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                                  4013--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 1, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1 -- recommitted to
   the Committee on Cities 1 in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York and  the
   public  authorities law, in relation to requiring notice to members of
   the legislature  and  certain  local  officials  relating  to  certain
   construction and other projects affecting such members' and officials'
   districts
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Legislative intent. It is hereby declared to be a  substan-
 tial  interest  of  this state to monitor the implementation of New York
 City's legislative authority related to traffic on or pedestrian use  of
 highways within the city.  In addition, the legislature finds that there
 is  a need to notify the public concerning major transportation projects
 and other projects which result in street closures and can affect  traf-
 fic  and  local  business operation. Further, sufficient notice of these
 projects will allow elected officials to solicit public input  and  thus
 ensure that policy decisions are made in the interest of the community.
   §  2.  Section  19-101.2 of the administrative code of the city of New
 York, as added by local law number 90 of the city of New  York  for  the
 year  2009  and  subdivision  c as amended and subdivision j as added by
 local law number 64 of the city of  New  York  for  the  year  2011,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   §  19-101.2  Review  of  major  transportation  projects.  a.  For the
 purposes of this section,  the  following  terms  shall  be  defined  as
 follows:
   1.  "Affected council member(s), SENATOR(S), MEMBER(S) OF ASSEMBLY and
 community  board(s)"  shall  mean  the  council  member(s),  SENATOR(S),

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 MEMBER(S)  OF  ASSEMBLY  and  community  board(s)  in  whose districts a
 proposed major transportation project is to be located, in whole  or  in
 part.
   2.  "Major  transportation project" shall mean any project that, after
 construction will alter  four  or  more  consecutive  blocks,  or  1,000
 consecutive  feet  of  street,  whichever  is  less,  involving  a major
 realignment of the roadway, including  either  removal  of  a  vehicular
 lane(s) or full time removal of a parking lane(s) or addition of vehicu-
 lar travel lane(s).
   b.  If  an  agency  of the city other than the department implements a
 major transportation project, such agency, in lieu  of  the  department,
 shall provide the notice required by this section.
   c.  Prior to the implementation of a major transportation project, the
 department shall forward notice of such project, including a description
 of such project, to affected council member(s), SENATOR(S), MEMBER(S) OF
 ASSEMBLY and community board(s) by electronic mail.
   d. Within ten business days after receipt  of  such  notice:  (i)  the
 affected  council  member(s),  SENATOR(S)  AND MEMBER(S) OF ASSEMBLY may
 submit recommendations and/or comments on such notice to the department;
 and (ii) the affected community board(s) may either  submit  recommenda-
 tions  and/or comments on such notice to the department and/or request a
 presentation of the major transportation project plan by the department,
 which shall be made to the community board within thirty  days  of  such
 community board's request.
   e.  Each presentation shall include, at a minimum, the project limits,
 a description, and a justification of such plan, and a map  showing  the
 streets  affected  by such plan and, within three days of such presenta-
 tion, shall be forwarded to the affected council  member(s),  SENATOR(S)
 AND MEMBER(S) OF ASSEMBLY.
   f.  The  department shall consider recommendations and/or comments, if
 any, made under the provisions of subdivision d of this  section  and/or
 within  seven  days of the presentation to the community board, from the
 affected  council  member(s),  SENATOR(S),  MEMBER(S)  OF  ASSEMBLY  and
 affected  community  board(s), and may incorporate changes, where appro-
 priate, into the plan.
   g. The department may implement its plan fourteen or more  days  after
 it  sends  an  amended  plan  or  notice  that  it will proceed with its
 original plan to the affected council member(s),  SENATOR(S),  MEMBER(S)
 OF ASSEMBLY and community board(s).
   h.  Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the depart-
 ment from providing notice of its major transportation projects  on  its
 website  and  to  affected  council  member(s), SENATOR(S), MEMBER(S) OF
 ASSEMBLY and community board(s) and other interested  parties  by  other
 means in addition to those specified in this section.
   i.  Nothing  in this section shall be construed to require the depart-
 ment to provide notification of major transportation projects  requiring
 immediate implementation to preserve public safety.
   j.  Prior to the implementation of a major transportation project, the
 department shall consult with the police department,  the  fire  depart-
 ment,  the  department of small business services and the mayor's office
 for people with disabilities. The department  shall  include  a  certif-
 ication of such consultations in the notice required by subdivision c of
 this section.
   §  3.  Section  19-101.3 of the administrative code of the city of New
 York, as added by local law number 66 of the city of New  York  for  the
 year 2011, is amended to read as follows:
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   §  19-101.3  Reporting  requirement  following the completion of major
 transportation projects. a. For  purposes  of  this  section,  "affected
 council  member(s),  SENATOR(S),  MEMBER(S)  OF  ASSEMBLY  and community
 board(s)" and "major transportation project" shall have the  same  mean-
 ings as in section 19-101.2 of this chapter.
   b.  Not  more than eighteen months following the completion of a major
 transportation project, the department  shall  submit  to  the  affected
 council  member(s),  SENATOR(S),  MEMBER(S)  OF  ASSEMBLY  and community
 board(s) and shall post on the department's website the  average  number
 of  crashes  for  the three years prior to the commencement of the major
 transportation project and the year subsequent to the completion of  the
 major  transportation  project, disaggregated by the streets affected by
 the major transportation  project,  and  disaggregated  further  by  the
 number  of motorists and/or injured or killed passengers, bicyclists and
 pedestrians involved.
   c. Simultaneous to providing the information required by subdivision b
 of this section, the department shall provide to  the  affected  council
 member(s),  SENATOR(S), MEMBER(S) OF ASSEMBLY and community board(s) and
 shall post on the department's website other data related to the project
 including but not limited to  speed  data,  vehicular  volume  data  and
 vehicular  level  of service data to the extent such data is relevant to
 the project. Accompanying such data shall be an explanation of the data,
 along with the dates and times of the collection of such data, and simi-
 lar data from prior to the  commencement  of  the  major  transportation
 project.
   d.  The  department  shall  consult  with  the fire department and the
 police department regarding the effect a  major  transportation  project
 has  had  on  emergency  vehicles,  and shall report the results of such
 consultations with the information required by subdivisions b and  c  of
 this section.
   §  4.  Section  19-107  of  the administrative code of the city of New
 York, as amended by local law number 24 of the city of New York for  the
 year 2005, is amended to read as follows:
   § 19-107 Temporary  closing  of  streets.  a. (i)  Except as otherwise
 provided by law, it shall be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  close  any
 street, or a portion thereof, within the jurisdiction of the commission-
 er, to pedestrian or vehicular traffic without a permit from the commis-
 sioner.
   (ii)  The  commissioner may temporarily close or may issue a permit to
 temporarily close to pedestrian or vehicular traffic any  street,  or  a
 portion  thereof,  within  his  or her jurisdiction, when, in his or her
 judgment, travel therein is deemed to be dangerous to  life,  in  conse-
 quences  of  there  being  carried  on in such street activities such as
 building operations, repairs to street pavements, sewer connections,  or
 blasting  for  the  purpose  of removing rock from abutting property, or
 upon advice from the police commissioner, fire commissioner  or  commis-
 sioner  of  the  office  of  emergency management that such closure will
 promote or protect safety or life, or when such closure may be necessary
 for a public purpose. In such event, the commissioner shall make  avail-
 able  to the community board and THE council member, SENATOR, AND MEMBER
 OF ASSEMBLY in whose district such street is located information regard-
 ing any such closure which continues beyond five  business  days,  state
 the  reason  or  reasons for such closure and the estimated date for the
 street, or any portion thereof, to reopen.
   b. In the event that a publicly mapped street that is used for vehicu-
 lar or vehicular and pedestrian access, for which  vehicular  access  is
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 fully  closed  for  more  than  one hundred eighty consecutive days, the
 commissioner shall issue or cause to be issued a community reassessment,
 impact and amelioration (CRIA) statement that has been approved  by  the
 commissioner  or  other  government entity initiating the street closure
 which shall be delivered to both the community  board  and  the  council
 member,  SENATOR, AND MEMBER OF ASSEMBLY in whose district the street is
 located on or before the two hundred tenth day of the closure. Such CRIA
 statement shall contain the following: the objectives of the closure and
 the reasons why the continued street  closure  is  necessary  to  attain
 those  objectives,  which  in the case of a closure initiated by a local
 law enforcement agency for security reasons  shall  be  satisfied  by  a
 statement from the local law enforcement agency that the street has been
 closed  and  will  remain closed for security reasons; identification of
 the least expensive alternative means of attaining those objectives  and
 the costs of such alternatives, or a statement and explanation as to the
 unavailability  of  such  alternatives,  which  in the case of a closure
 initiated by a local law enforcement agency for security  reasons  shall
 be  satisfied  by a statement from the law enforcement agency that there
 are no alternative means available; how  the  continued  street  closure
 will impact access and traffic flow to and within the surrounding commu-
 nity,  including but not limited to, access to emergency vehicles, resi-
 dences, businesses, facilities, paratransit  transportation  and  school
 bus  services;  and  any  recommendations to mitigate adverse impact and
 increase access to and within the area. In the case of a closure  initi-
 ated  for  security reasons, the police department shall ensure that the
 CRIA statement does not reveal non-routine investigative  techniques  or
 confidential  information  or  potentially compromises the safety of the
 public or  police  officers  or  otherwise  potentially  compromise  law
 enforcement  investigations or operations, provided that the issuance of
 the CRIA statement shall not be delayed beyond the required time period.
 The requirement for the issuance of a CRIA  statement  as  described  in
 this  subdivision  may  be  satisfied  by  delivery  of an environmental
 assessment statement, environmental impact statement, or  similar  docu-
 ment  required  by law to be prepared in relation to the street closure.
 Prior to the issuance of a CRIA statement, the commissioner, in the case
 of a closure for which a permit issued by the  department  is  required,
 shall  hold  at  least  one  public forum, publicized in advance, in any
 affected community  at  which  the  community  may  register  its  input
 concerning  any potential adverse impacts of the street closure, includ-
 ing but not limited to concerns regarding timeliness of emergency  vehi-
 cle response and traffic congestion resulting in a potential increase in
 noise  and  any  other  adverse conditions caused by the closure. In the
 case of a street closure effectuated for security reasons by a local law
 enforcement agency, such law enforcement agency shall  hold  the  public
 forum  provided  herein.  Following  the  public  forum(s),  the council
 member, SENATOR, AND MEMBER OF ASSEMBLY in  whose  district  the  street
 closure  is  located may forward to the government entity which held the
 public forum(s) issues raised at the  public  forum(s)  by  the  partic-
 ipants.  The government entity which held the public forum(s) shall make
 its best efforts to respond to the issues raised, utilizing  the  exper-
 tise  of  other  city  agencies  if  appropriate, and shall provide such
 response to be appended to the CRIA statement. In the case that an envi-
 ronmental assessment statement, environmental impact statement, or simi-
 lar document is substituted in lieu of the CRIA statement,  as  provided
 for  above,  the  public  forum  provisions  provided herein shall still
 apply.
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   c. For purposes of this section, a "street closure" shall not  include
 a street closure undertaken by a federal or state governmental entity.
   § 5. Subdivision b of section 19-157 of the administrative code of the
 city  of  New  York,  as added by local law number 53 of the city of New
 York for the year 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   b. Pedestrian plaza designation. 1. The department  may  designate  an
 area  as  a pedestrian plaza. In making such designation, the department
 shall consider factors, including but not limited to, the following: (i)
 availability of and need for open space in the surrounding  areas;  (ii)
 ability  of  the  department or any pedestrian plaza partner to properly
 maintain such  pedestrian  plaza  and  develop  programming;  and  (iii)
 relationship of such pedestrian plaza to surrounding land uses, traffic,
 and pedestrian activity and safety.
   2.  No  less  than  60 days before designating a pedestrian plaza, the
 department shall forward notice of its intent to  any  affected  council
 members,  community  boards,  [and]  borough  presidents,  SENATORS, AND
 MEMBERS OF ASSEMBLY. Within 45 days of  receipt  of  such  notice,  such
 council  members,  community boards, [and] borough presidents, SENATORS,
 AND MEMBERS OF ASSEMBLY may  submit  comments  regarding  such  proposed
 pedestrian  plaza.  The  department  shall consider such comments before
 making a determination in regard to such proposed pedestrian plaza.
   3. Proposals for the designation of an area as a pedestrian plaza  may
 be  submitted  by  a council member, community board, borough president,
 SENATOR, MEMBER OF ASSEMBLY or non-profit organization pursuant to rules
 of the department. Within 90 days of the receipt  of  such  application,
 the department shall issue a response to such a proposal.
   4. All pedestrian plazas identified on the department's website pursu-
 ant to section 19-101.4 prior to June 1, 2016 shall be deemed designated
 pedestrian plazas pursuant to this section.
   5.  At least 90 days before the department rescinds the designation of
 a pedestrian plaza, the department shall  notify  the  affected  council
 members,  community  boards,  borough  presidents,  SENATORS, MEMBERS OF
 ASSEMBLY and any pedestrian plaza partner. If any such  council  member,
 community  board,  borough  president,  SENATOR,  MEMBER  OF ASSEMBLY or
 pedestrian plaza partner so requests, the department shall hold a public
 hearing on the proposed designation rescission  no  more  than  45  days
 after  sending  such  notice. The department shall consider any comments
 from such public hearing or any comments  submitted  to  the  department
 before rescinding such designation.
   § 6. Subdivision a of section 19-158 of the administrative code of the
 city  of  New  York, as added by local law number 195 of the city of New
 York for the year 2017, is amended to read as follows:
   a. Upon approving an application for a permit to open a street segment
 or intersection that has been reconstructed or  resurfaced  within  five
 years  prior  to the date of such approval, the department shall provide
 notice, through electronic means, to the affected borough president, the
 council member(s) of the affected council district(s), THE SENATOR(S) OF
 THE AFFECTED SENATE  DISTRICT(S),  THE  MEMBER(S)  OF  ASSEMBLY  OF  THE
 AFFECTED  ASSEMBLY  DISTRICT(S),  and  the  district  manager(s)  of the
 affected community board(s).
   § 7. Subdivision c of section 19-159.3 of the administrative  code  of
 the  city  of  New York, as added by local law number 124 of the city of
 New York for the year 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   c. Notice requirement for work affecting a street  segment  or  inter-
 section  that  has  a  bicycle lane. Upon approving an application for a
 permit authorizing work affecting a street segment or intersection  that
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 has  a  bicycle lane, the department shall provide notice, through elec-
 tronic means, to the affected borough president, the council  member  of
 the  affected  council  district,  THE  SENATOR  OF  THE AFFECTED SENATE
 DISTRICT,  THE MEMBER OF ASSEMBLY OF THE AFFECTED ASSEMBLY DISTRICT, and
 the district manager of the affected community board. Such notice  shall
 include the following information:
   1. The name and contact information of the applicant;
   2. The anticipated start and end dates of the work;
   3. The location, nature and extent of the work to be performed;
   4. The permit type;
   5.  Any  permit stipulations related to the maintenance of a temporary
 bicycle lane; and
   6. Contact information for a department office where questions may  be
 directed.
   §  8.  The  administrative  code of the city of New York is amended by
 adding a new section 19-159.6 to read as follows:
   § 19-159.6 NOTICE REQUIREMENT  FOR  PUBLIC  UTILITY  COMPANIES.  A.  A
 PUBLIC  UTILITY COMPANY, AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE
 LAW, ISSUED A PERMIT VALID FOR MORE THAN SEVEN DAYS BY THE  COMMISSIONER
 PURSUANT TO THIS SUBCHAPTER SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE TO THE AFFECTED BOROUGH
 PRESIDENT,  THE  COUNCIL  MEMBER  OR  MEMBERS  OF  THE  AFFECTED COUNCIL
 DISTRICT OR DISTRICTS, THE SENATOR OR SENATORS OF  THE  AFFECTED  SENATE
 DISTRICT OR DISTRICTS, THE MEMBER OR MEMBERS OF ASSEMBLY OF THE AFFECTED
 ASSEMBLY DISTRICT OR DISTRICTS AND THE DISTRICT MANAGERS OF THE AFFECTED
 COMMUNITY BOARD OR BOARDS.
   B. SUCH NOTICE SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
   1. THE NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION OF THE PERMITTEE;
   2. THE ANTICIPATED START AND END DATES OF THE WORK;
   3. THE LOCATION, NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE WORK TO BE PERFORMED; AND
   4. THE PERMIT TYPE.
   §  9.  The  administrative  code of the city of New York is amended by
 adding a new section 3-119.5 to read as follows:
   § 3-119.5 NOTICE REQUIREMENT FOR FILMING PERMITS. A.  UPON ISSUANCE OF
 A PERMIT GRANTING PRIVILEGES PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF  PARAGRAPH
 C  OF  SECTION 9-02 OF TITLE FORTY-THREE OF THE RULES OF THE CITY OF NEW
 YORK, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE
 TO THE AFFECTED BOROUGH PRESIDENT, THE COUNCIL MEMBER OR COUNCIL MEMBERS
 OF THE AFFECTED COUNCIL DISTRICT OR DISTRICTS, THE SENATOR  OR  SENATORS
 OF  THE  AFFECTED SENATE DISTRICT OR DISTRICTS, THE MEMBER OR MEMBERS OF
 ASSEMBLY OF THE AFFECTED ASSEMBLY DISTRICT OR DISTRICTS AND THE DISTRICT
 MANAGERS OF THE AFFECTED COMMUNITY BOARD OR COMMUNITY BOARDS.
   B. SUCH NOTICE SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
   1. THE NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION OF THE PERMITTEE;
   2. THE ANTICIPATED START AND END DATES OF THE PERMIT; AND
   3. THE LOCATION, DESCRIPTION OF THE  FILMING  ACTIVITY,  DATE  OF  THE
 PERMIT, AND DESCRIPTION OF PARKING REQUESTS.
   §  10.  Subdivisions  c  and e of section 24-503 of the administrative
 code of the city of New York, as amended by local law number 22  of  the
 city of New York for the year 2002, are amended to read as follows:
   c.  The commissioner of environmental protection shall submit such map
 or plan simultaneously to the department of health and  mental  hygiene,
 the  director of city planning, each affected community board [and], the
 office of the appropriate borough  president,  THE  APPROPRIATE  COUNCIL
 MEMBER, AND THE APPROPRIATE SENATOR AND MEMBER OF ASSEMBLY.  The depart-
 ment  of  health  and  mental hygiene shall review such map or plan with
 respect to the creation or abatement of any health hazard. Such  depart-
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 ment  shall  file  a  statement  with  the commissioner of environmental
 protection and the director of city planning, in relation to such map or
 plan, within fifteen days subsequent to such submission either approving
 or disapproving such map or plan.
   e.  Copies  of  such  map  or  plan as approved in accordance with the
 provisions of this section shall be filed by the commissioner  of  envi-
 ronmental  protection  in  each  county  office of record, the community
 board for the community in which any portion of  such  map  or  plan  is
 situated [and], the office of the borough president in which any portion
 of such map or plan is situated within the city of New York, THE OFFICES
 OF  THE  COUNCIL  MEMBER,  SENATOR AND MEMBER OF ASSEMBLY REPRESENTING A
 DISTRICT IN WHICH ANY PORTION OF SUCH MAP OR PLAN IS SITUATED WITHIN THE
 CITY OF NEW YORK, and in the offices of the department of transportation
 and department of health and mental hygiene of such city.
   § 11. Section 24-505 of the administrative code of  the  city  of  New
 York is amended to read as follows:
   §  24-505  Raising of grade for drainage. Whenever the commissioner of
 environmental protection shall determine that it is necessary  to  raise
 the  grade  of  any street or streets for the proper sewage of the sewer
 district in which such street or streets, or parts of streets, are situ-
 ated, he or she shall prepare a plan showing  such  proposed  change  of
 grade,  and  shall  present the same to the board of estimate and notify
 the community board for the community district  in  which  the  land  is
 located  [and], the office of the appropriate borough president, AND THE
 COUNCIL MEMBER, SENATOR AND MEMBER OF ASSEMBLY REPRESENTING THE DISTRICT
 IN WHICH THE LAND IS LOCATED. The board of  estimate  shall  refer  such
 plan  to  the  commissioner of transportation for report. Such board may
 change the grade of such street or streets, or parts of streets, so  far
 as  shall  be  necessary  for the proper drainage thereof, in accordance
 with such plan, in the manner provided by section  one  hundred  ninety-
 nine of the charter.
   §  12.  Subdivision  b of section 24-508 of the administrative code of
 the city of New York is amended to read as follows:
   b. The commissioner of environmental protection thereupon  shall  file
 copies  of  the documents listed in subdivision a with the department of
 city planning, which shall forward a copy within five days to the commu-
 nity board for the community district in which the property is  located,
 [and] to the appropriate borough board if the plans involve land located
 in  two  or more community districts, AND TO THE COUNCIL MEMBER, SENATOR
 AND MEMBER OF ASSEMBLY REPRESENTING THE DISTRICT IN WHICH  THE  PROPERTY
 IS  LOCATED. Such commissioner shall apportion the cost of construction,
 according to actual benefit, between the  several  parcels  of  property
 abutting on each side of that part of the street through which the sewer
 is to be constructed.
   §  13.  Section  24-905  of the administrative code of the city of New
 York, as added by local law number 27 of the city of New  York  for  the
 year 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   § 24-905 Citizen Participation.
   (a)  The  borough president [and], council member, SENATOR, AND MEMBER
 OF ASSEMBLY representing the area in which the local brownfield site  is
 located,  community board for the district in which the local brownfield
 site is located, residents living on  or  immediately  adjacent  to  the
 local  brownfield  site, community based organizations, and other appro-
 priate community groups shall be notified upon receipt by the office  of
 the  application to participate in the local brownfield cleanup program;
 before the office finalizes a remedial action work plan  or  approves  a
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 report   on   remedial   action;   and  before  the  enrollee  commences
 construction at the local brownfield site.
   (b)  The  office  shall  provide  opportunities for public comment and
 shall prescribe a procedure for enrollees to make documents available to
 the public.
   § 14. Subdivision 1 of section 1731 of the public authorities law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  285  of  the  laws  of 2014, is amended to read as
 follows:
   1. Prior to the commencing of new construction or  building  additions
 of  an  educational facility, or the acquisition of real property or any
 interest therein for such purpose, the authority shall file  a  copy  of
 the  site  plan of such facility in its offices and shall provide a copy
 thereof to the city board, the city planning commission and the communi-
 ty school district education council and  the  community  board  of  the
 district  in  which  the  facility will be located.  THE AUTHORITY SHALL
 ALSO PROVIDE A COPY OF SUCH PLAN TO  THE  COUNCIL  MEMBER,  SENATOR  AND
 MEMBER  OF ASSEMBLY REPRESENTING THE DISTRICT IN WHICH THE FACILITY WILL
 BE LOCATED. Such plan shall include data on projected student population
 for the community school district or districts and the  community  board
 or  boards affected, the source of that data and the reason the proposed
 action is necessary and how such plan factors and accounts  for  student
 population   projections.  Upon  request,  any  other  person  shall  be
 furnished with such plan or  a  summary  thereof.  The  authority  shall
 publish  in  a  newspaper of general circulation in the city a notice of
 the filing of such plan and the availability of the plan and  a  summary
 thereof.  Such  plan shall include, in the case of any project for which
 the acquisition of real property or interest therein  is  proposed,  the
 recommended  site,  any alternate sites considered, and any rationale as
 to why the alternate sites were not selected.
   § 15. This act shall take effect immediately.