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Senator · Senate District 42
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History
- Substituted by A2051
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.417
- Referred to finance
Companion bill
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Relates to coterminus municipalities
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Kevin Cahill
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S2787
Title of bill
An act to amend the state finance law and the village law, in relation to coterminous municipalities
Purpose or general idea of bill
To amend chapter 435 of the laws of 2012 to clarify the eligibility of certain grant programs.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1: Amends subparagraph (ii) of paragraph p of subdivision 10 of section 54 of the State Finance Law to clarify that for purposes of the Citizen Empowerment Tax Credit, when a town and village engage in a co-terminus reorganization, they must choose to operate principally as a village or as a town but not both.
Section 2: Amends clause 2 of subparagraph (i) of paragraph q of subdi- vision 10 of section 54 of the State Finance Law to clarify that for purposes of the Local Government Citizens Reorganization Grant Program, when a town and village engage in a co-terminus reorganization, they must choose to operate principally as a village or as a town but not both.
Section 3: Amends section 17-1700 of the Village Law to include villages which have annexed territory to embrace the entire territory of a town within the purview article 17 of the Village Law which contains provisions that are applicable to a village embracing the entire terri- tory of a town.
Section 4: Amends subdivision 1 of section 17-1702 of the Village Law to provide that when a village annexes territory to embrace the entire territory of a town and later the borders of the village change, the corresponding border of the town changes as well.
Section 5: Amends subdivision 1 of section 17-1703 of the Village Law to provide that when a village has been incorporated to embrace the entire territory of a town within the provisions of that section.
Section 6: Amends subdivisions 1 and 2 of the opening paragraphs of subdivisions 3 and 4 of section 17-1703 of the Village Law to clarify that any existing coterminous town-village shall not be required to submit a proposition to the voters to decide if the coterminous town- village shall operate principally as a town or principally as a village.
Section 7: Amends subdivision 1 of section 17-1714 of the Village Law to include villages which have annexed territory to embrace the entirety of a town within the provisions of that section.
Section 8: Amends section 17-1735 of the Village Law to include any village which has annexed territory to embrace the entire territory of a town within the provision for carrying over local town laws.
Section 9: Effective date.
Justification
This legislation is needed to clarify that a coterminous town-village that operates principally as a town or principally as a village shall be eligible for the Citizens Empowerment Tax Credit program and the Local Government Citizens Re-organization Grant program in order to provide consistency with the goals of these grant programs, including reducing the numbers and layers of local governments, and improving the overall efficiency of local governments.
Prior legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications for state and local governments
Undetermined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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