Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Nov 21, 2014 |
tabled vetoed memo.507 |
Nov 10, 2014 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 19, 2014 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.983 substituted for s7384 |
Jun 19, 2014 |
substituted by a9798 |
Jun 02, 2014 |
advanced to third reading |
May 29, 2014 |
2nd report cal. |
May 28, 2014 |
1st report cal.983 |
May 14, 2014 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Senate Bill S7384
Vetoed By Governor2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A9798 - Vetoed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Vetoed By Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
(D) Senate District
2013-S7384 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9798
- Law Section:
- New York State Urban Development Corporation Act
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยงยง6, 8, 14 & 16, UDC Act
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2015-2016:
S2415, A7416
2017-2018: S7912, A3749, A9993
2019-2020: S1875, A2115
2021-2022: S2940
2023-2024: S791
2013-S7384 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7384 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in relation to extending the amount of time between notice of a project and a public hearing PURPOSE: To ensure that the general public and the community-as well as parties specifically affected by proposed UDC projects and associated actions-are given adequate public notice of public hearings so they can attend and participate therein. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: In relation to the following four Sections of the UDC Act-6(c); 8(z); 4(2); and 16(2)(b)(iii)-the current ten day window between public notice and public hearing is expanded to thirty days. EXISTING LAW: The current provisions of the UDC Act require a minimum of ten days between public notice and public hearing. JUSTIFICATION: The public consultation provisions of the UDC Act are dated in time and simply do not work in a way that empowers and taps into the knowledge and passion of communities that are affected by massive redevelopment projects and other associated actions. The law itself, while spelling out some minor procedural due process guarantees, functions as an absolute rubber stamp in practice. Some examples of the current failings, with respect to the City of New York include: the
2013-S7384 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7384 I N S E N A T E May 14, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PERKINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in relation to extending the amount of time between notice of a project and a public hearing THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision (c) of section 6 of section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of 1968 constituting the New York state urban development corporation act, is amended to read as follows: (c) to any other person, firm, partnership or corporation, without public bidding or public sale, provided there is published in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the municipality in which the project is located a notice which shall include a statement of the iden- tity of the proposed purchaser or lessee and of his proposed use or reuse of the land use improvement project area or applicable portion thereof, the price or rental to be paid by such purchaser or lessee, all other essential conditions of such sale or lease, and a statement that a public hearing upon such sale or lease will be held before the corpo- ration at a specified time and place on a date not less than [ten] THIR- TY days after such publication, and provided further that such public hearing is held in accordance with such notice. S 2. Subdivision 2 of section 8 of section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of 1968 constituting the New York state urban development corpo- ration act is amended to read as follows: (2) Before any sale or lease of all or a substantial part of a project as authorized by subdivision one of this section is consummated, there shall be published in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the municipality in which the project is located a notice which shall include a statement of the identity of the proposed purchaser or lessee, the price or rental to be paid, all other essential conditions of such sale or lease, and a statement that a public hearing upon such sale or lease will be held before the corporation at a specified time and place EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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