Authorizes towns to adopt, amend or repeal local laws to impose a surcharge per telephone line per month on the customers of every service supplier within such town to pay for the costs associated with obtaining, operating and maintaining an enhanced 911 emergency telephone system to serve such town.
Authorizes the town of Kinderhook to alienate certain parklands and to convey such land to the Valatie Volunteer Rescue Squad for the purpose of providing emergency medical services to the town of Kinderhook.
Authorizes the town of Eden, county of Erie, to discontinue as parklands and alienate certain lands for the purpose of providing needed resources to the existing parks within such town.
Directs local law enforcement agencies in municipalities authorizing an auxiliary police force by local law to provide retirement service identification cards to auxiliary police officers who retire with 10 or more years of service or who are injured in the course of duty and unable to continue duty due to such injury.
Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to the authority of the village of Plandome Manor to enter into contracts to sell delinquent tax liens or to pledge such liens as collateral for a loan.
Relates to exempting certain fire department officers of the Village of Hancock fire department from a New York state residency requirement; provides that chief, first and second assistant chiefs and any additional chiefs of the fire department of the village of Hancock need not be a resident of the state of New York.
Exempts the Southwood Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. from the requirement that the percentage of non-resident fire department members not exceed forty-five percent of the membership.
Allows industrial development agencies to make grants to municipalities for open space preservation, parkland improvements and conservation easements where the municipal governing body finds that the grant encourages tourism or otherwise improves quality of life.
Provides that a fire company may elect to include call firefighters within its membership who shall receive a stipend for each call that he or she responds to.
Includes aquatic invertebrate species and aquatic plants within the meaning of aquatic growth control permitted by towns through improvement districts.
Authorizes the town of Islip, county of Suffolk, to discontinue as parklands and lease certain lands to J.P. Supreme Caterers, Inc., d/b/a Nicky's on the Bay, or its successors and/or assigns, for operation of a fuel dock and restaurant.