Authorizes a permissive referendum to be initiated by the local government or voters where a legislative body of a local government is amending or adopting local laws relating to the increase of taxes, fines, fees or surcharges pursuant to state legislative authority.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5085
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 12, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. LOPEZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend the municipal home rule law, in relation to authorizing
a permissive referendum where a legislative body of a local government
is amending or adopting local laws relating to the increase of taxes
pursuant to state legislative authority
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 24 of the municipal home rule law
2 is amended by adding a new paragraph l to read as follows:
3 l. In the case where a legislative body of a given unit of local
4 government is granted special authority by the state legislature to
5 amend or adopt local laws relating to the increase of taxes, fines,
6 fees, or surcharges as a function of a home rule request made to the
7 state legislature by said legislative body.
8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to any
9 pending amendments or adoptions to local laws relating to the increase
10 of taxes, fines, fees, or surcharges.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07048-01-5
