New York A 8873: Relates to establishing a historic business preservation registry

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A08873 Summary:

BILL NOA08873 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORAnderson

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Add §137, Gen Muni L

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Requires municipal corporations to reimburse residents in whole or in part for justifiable maintenance, such as snow removal and the removal of debris, of publicly owned areas.

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BILL NOA08873 

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06/09/2025referred to local governments

01/07/2026referred to local governments

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8873

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 June 9, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. ANDERSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Local Governments

 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to requiring
 municipal corporations to reimburse residents for the justifiable
 maintenance of publicly owned areas

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

 1 Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new
 2 section 137 to read as follows:
 3 § 137. Justifiable maintenance of publicly owned areas. Every munici-
 4 pal corporation located within the state shall establish a reimbursement
 5 program for resident maintenance expenses associated with publicly owned
 6 sidewalks, curbs and adjacent landscaped areas. For purposes of this
 7 section, maintenance shall include snow removal, the removal of debris
 8 and any other upkeep deemed justifiable maintenance by the municipal
 9 corporation. A comprehensive list of such justifiable maintenance shall
 10 be provided to each resident. Each municipal corporation shall establish
 11 a mechanism for residents to provide documentation of justifiable main-
 12 tenance expenses. After such documentation is received, the municipal
 13 corporation shall reimburse such residents in whole or in part for all
 14 established justifiable maintenance.
 15 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 16 have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11985-01-5

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