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NY A08520
Bill
Status
8/7/2019
Primary Sponsor
Steven Otis
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AI Summary
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Amends General Municipal Law Section 99-w to classify military monuments and memorials as parkland within municipalities.
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Requires municipal legislative bodies to adopt a local law by two-thirds vote before any change in status of military monuments or memorials, with at least 90 days' public notice.
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Mandates at least one public hearing with notice posted in five public places, advertised for three consecutive days in newspapers, and published on the municipality's website for 15 days prior to the hearing.
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Prohibits alienation, development, leasing, transfer, sale, or discontinuation of military monuments or memorials as memorial sites unless authorized by an act of the legislature.
Legislative Description
Classifies military monuments and memorials as parkland and provides that no such monument or memorial shall be alienated, developed, leased, transferred, sold or discontinued for use as a memorial site without the approval of the legislature.
Last Action
referred to veterans' affairs
1/8/2020