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                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 16, 2019
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 Introduced  by M. of A. ABINANTI, OTIS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
   GALEF, PAULIN, PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on
   Local Governments
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the general municipal law, in relation to allowing the
   governing body of Westchester county to appoint a member of the  West-
   chester county industrial development agency
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 923-a of the general municipal law, as  amended  by
 chapter 564 of the laws of 1983, is amended to read as follows:
   § 923-a. County of Westchester industrial development agency.  For the
 benefit  of  the  county  of Westchester and the inhabitants thereof, an
 industrial development agency, to be known as the COUNTY OF  WESTCHESTER
 INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, is hereby established for the accomplish-
 ment  of  any  or  all of the purposes specified in title one of article
 eighteen-A of this chapter.  It shall constitute a  body  corporate  and
 politic,  and  be  perpetual in duration.   It shall have the powers 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 acquisition of
 real property whether by purchase, condemnation or otherwise,  shall  be
 limited  to  the  corporate limits of the county of Westchester and such
 agency shall take into consideration the local zoning and planning regu-
 lations as well as regional and local land use plans.  The agency  shall
 not  use  its  funds  to commence any project unless (i) at least thirty
 days' prior notice of such project shall have been given to  each  local
 municipality  in  which  a part or parts of the project is, or is to be,
 located and (ii) no objection, by resolution of the  governing  body  of
 such  municipality,  shall  have  been  made and delivered to the agency
 within such thirty days. Notwithstanding  the  provisions  of  the  next
 preceding  sentence,  in  the  case  of a project which is, or is to be,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD04465-01-9

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 located within a village within the county  of  Westchester,  notice  to
 such  village shall be sufficient as to any part or parts of the project
 within the village and no other notice shall be required to be given  to
 any  other  municipality  in  which such village is located with respect
 thereto. It shall be organized in a manner prescribed by and be  subject
 to the provisions of title one of article eighteen-A of this chapter and
 shall  consist  of [seven] EIGHT members. Its members shall be appointed
 by the chief executive officer of the county of Westchester, subject  to
 confirmation  by  its  governing  body,  EXCEPT THAT ONE MEMBER SHALL BE
 APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF  THE  COUNTY
 OF  WESTCHESTER,  SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION BY ITS GOVERNING BODY, WHO MAY
 BE A MEMBER OF SUCH GOVERNING BODY. THE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE  PRESID-
 ING OFFICER SHALL BE A NON-VOTING MEMBER. The agency, its members, offi-
 cers  and  employees,  and  its  operations  and activities shall in all
 respects be governed by the provisions of title  one  of  article  eigh-
 teen-A of this chapter.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.