Permits municipalities within certain counties to apply for reimbursement from the state for law enforcement activities on waterways within their jurisdiction.
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
STATE OF NEW YORK
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6161
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 26, 2025
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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.
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