Senate Bill S1487

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides that the power of eminent domain shall only be exercised for economic development purposes when the area for economic development is a blighted area

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary 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

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions

2013-S1487 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Eminent Domain Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §103, EDP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S591
2011-2012: S931
2015-2016: S414

2013-S1487 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the power of eminent domain shall only be exercised for economic development purposes when the area for economic development is a blighted area.

2013-S1487 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S1487 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1487

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the eminent domain procedure law,  in  relation  to  the
  exercise  of  the power of eminent domain to develop blighted areas of
  the state

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

  Section 1. Subdivision (G) of section 103 of the eminent domain proce-
dure  law  is  amended  and  a  new  subdivision (H) is added to read as
follows:
  (G) "Public project" means any program or project for  which  acquisi-
tion  of  property may be required for a public use, benefit or purpose,
PROVIDED THAT WHERE THE PURPOSE OF SUCH PROGRAM OR PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN AN AREA OF THE STATE, THE TERM "PUBLIC  PROJECT"
SHALL  BE  LIMITED  TO  ANY  PROGRAM OR PROJECT FOR WHICH ACQUISITION OF
PROPERTY MAY BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN  A  BLIGHTED
AREA OF THE STATE.
  (H)  "BLIGHTED AREA" MEANS AN AREA IN WHICH ONE OR BOTH OF THE FOLLOW-
ING CONDITIONS EXIST: (I) A PREDOMINANCE  OF  BUILDINGS  AND  STRUCTURES
WHICH  ARE DETERIORATED OR UNFIT OR UNSAFE FOR USE OR OCCUPANCY; OR (II)
A PREDOMINANCE OF ECONOMICALLY UNPRODUCTIVE LANDS, BUILDINGS  OR  STRUC-
TURES,  THE  REDEVELOPMENT OF WHICH IS NEEDED TO PREVENT FURTHER DETERI-
ORATION WHICH WOULD JEOPARDIZE THE ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF THE PEOPLE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03245-01-3

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.