New York S 2659: Relates to special districts for ambulance services

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S02659 Summary:

BILL NOS02659 

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SAME ASSAME AS A03468

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SPONSORSTEC

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COSPNSROBERACKER, ORTT, TEDISCO

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §122-b, Gen Muni L

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Relates to the establishment of special districts for general ambulance services in any county, city, town or village located within the Adirondack park.

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BILL NOS02659 

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01/22/2025REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

01/07/2026REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 2659

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 22, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. STEC, OBERACKER, ORTT, TEDISCO -- read twice and
 ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
 Local Government

 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the establish-
 ment of special districts for general ambulance services within the
 Adirondack park

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Paragraphs (d), (e) and (f) of subdivision 1 of section
 2 122-b of the general municipal law, paragraphs (d) and (f) as amended by
 3 chapter 303 of the laws of 1980 and paragraph (e) as amended by section
 4 2 of part KK of chapter 55 of the laws of 2022, are amended and a new
 5 closing paragraph is added to read as follows:
 6 (d) Establish a special district for the financing and operation of
 7 general ambulance services as set forth by this section, whereby any
 8 county, city, town or village, either wholly or partially within the
 9 Adirondack park, acting individually, or jointly with any other county,
 10 city, town and/or village, either wholly or partially within the Adiron-
 11 dack park, through its governing body or bodies, following applicable
 12 procedures as are required for the establishment of fire districts in
 13 article eleven of the town law or following applicable procedures as are
 14 required for the establishment of joint fire districts in article
 15 eleven-A of the town law, with such special district being authorized by
 16 this section to be established in all or any part of any such partic-
 17 ipating county or counties, town or towns, city or cities and/or village
 18 or villages;
 19 (e) Employ any combination of the methods authorized in paragraph (a),
 20 (b) [or], (c) or (d) of this subdivision;
 21 [(e)] (f) A contract may be entered into pursuant to the provisions of
 22 this section for the services of an emergency rescue and first aid squad

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04880-01-5

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 1 of a fire department or fire company which is subject to the provisions
 2 of section two hundred nine-b of this chapter;
 3 [(f)] (g) Consider prehospital emergency treatment as that care
 4 provided by certified emergency medical technicians or certified
 5 advanced emergency medical technicians certified pursuant to the
 6 provisions of article thirty of the public health law.
 7 Any county, city, town or village which establishes or participates in
 8 a joint district pursuant to paragraph (d) of this subdivision shall
 9 dissolve and abolish any preexisting local district serving the same
 10 jurisdiction.
 11 § 2. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 1 of section 122-b of the general
 12 municipal law, as amended by chapter 303 of the laws of 1980, is amended
 13 to read as follows:
 14 [(e)] (f) No contract shall be entered into pursuant to the provisions
 15 of this section for the services of an emergency rescue and first aid
 16 squad of a fire department or fire company which is subject to the
 17 provisions of section two hundred nine-b of [the general municipal law]
 18 this chapter;
 19 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 20 the amendments to paragraph (e) of subdivision 1 of section 122-b of the
 21 general municipal law made by section one of this act shall be subject
 22 to the expiration and reversion of such paragraph pursuant to section 4
 23 of part KK of chapter 55 of the laws of 2022, when