STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ S. 321--C A. 99--C 2015-2016 Regular Sessions SENATE - ASSEMBLY (Prefiled) January 7, 2015 ___________ 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 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Local Government in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee -- again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Local Governments in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT authorizing the town of East Hampton, Suffolk county, to estab- lish an underground utility improvement district The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The town of East Hampton, in the county of Suffolk, is 2 hereby authorized to establish an underground utility improvement 3 district pursuant to articles 12 and 12-A of the town law. Such road 4 improvement district shall be established, funded, operated and other- 5 wise controlled by the provisions of articles 12 and 12-A of the town 6 law and the provisions of this act. To the extent that the provisions of 7 this act shall in any way be in conflict with articles 12 and 12-A of 8 the town law, the provisions of this act shall be controlling. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02393-05-6S. 321--C 2 A. 99--C 1 § 2. The purpose of the underground utility improvement district shall 2 be to take such action as may be required to adopt plans and specifica- 3 tions and enter into a contract or contracts, or take such other actions 4 as may be required with a public utility company, municipality, or 5 public authority in order to construct underground new public utility 6 facilities or convert existing overhead public utility facilities to 7 underground facilities. For the purposes of this act, "public utility 8 facilities" shall include the transmission and distribution of elec- 9 trical energy, telephone lines, and cable television lines, including 10 poles, wires, and all associated structures. 11 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.