Senate Bill S6119

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the town of Amherst industrial development agency

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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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2013-S6119 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §914-a, Gen Muni L

2013-S6119 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the town of Amherst industrial development agency.

2013-S6119 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6119 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6119

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 8, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to  the  town  of
  Amherst industrial development agency

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

  Section 1.  Section 914-a of the general municipal law,  as  added  by
chapter 579 of the laws of 1973, is amended to read as follows:
  S  [914-a] 914-B.   Town of Amherst industrial development agency. For
the benefit of the town of Amherst in the county of Erie, and the inhab-
itants thereof, an industrial development agency, to  be  known  as  the
TOWN OF AMHERST INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, is hereby established for
the  accomplishment of any or all of the purposes specified in title one
of article eighteen-A of this chapter. It shall constitute a body corpo-
rate and politic, and be perpetual in duration. It shall have the  power
and duties now or hereafter conferred by title one of article eighteen-A
of  this  chapter upon industrial development agencies and provided that
the exercise of the powers by such agency with respect to  the  acquisi-
tion  of  real  property whether by purchase, condemnation or otherwise,
shall be limited to the corporate limits of THE TOWNS OF AMHERST,  GRAND
ISLAND  AND  TONAWANDA,  ALSO PROVIDED THAT NO EXERCISE OF THE POWERS BY
SUCH AGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY WHETHER  BY
PURCHASE, CONDEMNATION OR OTHERWISE, OUTSIDE THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF the
town  of  Amherst SHALL BE VALID UNTIL THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN WITHIN
WHOSE CORPORATE LIMITS SUCH REAL PROPERTY IS LOCATED PASSES A RESOLUTION
IN SUPPORT OF THE EXERCISE OF THIS POWER, and  such  agency  shall  take
into  consideration the local zoning and planning regulations as well as
the regional and local comprehensive land use plans. It shall be  organ-
ized in a manner prescribed by and be subject to the provisions of title
one  of  article  eighteen-A  of  this  chapter.  Its  members  shall be
appointed by the governing body of the town of Amherst. THE  SUPERVISORS
OF  THE  TOWNS  OF  GRAND ISLAND AND TONAWANDA SHALL SERVE AS EX-OFFICIO
MEMBERS OF THE AGENCY. The agency, its members, officers  and  employees
and  its  operations and activities shall in all respects be governed by
the provisions of title one of article eighteen-A of this chapter.
              

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