STATE OF NEW YORK
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                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                       (Prefiled)
                                     January 4, 2017
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        Introduced  by  M.  of A. CAHILL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GRAF,
          GUNTHER, HOOPER, MAGNARELLI -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Governmental Operations
        AN ACT to amend the general construction law, in  relation  to  allowing
          for online publication of public notices
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Section 60 of the general construction law  is  amended  by
     2  adding a new subdivision d to read as follows:
     3    d.  Notwithstanding  any provision of law to the contrary, in any case
     4  in which notice of any fact is required by law to be published or adver-
     5  tised in a newspaper, in addition to such requirement, a county, munici-
     6  pality or school district of the state is permitted, at  the  option  of
     7  the  governing  body  thereof,  to  publish the notice in an online news
     8  publication that (i) provides general interest news on a daily basis  to
     9  a  defined geographic location; and (ii) has been continuously published
    10  for at least one year prior to the date of publication of the notice.
    11    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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