Assembly Bill A10177A

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Creates the Buffalo outer-harbor alliance task force to determine potential reuse of outer harbor lands owned by the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 18, 2012	referred to rules delivered to senate passed assembly
Jun 14, 2012	ordered to third reading rules cal.242 rules report cal.242 reported
Jun 12, 2012	reported referred to rules
Jun 11, 2012	reported referred to ways and means
Jun 05, 2012	print number 10177a
Jun 05, 2012	amend (t) and recommit to governmental operations
May 10, 2012	referred to governmental operations

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2011-A10177 - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Buffalo, City of

2011-A10177 - Summary

Creates the Buffalo outer-harbor alliance task force to determine potential reuse, rehabilitation and/or conveyance of outer harbor land and buildings owned by the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority with public input.

2011-A10177 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  10177

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 10, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. KEARNS -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Operations

AN  ACT to create the Buffalo outer-harbor alliance task force to deter-
  mine potential reuse, rehabilitation and/or conveyance of outer harbor
  land and  buildings  owned  by  the  Niagara  Frontier  Transportation
  Authority with public input

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

  Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general,  special  or
local law to the contrary, the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority
or  any state agency, authority or other special entity empowered by the
state to sell, lease or convey any real properties which may  be  avail-
able  for  sale,  lease or conveyance at the outer harbor in the city of
Buffalo shall postpone any sale, lease or conveyance of such real  prop-
erty until January 15, 2013 or thereafter or until the submission of the
final  report and recommendations for appropriate zoning and planning by
the Buffalo outer-harbor alliance task force in accordance with  section
two of this act.
  S  2. (a) There is hereby created a Buffalo outer-harbor alliance task
force. Such task force shall consist of  eleven  voting  members  to  be
appointed  by  the governor as follows:  one shall be appointed upon the
recommendation of the temporary president of the senate;  one  shall  be
appointed  upon  the  recommendation of the speaker of the assembly; one
shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the mayor of the  city  of
Buffalo  or  a  designated  agent  thereof;  one  shall  be  the federal
congressman representing such district or a  designated  agent  thereof;
one shall be the chair of the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority;
one  shall be a local environmental expert as designated by the chair of
the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority; one shall  be  a  council
member representing the south district of the city of Buffalo; one shall
be the chair of the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation; one shall
be the Erie county executive or a designated agent thereof; one shall be
a  member of the Erie county legislature representing such district; and
one shall be a resident of the city of Buffalo.  All members of the task

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

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force shall be appointed within 30 days of the effective  date  of  this
act.  The chair and the vice chair of the task force shall be designated
by  the  governor  and  shall  be members of the task force.  Members in
general shall be selected for their expertise in land use and redevelop-
ment  strategies,  economic  development knowledge and/or involvement in
local community issues.  Eight members of the task force  shall  consti-
tute a quorum for the purposes of organizing the task force and conduct-
ing the meetings thereof.  Members of the task force shall serve without
salary.
  The  task  force  shall  meet not less than once a month until a final
report and recommendations are submitted in accordance with  subdivision
(d) of this section.
  (b)  Such  task  force  shall serve to develop recommendations for the
potential reuse of outer harbor land and buildings owned by the  Niagara
Frontier  Transportation  Authority  in  the city of Buffalo.  All state
agencies shall  provide  their  expertise  and,  where  possible,  their
resources  to assist the task force in fulfilling its duties and respon-
sibilities.  Specifically, the task force shall develop  recommendations
which include the following:
  (i)  potential reuses for the outer harbor land and buildings owned by
the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority and permitted to be devel-
oped including but not limited to reuse, rehabilitation  and/or  convey-
ance  to  private,  commercial, governmental or not-for-profit interests
and an analysis of the impact of those new uses on the affected communi-
ties;
  (ii) consideration of the best interests of the city  of  Buffalo  and
the state, including employment needs of area residents;
  (iii)  community interests as embodied in local master plans including
the local waterfront revitalization plan, and laws or ordinances enacted
and in effect in community areas;
  (iv) direct input from  local  consultants  with  the  Buffalo  Harbor
Brownfield  Opportunity  Area,  the  Buffalo  River  Corridor Brownfield
Opportunity Area and the South Buffalo Brownfield Opportunity Area; and
  (v) direct input from the community concerning future uses of the real
property.
  (c) Within three months after the appointment of the  members  of  the
task force, the task force shall hold a public hearing.  Thereafter, the
task  force  shall  consider  and  incorporate the comments made at such
hearing into preliminary recommendations. Such  preliminary  recommenda-
tions shall be published and made available to the public, and submitted
to  the  governor, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker
of the assembly within five months of the effective date  of  this  act.
Following  the publishing and submission of such preliminary recommenda-
tions, the task force shall provide at least 30 days but not  more  than
45 days for public comment on the recommendations.
  (d)  Upon  completion of assessments and evaluations for redevelopment
of the outer harbor the task force shall  develop  and  submit  a  final
report including but not limited to the following:
  (i)  potential reuses for outer harbor land and buildings owned by the
Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority and an analysis of the  impact
of those new uses on the affected communities;
  (ii) the procedure used by the task force to involve and allow for the
participation  of community residents and local governments in the iden-
tifying of alternate uses for outer harbor land and buildings  owned  by
the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority; and

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  (iii)  a  final  detailed  recommendation for the reuse, redevelopment
and/or conveyance of designated available outer harbor land  and  build-
ings  owned by the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority that are to
the largest extent feasible consistent with applicable state  and  local
laws and, in particular, with the city of Buffalo local waterfront revi-
talization plan.  The task force shall submit its final report of recom-
mendations  to  the  governor, the temporary president of the senate and
the speaker of the assembly on or before January 15, 2013.  In the event
the members of the task force determine that additional time  is  needed
for  submission  of  a  final report after a vote is conducted, the task
force shall be permitted no more than thirty additional days  to  submit
such final report.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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2011-A10177A (ACTIVE) - Details

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Law Section:: Buffalo, City of

2011-A10177A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2011-A10177A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                10177--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 10, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. KEARNS, GABRYSZAK, BURLING, FINCH, SCHIMMINGER,
  ROBERTS -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on  Governmental
  Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT to create the Buffalo outer-harbor alliance task force to deter-
  mine potential reuse, rehabilitation and/or conveyance of outer harbor
  land and  buildings  owned  by  the  Niagara  Frontier  Transportation
  Authority  with  public  input;  and  providing for the repeal of such
  provisions upon expiration thereof

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

  Section  1.  1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general, special
or local law  to  the  contrary,  the  Niagara  Frontier  Transportation
Authority  shall  not  sell,  lease,  or convey any real property at the
outer harbor in the city of Buffalo until 45 days after the issuance  of
recommendations by the Buffalo outer-harbor alliance task force pursuant
to subdivision 5 of this section.
  2.  (a)  There  is hereby created a Buffalo outer-harbor alliance task
force. Such task force shall consist of thirteen members to be appointed
as follows: two shall  be  appointed  by  the  governor;  two  shall  be
appointed  by the speaker of the assembly; two shall be appointed by the
temporary president of the senate; one shall be appointed by the minori-
ty leader of the assembly; one shall be appointed by the minority leader
of the senate; one shall be appointed  by  the  mayor  of  the  city  of
Buffalo;  one  shall  be  appointed by the executive director of Niagara
Frontier Transportation Authority; one shall be appointed by the Buffalo
city council; one shall be appointed by the Erie county  executive;  and
one  shall  be  appointed  by the Erie county legislature. To the extent
practicable, members of the commission shall be residents of Erie county
and shall have expertise in environmental sciences, urban planning, land
use and redevelopment, smart growth or economic development. All members
of the task force shall be appointed within 30  days  of  the  effective
date of this act. The chair of the task force shall be designated by the
governor  from  the members appointed.   Eight members of the task force

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

                                                           LBD15770-04-2

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shall constitute a quorum for the purposes of organizing the task  force
and conducting the business of the task force. The task force shall meet
not  less  than  once  a  month  until  a recommendation is submitted in
accordance with subdivision four of this section.
  (b)  Members  of  the  Buffalo  outer-harbor alliance task force shall
receive no compensation for their services, but shall be  allowed  their
actual  and  necessary  expenses  incurred  in  the performance of their
duties pursuant to this section.
  3. (a) Such task force shall evaluate  and  report  on  the  potential
reuse,  redevelopment  or conveyance of the outer harbor land and build-
ings owned by the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority in the  city
of Buffalo.
  (b)  Such  task  force  may request, and is authorized to receive, any
information from any state agency or authority that is relevant  to  the
completion  of  such  task  force's duties. Such information received by
such task force shall be subject to the same requirements for  confiden-
tiality  and limitations on use, if any, as are applicable to such state
agency's use of such information.
  4. After the appointment of the members of the task  force,  the  task
force  shall  hold at least three public hearings, including one held at
night, in the areas affected by the potential reuse of the outer harbor.
Public notice of all such hearings shall be widely published in  advance
by  the  task  force  through  all  available means including electronic
media. The task force shall consider the comments made at such  hearings
when developing their final report.
  5.  The  task force shall submit to the governor, the temporary presi-
dent of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly on  or  before  June
30,  2013  a  detailed  recommendation  for  the reuse, redevelopment or
conveyance of designated available outer harbor land and buildings owned
by the Niagara Frontier Transportation  Authority  that  are  consistent
with  applicable  state and local laws and, to the extent possible, with
the city of Buffalo local waterfront  revitalization  plan.  Such  final
report shall include, but not be limited to, the environmental impact on
the  outer  harbor  land  owned  by  the Niagara Frontier Transportation
Authority and the surrounding areas and any zoning changes necessary  to
reuse or redevelop such land.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
deemed repealed on December 31, 2013.

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Daniel Burling

Gary Finch

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Dennis H. Gabryszak

Daniel Burling

Gary Finch

Robin Schimminger

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