Senate Bill S7260

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to consultation with affected parties on certain projects

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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-S7260 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9830
Current Committee:
Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
New York State Urban Development Corporation Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §16, UDC Act
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S3871
2017-2018: S6249
2019-2020: S2788
2021-2022: S5831
2023-2024: S6286

2013-S7260 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to consultation with affected parties on certain projects.

2013-S7260 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S7260 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7260

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 8, 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 consultation with affected parties on certain projects

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

  Section 1. Section 16 of section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of  1968
constituting  the  New  York  state  urban  development corporation act,
subdivisions 2 and 3 as amended by chapter 732 of the laws of  1990  and
subdivision  5  as  amended and subdivision 6 as added by chapter 847 of
the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows:
  S  16.  Cooperation  with  municipalities.  (1)  In  effectuating  the
purposes  of this act, the corporation and community advisory committees
created pursuant to section  four  of  this  act  shall  work  [closely,
consult  and  cooperate]  DIRECTLY  with  local elected officials [and],
community leaders AND SPECIFICALLY  AFFECTED  PARTIES  at  the  earliest
practicable  time,  INCLUDING BEFORE PROJECTS ARE PROPOSED, DURING THEIR
DEVELOPMENT AND WHEN THEY ARE PRESENTED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.  WHENEVER
A  PROJECT  IS  PROPOSED,  AND AT EACH SUBSEQUENT STAGE OF SUCH PROPOSED
PROJECT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION: BOARD MEETINGS, BOARD APPROVALS,
PUBLIC MEETINGS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS THE CORPORATION AND COMMUNITY  ADVI-
SORY  COMMITTEES  SHALL ENGAGE IN DIRECT AND PROACTIVE CONSULTATION WITH
ALL AFFECTED  PARTIES,  INCLUDING  "SPECIFICALLY  AFFECTED  PARTIES"  AS
DEFINED BELOW. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ACT, THE TERM "SPECIFICALLY AFFECTED
PARTIES"  SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANING: (A) CURRENT TENANTS OR OCCU-
PANTS OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT SITE IN QUESTION, (B)  ALL  ELECTED  OFFI-
CIALS  THAT  GEOGRAPHICALLY REPRESENT THE PROPOSED PROJECT SITE IN QUES-
TION, (C) ALL LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIARIES CHARGED WITH LAND USE/ZONING
REVIEW DUTIES WITHIN THE PROPOSED PROJECT  SITE  IN  QUESTION,  (D)  THE
COMMUNITY, MINIMALLY OPERATIONALIZED AS RESIDENTS WHO LIVE WITHIN A FIVE
MILE  RADIUS  OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT SITE IN QUESTION AND (E) COMMUNITY
BASED ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE PRINCIPALLY BASED IN THE CATCHMENT AREA THAT
IS CONCURRENT WITH THE PROPOSED  PROJECT  SITE  IN  QUESTION.  THE  TERM

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

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