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NY A01004
Bill
Status
1/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Amy Paulin
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AI Summary
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Authorizes the City of New Rochelle, Town of Mamaroneck, and Villages of Larchmont and Pelham Manor to convey or lease their sewer system properties to Westchester County through sewer system consolidation agreements
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Establishes a framework for creating "special transitional zones of assessment" within the New Rochelle sanitary sewer district to allocate costs of transferring sewer operations, maintenance, and improvements to the county
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Requires public hearings by both the municipality and county legislature before any consolidation agreement can be executed, with determinations that the transfer is in the public interest
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Permits consolidation agreements to address outstanding municipal debt on sewer systems, allowing the county to make payments to municipalities or issue bonds to finance acquisitions, with agreements lasting up to 50 years with renewal options
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Provides for transfer of municipal employees to county employment under agreed terms, subject to existing labor agreements and applicable law
Legislative Description
Provides for the conveyance or lease of sewer system properties located in the county of Westchester's New Rochelle sanitary sewer district and related management responsibilities to the county by municipalities in such district when determined to be in the public interest.
Last Action
substituted by s7927a
6/13/2025