municipal law to dissolve the Sanford Fire District as if the town board were the governing body of the Sanford Fire District.
Section 3 makes this act take effect immediately and be deemed repealed on July 1, 2012.
Justification
Currently, the town of Sanford is faced with a problem concerning its fire district. Per the Comptroller's recommendation, the town of Sanford requested legislation be drafted by their state officials to abolish the town of Sanford fire district and form the town of Sanford fire protection district.
Legislative history
S.4301A of 2010: Passed Senate
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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