General Municipal Law 99-Y — Legislation

Legislation Search OpenLegislation Statutes Search Term Search icon Search previous SECTION 99-X Prohibit symbols of hate up ARTICLE 5 Powers, Limitations and Liabilities next SECTION 99-Z Municipal officers or employees prohibited from displaying political advertisements on public property Viewing most recent revision (from 2022-04-22) View historical revision as of: -- Choose a Date -- 2022-04-22 Share Facebook Email SECTION 99-Y Internet access and communications General Municipal (GMU) CHAPTER 24, ARTICLE 5 § 99-y. Internet access and communications. The governing body of any county, city, town or village is hereby authorized and empowered to establish, construct, and maintain broadband and related telecommunications infrastructure, or to contract for the construction and maintenance of such services with a corporation or nonprofit organization, and for the maintenance, care, and replacement of infrastructure in connection therewith, if such governing body finds that such facilities are necessary. For the purposes of this section, "nonprofit organization" shall mean a corporation having tax exempt status under section 501 (c) (3) of the United States internal revenue code, or any organization incorporated under the not-for-profit corporation law.