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S6408Senate2013-2014 SessionSame asA9111

Extends the boundary of the Middletown-Hardenburgh fire district to include the territorial boundaries of the village of Margaretville for the purposes of fire protection

Sponsor James L. SewardSD-51Affects Local Government
Status
Signed by Governor
Impact
Pending
Outcome
Signed into law

Bill progress

Signed into law

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Primary sponsor
James L. Seward

Senator · Senate District 51

Chair, Insurance

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History

  1. Approval memo.2
  2. Signed chap.324
  3. Delivered to governor
  4. Returned to senate
  5. Passed assembly
  6. Home rule request
  7. Home rule request
  8. Home rule request
  9. Ordered to third reading rules cal.468
  10. Substituted for A9111A
  11. Referred to local governments
  12. Returned to assembly
Show 12 earlier actions
  1. Repassed senate
  2. Home rule request
  3. Amended on third reading 6408c
  4. Vote reconsidered - restored to third reading
  5. Passed senateVote 58–1
  6. Home rule request
  7. Amended on third reading 6408b
  8. Amended on third reading 6408a
  9. Advanced to third reading
  10. 2nd report cal.
  11. 1st report cal.123
  12. Referred to local government

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Sponsor's memo

BILL NUMBER:S6408C

Title of bill

An act to authorize the Middletown-Hardenburgh fire district to extend the fire district into the village of Margaretville

Purpose

Authorizes the Middletown-Hardenburgh Fire District to extend the fire district into the Village of Margaretville.

Summary of provisions

Section 1 abolishes the fire department in the Village of Margaretville, outlines the purpose of the legislation and provides for the Middle- town-Hardenburgh Fire District to include the Village of Margaretville.

Section 2 states that the Middletown-Hardenburgh Fire District shall, upon proper procedure, extend into the Village of Margaretville and retain all of its powers under the law.

Section 3 states the corporate existence of the not-for-profit Margaret- ville Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. shall continue to maintain appara- tus, appliances and facilities within the Village of Margaretville as it did before, but its continued presence shall not render it the fire corporation under the control of village authorities.

Section 4 states the Village of Margaretville and the Middletown-Harden- burgh Fire District shall use the existing procedures of Town Law Section 170 for adoption of the resolutions to extend the Middletown- Hardenburgh Fire District into the Village of Margaretville.

Section 5 contains the effective date.

Justification

The respective boards of the Village of Margaretville and the Middle- town-Hardenburgh Fire District have requested this legislation to provide for an extension of the Middletown-Hardenburgh Fire District into the Village. The bill will authorize the extension of the District to include the Village and give Village residents a vote as to the governance of the Fire District.

The respective boards of the Village of Margaretville and the Middle- town-Hardenburgh Fire District have voted and resolved to extend the Fire District as soon as permitted by this special legislation.

Legislative history

New bill.

Fiscal implications

None to the State.

Effective date

Immediately.

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