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Senator · Senate District 7
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History
- Substituted by A7187
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.442
- Referred to local government
- Referred to local government
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Makes technical corrections to certain provisions of the general municipal law relating to the temporary state commission on local government ethics; repealer
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Andrew Hevesi
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S5647
Title of bill
An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to making technical corrections thereto; and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto
Purpose
The purpose of this bill is to repeal certain provisions of the general municipal law in order to streamline the statute and make government more efficient.
Summary of provisions
This bill repeals sections 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 813; article 12; and subdivision 3 of section 806 of the general municipal law. The bill amends subdivision 5 of section 808, paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 and, paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 812 of the general municipal law, as added by chapter 813 of the laws of 1987.
Justification
This bill is the first change in law emerging from a new ongoing legislative initiative that is specifically aimed at making government more efficient. The New York State Assembly Committee on Oversight, Analysis and Investigation, in coordination with other standing committees, is undertaking a comprehensive review of tens of thousands of reporting requirements currently written into every area of New York State Law.
The purpose of this extensive review is to enhance government efficiency. Our staff is actively looking to eliminate unnecessary reporting requirements and, by extension, some other statutorily required activities by various agencies, municipalities, and other political subdivisions that no longer serve the purpose for which they were originally placed into statute. After the first several months of this review, it has become clear that many of these requirements are outdated, duplicative, or unused and therefore no longer necessary. This bill is the first in what is projected to be a very long series of repeal bills that address these superfluous sections of law.
Specifically, this bill repeals reporting requirements and several other provisions pertaining to The Board of Railroad Commissioners and its related proceedings. The initial enabling legislation and the overall practices of this board are outdated, having been employed at the end of the 19th Century. Second, the bill repeals the provisions of the general municipal law with regard to the temporary state commission on local government ethics and its reporting requirements. This is necessary because the commission sunset in 1993; however, legal references and cross-references have left these reporting requirements scattered throughout the general municipal law, resulting in various agencies and commission having to still abide by these requirements.
Legislative history
This is a new bill.
Fiscal implications
None
Effective date
This act shall take effect on immediately.
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