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Assembly Bill A1603

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Creates an additional criteria to allow more counties to be eligible for empire zone designation

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2009-A1603 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง958, Gen Muni L

2009-A1603 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows a county which at the time of the application contains no cities within its boundaries, has a population of more than 250,000, has a common border with an adjacent state, has at least two state operated hospitals or facilities designated by the commissioner of mental health or the commissioner of mental retardation and developmental disabilities for contraction, has the smallest geographic area of any county in the state not within an incorporated city, and which has more than thirty percent dedicated parkland within its geographic area to apply for empire zone designation.

2009-A1603 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1603

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation  to  creating  an
  additional  criteria  to allow more counties to be eligible for empire
  zone designation

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

  Section  1.  Subparagraph  (B) of paragraph (vi) of subdivision (c) of
section 958 of the general municipal law, as amended by chapter  708  of
the  laws of 1993, is amended and a new paragraph (vii) is added to read
as follows:
  (B) a state-operated hospital or facility listed in [sections] SECTION
7.17 or 13.17 of the mental hygiene law which  has  been  designated  by
either  the  commissioner of mental health or the commissioner of mental
retardation and developmental disabilities for contraction or discontin-
uance.  Provided however, that not more  than  one-third  of  the  zones
designated  pursuant  to  paragraph  (iii) or (iv) of subdivision (b) of
section nine hundred sixty OF THIS ARTICLE, shall be based  on  applica-
tions filed pursuant to THIS paragraph [(vi) of this subdivision.]; OR
  (VII) AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION, THE COUNTY CONTAINS:
  (A) NO CITIES WITHIN ITS BOUNDARIES;
  (B) A POPULATION OF MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND;
  (C) A COMMON BORDER WITH AN ADJACENT STATE;
  (D)  AT  LEAST  TWO  STATE  OPERATED HOSPITALS OR FACILITIES LISTED IN
SECTION 7.17 OR 13.17 OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW WHICH HAVE  BEEN  DESIG-
NATED BY EITHER THE COMMISSIONER OF MENTAL HEALTH OR THE COMMISSIONER OF
MENTAL  RETARDATION  AND  DEVELOPMENTAL  DISABILITIES FOR CONTRACTION OR
DISCONTINUANCE;
  (E) THE SMALLEST GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF ANY COUNTY IN THE STATE NOT WITHIN
AN INCORPORATED CITY; AND
  (F) MORE THAN THIRTY PERCENT DEDICATED PARKLAND WITHIN ITS  GEOGRAPHIC
AREA.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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