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                                   494

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
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Introduced  by  M. of A. HOYT -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry

AN ACT to amend the state technology law, in relation  to  developing  a
  geographic  information  system to allow cities, towns and villages to
  calculate future development and its impacts

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

  Section  1.  Legislative  findings.  The  legislature  finds  that the
cities, towns and villages of the state are empowered through zoning and
planning enabling authorization to manage land use in  their  respective
jurisdictions.  Land  use decisions have significant local, regional and
statewide fiscal, environmental and social significance. The legislature
further finds that zoning and planning jurisdictions should have  access
to  the  most  advanced technology, tools and data to foster intelligent
decision making.
  The legislature  further  finds  that  technology  through  geographic
information  systems, digital orthophotos and other software tools exist
to allow local officials and the public to visualize how their community
has changed over the years and how it is likely to change in the future.
Computer models can assist in developing growth  policy  for  the  whole
community or for individual policy decisions.
  It is the intent of the legislature by this act to advance the state's
current  policies  of  using  technology to help government to serve the
people and of fostering quality communities through informed local plan-
ning.
  S 2. Section 103 of the state technology law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision 12-c to read as follows:
  12-C.  TO  DEVELOP,  ACQUIRE OR CAUSE TO BE DEVELOPED, IN CONSULTATION
WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE, A GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM AND MAPPING
METHODOLOGY THAT WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE  UPON  REQUEST  TO  ALL  CITIES,

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

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TOWNS  AND VILLAGES TO CALCULATE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL (BUILD-OUT
ANALYSIS) UNDER EXISTING ZONING, PLANNING AND OTHER LAND USE LAWS.  SUCH
GEOGRAPHIC  INFORMATION  SYSTEM SHALL INCLUDE BUT NEED NOT BE LIMITED TO
CALCULATION   OF   THE   NUMBER   OF   POTENTIAL  RESIDENTIAL  LOTS  AND
COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL FLOOR AREA UNDER EXISTING ZONING AND ESTIMATES  OF
IMPACTS FROM ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING OVERALL ESTIMATED COST TO
LOCAL  GOVERNMENT,  GALLONS OF WATER USED, SEWAGE AND SOLID WASTE GENER-
ATED, NUMBERS OF ADDITIONAL STUDENTS ENROLLED  IN  SCHOOLS,  IMPACTS  ON
FARMLAND AND OPEN SPACE AND MILES OF NEW ROAD NEEDED TO BE BUILT.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.