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    S. 7664--A                                           A. 10916--A
    Cal. No. 604

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                             April 29, 2010
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IN  SENATE  --  Introduced by Sens. STACHOWSKI, THOMPSON, VOLKER -- read
  twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
  Committee  on Local Government -- reported favorably from said commit-
  tee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a  third  reading,
  amended  and  ordered  reprinted,  retaining its place in the order of
  third reading

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES --  read  once  and
  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Cities -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

AN  ACT in relation to deeming the objects or purposes for which certain
  bonds were issued by the city of Buffalo to be for  site  improvements
  adjacent to All High Stadium in said city and authorizing the expendi-
  ture of the proceeds from such bonds for such objects or purposes

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

  Section 1. Legislative findings. It is  hereby  found  and  determined
that:
  (a)  Pursuant  to a bond resolution dated February 7, 2006, adopted by
the common council of the city of Buffalo, county of Erie  (the  "common
council" and the "city," respectively) the city issued on April 26, 2006
bonds  in  the  aggregate principal amount of $995,196.16 to finance the
cost of land acquisition to expand the existing site for P.S. 307,  East
High  School  at  820 Northampton Street, in the city, including parcels
listed in the Exhibit A attached to such bond resolution, together  with
site acquisition and infrastructure improvements.
  (b)  The  common  council of the city has adopted a resolution stating
that expenditure of a portion of the proceeds from such  bonds  was  not
needed  to  finance  such  cost  of  land  acquisition  because the city
acquired certain  of  such  parcels  through  in  rem  foreclosures  and
auctions and transferred jurisdiction for school purposes to the Buffalo
city  school  district;  and  therefore  pursuant to such resolution the
common council has requested the enactment of special state  legislation

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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to  authorize  the  expenditure of a $598,000 portion of the proceeds of
such bonds for site improvements adjacent to All  High  Stadium  in  the
city  to  expand parking facilities and create a buffer zone between the
parking facilities and adjacent residences.
  S  2.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the
objects or purposes for which said bonds were issued are  hereby  deemed
to  be  site  improvements  adjacent  to All High Stadium in the city to
expand parking facilities and create a buffer zone between  the  parking
facilities  and  adjacent residences and the expenditure of the $598,000
proceeds of such bonds for such objects or purposes  is  hereby  author-
ized, validated, confirmed and ratified.
  S  3.  The authorization provided in section two of this act shall not
take effect until the common council of the city  of  Buffalo  adopts  a
resolution after the effective date of this act that shall be subject to
permissive  referendum  pursuant  to section 23-11 of the charter of the
city of Buffalo as if the council had not already created a  city  debt.
In  the  event  a  successful petition is filed with the city clerk, the
authorization provided in section two of this act shall not take  effect
unless such resolution is approved by the affirmative vote of a majority
of the qualified electors.
  S  4.  If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of this act
shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be  invalid,
such  judgment  shall  not  affect,  impair, or invalidate the remainder
thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence,
paragraph, section, or part thereof directly involved in the controversy
in which such judgment shall have been rendered.
  S 5. This act shall take effect immediately.