General Municipal Law 703-A — Legislation

Legislation Search OpenLegislation Statutes Search Term Search icon Search previous SECTION 703 Petition by residents or property owners to initiate annexation of territory up ARTICLE 17 Municipal Annexation Law next SECTION 704 Notice of hearing on petition or joint resolution to initiate annexation of territory Viewing most recent revision (from 2014-09-22) View historical revision as of: -- Choose a Date -- 2014-09-22 Share Facebook Email SECTION 703-A Resolution by governing boards of municipalities to initiate annexation of territory General Municipal (GMU) CHAPTER 24, ARTICLE 17 § 703-a. Resolution by governing boards of municipalities to initiate annexation of territory. Except for territory proposed to be annexed which is entirely uninhabited or territory in an agricultural district, or outside of such district but eligible for an agricultural assessment, pursuant to article twenty-five-AA of the agriculture and markets law, the governing boards of two or more municipalities which have mutually agreed to study the annexation of territory, may, by joint resolution, propose the annexation of such territory, pursuant to the provisions of this article.