Bill Text: NY S02429 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 2429 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Provides that towers, including communications towers, etc., may not be erected on special parkway lands (Westchester county) without the consent of the local government in which located and must comply with all local laws, regulations, etc.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-06-21 - COMMITTED TO RULES [S02429 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S02429-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2429
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 20, 2011
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       Introduced  by  Sens.  OPPENHEIMER, MONTGOMERY -- read twice and ordered
         printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Trans-
         portation
       AN  ACT  to amend the transportation law, in relation to the erection of
         certain towers on special parkway lands
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The transportation law is amended by adding a new section
    2  71-a to read as follows:
    3    S 71-A. SPECIAL PARKWAYS; ERECTION OF  TOWERS.    NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY
    4  INCONSISTENT  PROVISION  OF LAW, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOT ERECT, CAUSE
    5  OR PERMIT TO BE ERECTED, GRANT EASEMENTS OR LICENSES FOR,  OR  OTHERWISE
    6  FACILITATE  THE ERECTION OF, ANY TOWER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY
    7  TOWER USED FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS, CELLULAR TELEPHONE, POLICE, OR  OTHER
    8  EMERGENCY  OR  PUBLIC SERVICES COMMUNICATIONS, SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS,
    9  OR DIGITAL OR PCS COMMUNICATIONS, ON LANDS OF ANY SPECIAL PARKWAY  WITH-
   10  OUT  THE  CONSENT  OF THE CITY, TOWN, OR VILLAGE IN WHICH SUCH LANDS ARE
   11  LOCATED. ANY SUCH USE SHALL CONFORM IN ALL RESPECTS TO ANY AND ALL LOCAL
   12  LAWS, ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS.
   13    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD05930-01-1