NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A11098
SPONSOR: Slater TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to permitting the
town of Southeast, Putnam county, to lease certain sports field fences
for advertisements
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
Permits the town of Southeast, Putnam county, to lease certain sports
field fences for advertisements
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 of the bill adds a new. section 77-1 to the General Municipal
Law to allow the town of Southeast in Putnam County. to lease municipal
sports field fences of John E. Markel Memorial Paik, annually, at a
nominal rent to not-for-profit corporations or organizations for the
purposes of advertising. The revenue from said leases is to be used
solely for the care of John E. Markel Memorial Park.
Section 2 of the bill provides for the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
The town of Southeast has requested the ability to lease space on the
fences of the sports fields at John E. Markel /emorial Park for the
purposes of advertising in order to increase the revenue of the town's
parks and recreation department to improve and better maintain the John
E. Markel Memorial Park. Additionally, this may reduce the tax burden on
residents of the town.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
Increased revenue for the local government.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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11098
IN ASSEMBLY
April 24, 2026
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Introduced by M. of A. SLATER -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to permitting the
town of Southeast, Putnam county, to lease certain sports field fences
for advertisements
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 77-l to read as follows:
3 § 77-l. Sports field fence leases in the town of Southeast, Putnam
4 county. Notwithstanding any provision of any general, special or local
5 law or of any charter to the contrary, the town of Southeast, Putnam
6 county, may lease any and all sports field fences at the John E. Markel
7 Memorial Park, annually, at a nominal rent, to a not-for-profit corpo-
8 ration or organization, organized under the laws of the state of New
9 York for the purpose of permitting the sale of advertising, with the
10 revenues to be used solely for the care of such John E. Markel Memorial
11 Park in the town of Southeast, Putnam county.
12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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