Senate Bill S7068

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-S7068 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9526
Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §79-b, Cor L

2009-S7068 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2009-S7068 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S7068 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7068

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 10, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. HASSELL-THOMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Crime  Victims,
  Crime and 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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