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NY A07003
Bill
Status
4/19/2021
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 in their respective municipalities
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Requires municipal legislative bodies to adopt a local law by two-thirds vote before changing the status of any military monument or memorial
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Mandates at least 90 days' notice before adoption, including at least one public hearing with notice published in newspapers, posted in five public places, and posted on the municipality's website for 15 days
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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
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment
Legislative Description
Classifies military monuments and memorials as parkland; 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
1/5/2022