A 11098: Permits the town of Southeast, Putnam county, to lease fences at the John E. Markel Memorial Park for advertisements.
<p>This act amends the General Municipal Law to specifically allow the Town of Southeast in Putnam County to lease sports field fences located at the John E. Markel Memorial Park for advertising purposes. The legislation permits these leases to be granted annually at a nominal rent to not-for-profit corporations or organizations organized under New York State law. Any revenue generated from these advertising sales must be used exclusively for the care and maintenance of the John E. Markel Memorial Park. This authority applies notwithstanding any conflicting provisions in existing general, special, or local laws or charters. The act takes effect immediately upon introduction.</p>
- What is the current status of A 11098?
- As of June 9, 2026, A 11098 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on June 5, 2026, was "substituted by s10077".
- Did A 11098 pass?
- Not yet. A 11098 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 11098, and where is it now?
- A 11098 was authored by Asm. Matthew Slater.
| Jun. 05, 2026 | substituted by s10077 |
| Jun. 05, 2026 | ordered to third reading rules cal.602 |
| Jun. 05, 2026 | rules report cal.602 |
| Jun. 05, 2026 | reported |
| Jun. 04, 2026 | reported referred to rules |
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 11098 IN ASSEMBLY April 24, 2026 ___________ 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. LBD15516-01-6