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A06161 Summary:

BILL NOA06161
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORBrabenec
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
 
Permits municipalities within certain counties to apply for reimbursement from the state for law enforcement activities on waterways within their jurisdiction.
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A06161 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A6161
 
SPONSOR: Brabenec
  TITLE OF BILL: An act in relation to permitting certain municipalities to receive reimbursement from the state for law enforcement activities on waterways within their jurisdiction   PURPOSE OF THE BILL: To ensure that the Village of Greenwood Lake can receive appropriate reimbursement for their police department's efforts to enforce the navi- gation law, despite the county filing a similar application, so long as the total amount reimbursed does not exceed statutory limits.   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section One- Allows that in a county of between 390,000 and 425,000 residents any municipality in said county will be eligible for state reimbursement for their enforcement of state navigation law, regardless of whether the county has filed an application provided that the total amount reimbursed .to the municipality does not exceed limits set forth In section 79-B   JUSTIFICATION: The Village of Greenwood Lake expends significant resources in order to enforce state navigation laws but, receives no reimbursement by the state despite the. intent of section 79-b. The reason is because the County Sheriffs Department also files an application for reimbursement for a much smaller amount, and that filing precludes any reimbursement for Greenwood Lake. Given the population limitations included in the text, this bill would only affect Orange County and no other geographic area. It would simply allow the Village of Greenwood Lake to begin to recover legitimate policing costs, in line with the spirit of the original law. This legislation closes a loophole and allows for a fair administration of this program for communities in Orange County.   LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2024: A5767 Referred to transportation   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: Would increase revenue to the Village of Greenwood Lake from existing State revenue   EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediate
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A06161 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          6161
 
                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 26, 2025
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. BRABENEC -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Transportation
 
        AN  ACT  in  relation  to  permitting  certain municipalities to receive
          reimbursement from the state for law enforcement activities on  water-
          ways within their jurisdiction

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 79-b of the navi-
     2  gation law, any municipality in a county  whose  population  is  between
     3  390,000  and  425,000 inhabitants, and whose police department patrols a
     4  waterway within the jurisdiction of such municipality, shall be eligible
     5  to apply for reimbursement for expenses incurred in the  enforcement  of
     6  the  applicable  provisions  of the navigation law regardless of whether
     7  the county has filed an application for reimbursement; provided that the
     8  total amount reimbursed to the municipality and  the  county  shall  not
     9  exceed  the  maximum reimbursement as set forth in such section 79-b, as
    10  determined by the department of parks, recreation and historic preserva-
    11  tion.
    12    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06561-01-5
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