Assembly Bill A4126

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides that downtown business revitalization zones be eligible for empire zone designation

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A4126 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง958, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2162
2013-2014: A4679

2011-A4126 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that downtown business revitalization zones shall be eligible for empire zone designation.

2011-A4126 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4126

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 1, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Economic Development

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to providing  for
  downtown  business revitalization zones 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.  Section  958  of  the general municipal law is amended by
adding a new subdivision (a-1) to read as follows:
  (A-1) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW,  LOCALLY  DESIGNATED
DOWNTOWN  BUSINESS  REVITALIZATION  ZONES  CHARACTERIZED BY HIGH VACANCY
RATES, VANDALISM AND DETERIORATED BUILDINGS AND INFRASTRUCTURE SHALL  BE
DEEMED  TO  BE ELIGIBLE FOR EMPIRE ZONE DESIGNATION SUBJECT TO ANY REGU-
LATIONS BY THE COMMISSIONER TO CONFORM SUCH INCLUSION WITH THE  PURPOSES
OF THIS ARTICLE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06079-01-1

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