STATE OF NEW YORK
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S. 4733--A A. 6802--A
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
SENATE - ASSEMBLY
April 19, 2013
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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 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
amended and recommitted to said committee
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. HENNESSEY -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Local Governments -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to including
lakes in adopt-a-municipal park, shoreline or roadway programs
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The article heading of article 13-BB of the general munic-
2 ipal law, as added by chapter 626 of the laws of 1991, is amended to
3 read as follows:
4 ADOPT-A-MUNICIPAL PARK, SHORELINE [OR], ROADWAY
5 OR LAKE PROGRAMS
6 § 2. Section 277 of the general municipal law, as added by chapter
7 626 of the laws of 1991, is amended to read as follows:
8 § 277. Adopt-a-municipal park, shoreline [or], roadway or lake
9 programs. 1. The governing body of any county, city, town or village is
10 hereby authorized and empowered to authorize and direct such of its
11 officers or agencies as it shall designate to enter into [adopt-a-park]
12 adopt-a-municipal park, shoreline [or], roadway or lake program agree-
13 ments with volunteers or groups in an effort to reduce and remove litter
14 from its municipal parks, shorelines, roadways, lakes and other public
15 lands. Such agreements shall include but not be limited to:
16 a. providing and coordinating services by volunteers or groups to
17 reduce the amount of litter including providing trash bags and trash bag
18 pick up and in designated areas where volunteers may be in close proxim-
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 ity to moving vehicles providing safety briefings and reflective safety
2 gear; and
3 b. providing and installing signs identifying those volunteers or
4 groups adopting its particular municipal parks, shorelines, roadways,
5 lakes or other sections of public land.
6 2. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, the county,
7 city, town or village and its employees shall not be liable for damages
8 suffered by any persons resulting from the actions or activities of such
9 volunteers or groups.
10 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
