BILL NUMBER: S8908A
SPONSOR: PALUMBO
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act relating to permitting the Setauket fire district to enter into
contracts with the state university of New York at Stony Brook for the
sale or donation of emergency equipment
 
PURPOSE:
To allow Setauket Fire District to store a surplus truck on the campus
of Stony Brook University.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1. Provides that the Setauket Fire District may enter into
agreements and/or contract with the State University of Stony Brook for
the sale or donation of a fire truck or other emergency equipment.
Section 2. Sets for the effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
The Setauket Fire District has recently acquired a new fire truck, which
has made one of their older fire trucks a surplus to their needs. To
mitigate the unnecessary space this surplus truck would take at the
department, they entered into a memorandum of understanding with Stony
Brook University (located within their Fire District). The law pertain-
ing to which municipalities are permitted to contract with the state
agencies such as SUNY, does not include fire districts.
This legislation makes it possible for the Setauket fire district to
enter such an agreement.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately