Senate Bill S1423

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to eminent domain in N.Y. city

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee


  • 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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2013-S1423 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3945
Current Committee:
Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 9 Title 6 Head, add §2901, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S4155, A10296
2011-2012: S2332, A4927
2015-2016: S1261
2017-2018: S4478
2019-2020: S723
2021-2022: S3592
2023-2024: S1306

2013-S1423 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that in cities with a population of one million or more, the city council shall approve or disapprove a not-for-profit corporation's use of eminent domain by majority vote, after holding at least one official public hearing on such matter.

2013-S1423 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S1423 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1423

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. MONTGOMERY, HASSELL-THOMPSON, KRUEGER -- read twice
  and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
  on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the public  authorities  law,  in  relation  to  eminent
  domain in cities with a population of one million or more

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

  Section 1. The title heading of title 6 of article  9  of  the  public
authorities  law,  as  added by chapter 307 of the laws of 1964 and such
title as renumbered by chapter 838 of the laws of 1983, is amended and a
new section 2901 is added to read as follows:
             EMINENT DOMAIN TAKING; PROPERTY OF OR BY A PUBLIC
                           BENEFIT CORPORATION
  S 2901. EMINENT DOMAIN; CERTAIN CITIES. IN CITIES WITH A POPULATION OF
ONE MILLION OR MORE IN WHICH  ANY  PART  OF  THE  REAL  PROPERTY  TO  BE
ACQUIRED  IS  LOCATED,  THE  CITY  COUNCIL  SHALL  HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO
APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE ANY PUBLIC AUTHORITIES OR  PUBLIC  BENEFIT  CORPO-
RATION'S USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN. THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL APPROVE OR DISAP-
PROVE  ANY PROPOSED USE OF THE POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN BY MAJORITY VOTE.
PRIOR TO SUCH VOTE, SUCH CITY COUNCIL SHALL HOLD AT LEAST  ONE  OFFICIAL
PUBLIC  HEARING ON SUCH MATTER AT A LOCATION REASONABLY PROXIMATE TO THE
PROPERTY WHICH MAY BE ACQUIRED.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04016-01-3


              

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