STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1126 2021-2022 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 7, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BYRNES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments AN ACT in relation to the establishment of the Wheatland-Scottsville joint fire district The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Except as otherwise provided in this act, the dissolution 2 of the town of Wheatland fire protection district located in the town of 3 Wheatland, Monroe county, New York, the establishment of the Wheatland- 4 Scottsville joint fire district by the town board of the town of Wheat- 5 land, and the board of trustees of the village of Scottsville, Monroe 6 county, and all actions taken in anticipation or as a result thereof, 7 shall be governed, except as specifically excluded and excepted herein, 8 by all applicable general, special and local laws, including, but not 9 limited to the laws of the state of New York, including but not limited 10 to the town law, the village law, the general municipal law, and the 11 local finance law. 12 § 2. The payment of principal and interest on any outstanding bonds or 13 notes, leases or other obligations of the village of Scottsville, 14 related to fire protection, issued or assumed by the Wheatland-Scotts- 15 ville joint fire district, shall be a charge on the taxable real proper- 16 ty located in the Wheatland-Scottsville joint fire district. 17 § 3. Any bond resolution adopted by the board of fire commissioners of 18 the Wheatland-Scottsville joint fire district in accordance with the 19 local finance law to authorize the issuance of serial bonds in an amount 20 not to exceed $2,000,000 to finance the acquisition from the village of 21 Scottsville of the village's firehouse, the land on which the firehouse 22 is situated, and the village's firefighting equipment, apparatus and 23 communication equipment shall become effective upon adoption by such 24 board of a resolution and shall not be subject to a mandatory referendum 25 in accordance with section 38.00 of the local finance law. Subsequent to EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02820-01-1

A. 1126 2 1 the issuance of such serial bonds for these specific purposes, any 2 future borrowing by the fire district shall be in accordance with the 3 applicable provisions of New York state law. 4 § 4. (a) The village of Scottsville is hereby empowered and directed 5 to transfer to the Wheatland-Scottsville joint fire district, the unex- 6 pended and encumbered balance of the appropriations for the fire 7 protection purposes in the village's 2021-2022 budget, for use by the 8 Wheatland-Scottsville joint fire district for any lawful object or 9 purpose of the district. 10 (b) The town of Wheatland is hereby empowered and directed to transfer 11 to the Wheatland-Scottsville joint fire district, an amount equal to the 12 unexpended and encumbered balance of the appropriations for the fire 13 protection purposes in the town's 2021 budget, which has not been paid 14 to the village for use by the Wheatland-Scottsville joint fire district 15 for any lawful object or purpose of the district. 16 § 5. The Wheatland-Scottsville joint fire district is hereby empowered 17 and may enter into one or more contracts with the Scottsville fire 18 department, Inc. for the provision to all or any portion of the Wheat- 19 land-Scottsville joint fire district for fire protection services, emer- 20 gency services in case of accidents, calamities or other emergencies in 21 connection with which services of firefighters would be required, gener- 22 al ambulance service, or any combination thereof. Except as provided 23 herein, such contracts shall be entered into pursuant to, and governed 24 by, subdivision 22 of section 176 of the town law and, as provided ther- 25 ein, subject to the provisions of section 209-b of the general municipal 26 law. 27 § 6. This act shall take effect immediately.

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