Permits the village of Croton-on-Hudson, Westchester county, to lease certain sports field fences for advertisements, with revenues to be used solely for the care of Dobbs Park, Duck Pond Park, Firefighters Memorial Field and David J. Manes Memorial Field.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A810
SPONSOR: Levenberg TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to permitting the
village of Croton-on-Hudson, Westchester county, to lease certain sports
field fences for advertisements
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
The purpose of this legislation is to permit the Village of Croton-on-
Hudson to lease certain sports field fences for advertisements to raise
revenue.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
SECTION 1. A new section 77-k is added to the General Municipal Law,
which will allow the Village of Croton-on-Hudson to place advertising at
Dobb's Park, Duck Pond Park, Firefighters Memorial Field and David J
Manes Memorial Field.
SECTION 2. Establishes the effective date.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION (IF APPLICABLE):
Not applicable.
JUSTIFICATION:
The village of Croton-on-Hudson wants the ability to lease space on the
fences at several sports fields under their jurisdiction for the purpose
of advertising. This will increase revenue for the Village of Croton-on-
Hudson Recreation and Parks Department, which will be utilized to
improve and better maintain said fields. This may also reduce the tax
burden on village residents.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
This is new legislation.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
Increased revenue for the village of Croton-of-Hudson.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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810
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 8, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. LEVENBERG -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to permitting the
village of Croton-on-Hudson, Westchester county, to lease certain
sports field fences for advertisements
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new
2 section 77-k to read as follows:
3 § 77-k. Sports field fence leases in the village of Croton-on-Hudson,
4 Westchester county. Notwithstanding any provision of any general,
5 special or local law or of any charter to the contrary, the village of
6 Croton-on-Hudson, Westchester county, may lease any and all sports field
7 fences at Dobbs Park, Duck Pond Park, Firefighters Memorial Field and
8 David J. Manes Memorial Field, annually, at a nominal rent, to a not-
9 for-profit corporation or organization, organized under the laws of the
10 state of New York for the purpose of permitting the sale of advertising,
11 with the revenues to be used solely for the care of such Dobbs Park,
12 Duck Pond Park, Firefighters Memorial Field and David J. Manes Memorial
13 Field that are all in the village of Croton-on-Hudson, Westchester coun-
14 ty.
15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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