N.Y. Statute of Local Governments Law § 11: Reservation of power by legislature

§ 11. Reservation of power by legislature. The legislature hereby

excludes from the scope of the grants of powers to local governments in

this statute and reserves to itself the right and power to enact any law

described in this section notwithstanding the fact that it repeals,

diminishes, impairs or suspends a power granted to one or more local

governments in this statute:

1. Any law relating to the defense or protection of the state or to

the continuity of state or local governmental operations during periods

of emergency caused by enemy attack, actual or imminent, or by disaster.

2. Any law enacted as provided by paragraph two of subdivision (b) of

section two of article nine of the constitution on request of the

legislative body of each affected local government, on request of the

chief executive officer of each affected local government concurred in

by its legislative body or, except in the case of the city of New York,

on certificate of necessity from the governor.

3. Any law amending an alternative form of county government which is

subject to referendum pursuant to paragraph one or paragraph two of

subdivision (h) of section one of article nine of the constitution.

4. Any law relating to a matter other than the property, affairs or

government of a local government.

5. Any law authorizing the voluntary transfer of a power by a local

government to another local government or other governmental agency.

6. Any law authorizing the voluntary exercise of a power by a local

government in cooperation with another local government or other

governmental agency.