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This bill requires annexation petitions needing county water or sewer approval to be referred to county or regional planning agencies for recommendations before a final decision.
Why it matters
Ensures county or regional planning agencies have a formal role in reviewing annexation petitions involving water or sewer service. this adds a layer of regional oversight to decisions that can significantly impact infrastructure, growth, and environmental resources.
Promotes more coordinated and informed decision-making. by requiring municipalities to consider recommendations from planning agencies before approving annexations, potentially leading to better alignment with broader land use and development strategies.
May slow or complicate some annexation processes. , as municipalities can’t make final determinations until they fulfill the new referral and recommendation requirements—this could affect development timelines or negotiations between towns, cities, and counties.
Applies immediately to all pending annexation petitions not yet finalized. , meaning current proposals under consideration could be impacted, not just future ones—this could alter the outcome or process for ongoing local government decisions.
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Review Annexation Petitions Locally
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1622
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 12, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. SKOUFIS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to referrals of certain annexation petitions
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The section heading of section 239-m of the general municipal law, as amended by chapter 459 of the laws of 1997, is amended, subparagraph (vi) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 is renumbered subparagraph (vii) and a new subparagraph (vi) is added to read as follows:
Referral of certain proposed city, town and village planning and zoning actions and referral of and recommendation on certain annexation petitions to the county planning agency or regional planning council; report thereon; final action.
(vi) annexation that would potentially require county or county agency approval (I) to provide water or sewer service in the area to be annexed, or (II) for the annexing municipality to provide water or sewer service in the area to be annexed;
§ 2. Subdivision 1 of section 711 of the general municipal law is amended by adding a new closing paragraph to read as follows:
Provided, however, in the event that the petition to initiate annexation is subject to referral to and recommendation by relevant county planning agency or regional planning council pursuant to section two hundred thirty-nine-m of this chapter, the governing boards of the municipalities affected by such annexation shall comply with all requirements of such section prior to making a final determination.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately, and shall apply to any annexation petition for which a final determination by the affected governing boards as required by section 711 of the general municipal law has not yet been determined.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04533-01-7
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