Authorizes the town of Southampton, in the county of Suffolk, to issue bonds and notes, for a period of probable usefulness not to exceed 30 years, which shall apply to the object or purpose of constructing or reconstructing underground conduits and related facilities for the protection of public or municipal utility transmission lines.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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S. 5466 A. 7396
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
SENATE - ASSEMBLY
May 1, 2019
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IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Govern-
ment
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend chapter 399 of the laws of 2017, relating to authorizing
the town of Southampton, Suffolk county, to establish an underground
utility improvement district, in relation to the issuance of bonds and
notes of the town of Southampton, in the county of Suffolk, for the
construction or reconstruction of underground utilities and related
facilities
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 399 of the laws of 2017, relating to
2 authorizing the town of Southampton, Suffolk county, to establish an
3 underground utility improvement district, is amended to read as follows:
4 Section 1. (a) The town of Southampton, in the county of Suffolk, is
5 hereby authorized to establish an underground utility improvement
6 district pursuant to articles 12 and 12-A of the town law. Such under-
7 ground utility improvement district shall be established, funded, oper-
8 ated and otherwise controlled by the provisions of articles 12 and 12-A
9 of the town law and the provisions of this act. To the extent that the
10 provisions of this act shall in any way be in conflict with articles 12
11 and 12-A of the town law, the provisions of this act shall be control-
12 ling.
13 (b) The costs and expenses of the town of Southampton underground
14 utility improvement district shall be borne by local assessment upon the
15 several lots and parcels of land which the town board shall determine
16 and specify to be especially benefited by the improvement, and the town
17 board shall apportion and assess upon and collect from the several lots
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 and parcels of land so deemed benefited, so much upon and from each as
2 shall be in just proportion to the amount of benefit which the improve-
3 ment shall confer upon the same.
4 (c) Notwithstanding any provision of section 11.00 of the local
5 finance law to the contrary, the town of Southampton is hereby author-
6 ized to issue bonds and notes for the construction or reconstruction of
7 underground conduits and related facilities for the protection of public
8 or municipal utility transmission lines, including but not limited to
9 electrical power distribution and communication lines, including
10 furnishings, machinery, equipment, apparatus, appurtenances, land or
11 rights-in-land, and the costs of and incidental to the transfer of such
12 lines from above ground to such conduits and related facilities. Such
13 issuance shall be authorized for a period of probable usefulness not to
14 exceed 30 years, which shall apply to the object or purpose set forth in
15 this subdivision.
16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
