New York A 5587: Relates to providing a tax exemption for volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers

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A05587 Summary:

BILL NOA05587 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSempolinski

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §3-0117, En Con L; add §109-e, Gen Muni L

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Authorizes the department of environmental conservation to engage in cooperative purchasing; authorizes intergovernmental agreements between public agencies.

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BILL NOA05587 

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02/18/2025referred to environmental conservation

01/07/2026referred to environmental conservation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5587

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 18, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SEMPOLINSKI -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Environmental Conservation

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law and the general
 municipal law, in relation to authorizing the department of environ-
 mental conservation to engage in cooperative purchasing and authoriz-
 ing intergovernmental agreements

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

 1 Section 1. Section 3-0117 of the environmental conservation law is
 2 amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
 3 5. The department may, with written approval of the commissioner,
 4 participate in, sponsor, conduct or administer a cooperative purchasing
 5 agreement for the procurement of material or nonprofessional services
 6 with one or more public procurement units either within the state or
 7 with another state in accordance with an agreement entered into between
 8 the participants.
 9 § 2. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section
 10 109-e to read as follows:
 11 § 109-e. Intergovernmental agreements. 1. For purposes of this
 12 section, the term "public agency" shall mean any county, city, town,
 13 village, school district, improvement district or district corporation
 14 of the state of New York.
 15 2. Any power or powers, privilege or privileges, authority or under-
 16 taking, exercised or capable of exercise, or which may be engaged in,
 17 and any public works which may be undertaken, by a public agency acting
 18 alone may be exercised, enjoyed, engaged in or undertaken jointly with
 19 any other public agency which could likewise act alone.
 20 3. Any two or more public agencies may enter into a written agreement
 21 with one another for joint or cooperative action pursuant to the
 22 provisions of this section. Appropriate action by ordinance, resolution
 23 or otherwise pursuant to law of the governing bodies of the participat-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08548-01-5

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 1 ing public agencies shall be necessary before any such agreement shall
 2 become effective. Any separately legal or administrative entity estab-
 3 lished hereunder is a public corporation and may exist for the length of
 4 time set forth in the intergovernmental agreement.
 5 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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