What's happening
This bill extends the expiration date of a law recognizing certain town trustees as municipal corporations for two more years.
Why it matters
Ensures continued local control. By extending the law, the three town trustees (Southampton, East Hampton, Southold) will keep their status as municipal corporations, allowing them to manage and transfer property in ways similar to other local governments.
Supports land and resource management. These trustee boards oversee significant public lands and waterways. The extension preserves their legal authority to manage these resources for the benefit of residents.
Prevents legal uncertainty. Without this extension, the trustees’ ability to participate in property transfers under section 72-h of the general municipal law would lapse, potentially disrupting ongoing or planned land use, conservation, or infrastructure projects.
Reflects ongoing local needs. The repeated extensions suggest that the arrangement is still relevant to the unique structure and history of these Long Island towns, whose trustees have played a special governance role since colonial times.
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Extend Southampton Trustees Law
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Sponsors
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Substituted by S6426
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.530
- Rules report cal.530
- Reported
- Reported referred to rules
- Referred to local governments
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Extend Southampton Trustees Law
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Kenneth P. LaValle
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STATE OF NEW YORK
8239
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
June 10, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. THIELE, PALUMBO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend chapter 387 of the laws of 2013 relating to including the trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of Southampton, trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of East Hampton and the trustees of Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of Southold as municipal corporations for the purposes of section 72-h of the general municipal law, in relation to extending the expiration of such provisions
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 3 of chapter 387 of the laws of 2013, relating to including the trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of Southampton, trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of East Hampton and the trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of Southold as municipal corporations for the purposes of section 72-h of the general municipal law, as amended by chapter 101 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that section one of this act shall expire and be deemed repealed July 31, [2019] 2021.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13299-01-9
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