Provides that expired cable television franchises shall be deemed extended with an increase in the fees to be paid by cable television company which shall not exceed 5% of the company's gross annual receipts, until such time as a municipality and the cable television company enter into a renewal of the franchise.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5327
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 15, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. P. RIVERA -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to the extension and
renewal of cable television franchises
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 219 of the public service law, as
2 added by chapter 83 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows:
3 2. A municipality shall have the power to require a franchise of any
4 cable television system providing service within the municipality,
5 notwithstanding that said cable television system does not occupy, use
6 or in any way traverse a public street. Upon the expiration of any
7 franchise or any extension or renewal thereof, the provisions of the
8 most recently expired franchise, extension or renewal shall remain in
9 full force and effect with an increase in all fees, taxes, and charges
10 imposed upon the cable television company by the municipality which
11 shall not exceed five percent of such company's gross annual receipts,
12 until such time as the municipality and cable television company agree
13 to renew or extend such franchise, or the municipality enters into a
14 franchise agreement with another cable television company. The provision
15 of any municipal charter or other law authorizing a municipality to
16 require and grant franchises is hereby enlarged and expanded, to the
17 extent necessary, to authorize such franchises.
18 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
19 have become a law, and shall apply to cable television franchises, and
20 renewals and extensions thereof, that expire on or after such date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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