New York S 10255: Relates to major renovations or alterations to a cemetery

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S10255 Summary:

BILL NOS10255 

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SAME ASSAME AS A11151

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SPONSORCOMRIE

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§1502 & 1508, add §1506-f, N-PC L

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Requires the approval of a cemetery board before a major renovation or major alteration and upon submission of a report by the cemetery; requires certain information about applications and permits be included in such report; requires any report submitted for a major renovation or major alteration expected to cost in excess of $250,000 be certified by a licensed engineer, architect or landscape architect; changes the due date for each cemetery corporation's report from March 15th to April 15th.

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BILL NOS10255 

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05/08/2026REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10255

 IN SENATE

 May 8, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities
 and Commissions

 AN ACT to amend the not-for-profit corporation law, in relation to
 establishing requirements for applications for major renovations or
 alterations and reporting by certain cemetery corporations

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

 1 Section 1. Section 1502 of the not-for-profit corporation law is
 2 amended by adding a new paragraph (v) to read as follows:
 3 (v) The term "major alteration" or "major renovation" means a cemetery
 4 project for which an environmental assessment form (EAF) is prepared or
 5 required; an activity which can reasonably be expected to have a
 6 substantial and adverse impact on the adjacent community, the lots or
 7 the lot owners of the cemetery, including: demolition; flooding or
 8 draining; or construction of buildings or facilities. Such term shall
 9 not include those activities commenced with respect to the construction
 10 of a private mausoleum or lawn crypt, the paving of roads, the installa-
 11 tion of in ground utilities not directly adjacent to graves; or
 12 construction activities at existing structures not requiring a state or
 13 local permit.
 14 § 2. The not-for-profit corporation law is amended by adding a new
 15 section 1506-f to read as follows:
 16 § 1506-f. Major alteration or major renovation at cemetery corporations.
 17 (a) A major alteration or major renovation to a cemetery shall not be
 18 commenced without the approval of the cemetery board. Such approval
 19 shall be conditioned upon the submission of a report by the cemetery in
 20 accordance with this section. Such report shall be submitted to the
 21 cemetery board at least three months prior to the anticipated commence-
 22 ment date of any work on the period. The report shall describe the meth-
 23 od and purpose of such major alteration or major renovation, the
 24 proposed cost thereof, and include further information as required by
 25 this section.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15400-03-6

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 1 (b) A cemetery applicant shall include in its report information in
 2 response to the following:
 3 (1) whether the alteration will result in or avoid the destruction,
 4 damage to, modification or interference with existing graves and mark-
 5 ers, crypts, mausoleums, roadways, and pathways;
 6 (2) the location, design and duration of the major alteration;
 7 (3) the financial impact on the applicant;
 8 (4) whether the alteration will be appropriate for cemetery purposes;
 9 (5) whether the alteration will have an adverse impact on the
 10 surrounding community;
 11 (6) whether the alteration will have the potential to adversely affect
 12 the public health and safety, the environment or natural resources; and
 13 (7) the degree to which measures will be taken to minimize or elimi-
 14 nate these impacts.
 15 (c) An applicant shall include in its report a description of any
 16 approvals or permits required by state or local law. No cemetery shall
 17 commen