Assembly Bill A9526

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the reuse plan for those prisons that are proposed to be closed

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A9526 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7068
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §79-b, Cor L

2009-A9526 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the reuse plan for those prisons that are proposed to be closed.

2009-A9526 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A9526 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  9526

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. AUBRY -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Correction

AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to the  reuse  plan  for
  proposed prison closures

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 79-b of the correction law, as amended by section 2
of part D of chapter 63 of the laws of  2005,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  S 79-b. Adaptive reuse plan for consideration prior to prison closure.
Not  later  than  six months prior to the effective date of closure of a
correctional facility, the commissioner OF ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT  shall,
in  consultation  with  THE COMMISSIONER, the commissioners of [economic
development,] civil service, GENERAL SERVICES and the division of crimi-
nal justice services [and], the director of  the  governor's  office  of
employee  relations, OFFICIALS OF ALL LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OF ANY POLITICAL
SUBDIVISION IN WHICH THE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IS LOCATED AND ANY  OTHER
APPROPRIATE STATE AGENCIES OR AUTHORITIES, provide a report for an adap-
tive  reuse plan for any facility slated for closure which will evaluate
the community impact of the proposed closure including but  not  limited
to  the  following  factors:   the potential to utilize the property for
another state government purpose, including for a new purpose as part of
the state criminal justice system; potential for the sale or transfer of
the property to a local government or other governmental entity;  poten-
tial  for  the  sale of the property to a private entity for development
into a business, residential or other purpose; community input for local
development; and the condition  of  the  facility  and  the  investments
required  to keep the structure in good repair, or to make it viable for
reuse.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15379-01-0

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