Senate Bill S7805

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  7805

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 19, 2012
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Introduced  by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend a chapter of the laws of 2012 amending the real property
  tax law, relating to interim multiple dwellings in a city with a popu-
  lation of one million or more, as proposed in legislative bill  number
  S.7794,  in relation to the applicability of certain provisions of the
  administrative code of the city of New York to certain multiple dwell-
  ings

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

  Section  1.  Section  1  of a chapter of the laws of 2012 amending the
real property tax law, relating to interim multiple dwellings in a  city
with  a  population  of  one million or more, as proposed in legislative
bill number S.7794, is amended to read as follows:
  Section 1. The provisions of subdivision (c) of section 11-245 of  the
administrative  code  of the city of New York shall not be applicable to
any multiple dwelling located on lots numbered 13 and  14  of  Manhattan
block  numbered  51,  lots  numbered  17,  18, and 21 of Manhattan block
number 90, lots numbered 7, 8, 10, 11, 57 and  111  of  Manhattan  block
numbered  1010,  and  lots  numbered  33,  34  and 35 of Manhattan block
numbered 1259 as such lots and blocks are numbered as of the  date  this
act shall have become law, provided that the construction of such multi-
ple  dwellings  on those lots commences on or after January 1, 2007, and
on or before June 21, 2017, and provided  that  for  all  such  multiple
dwellings  the department of housing preservation and development of New
York City shall impose a requirement and EITHER certify (I) that  twenty
percent  of  the  units  on site are affordable to households of low and
moderate income pursuant to subdivision 7 of section 421-a of  the  real
property  tax  law OR (II) THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBDIVISION 12 OF SECTION
421-A OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW ARE MET.  The provisions of  subdivi-
sion (c) of section 11-245 of the administrative code of the city of New
York shall not be applicable to any multiple dwelling that is located on
lot 10 of Manhattan block number 123, as such lot and block are numbered
as   of  the  date  this  act  shall  have  become  law,  provided  that

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

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construction of such multiple dwelling commenced on or after January  1,
2007,  and  on  or  before  June 21, 2012, and provided further that the
individual or agent thereof seeking benefits pursuant to  section  421-a
of  the  real property tax law enters into and fulfills the requirements
of a memorandum of understanding with the city of New York Department of
Housing Preservation and Development to fund in an amount not less  than
$9 million the construction of affordable rental housing within the City
of  New  York,  provided,  however,  that  such amount required shall be
reduced by the value of negotiable certificates that the  individual  or
agent  thereof  seeking  benefits purchased, pursuant to section 6-08 of
title 28 of the rules of the city of New York as such rules  existed  as
of  the  date  this  act shall have become law, in order to entitle such
multiple dwelling to the benefits pursuant to section 421-a of the  real
property  tax  law  for  a  specified  number of units in the geographic
exclusion area, provided that such negotiable certificates  were  gener-
ated  by a written agreement with the Department of Housing Preservation
and Development, and provided further that,  notwithstanding  any  other
provision of law, benefits granted pursuant to section 421-a of the real
property  tax  law  for  such  multiple  dwelling shall be granted as if
construction commenced as of the date this act shall  have  become  law.
FOR  THE  CONSTRUCTION  OF ANY MULTIPLE DWELLING ON THE ABOVE REFERENCED
LOTS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF LOTS NUMBERED 17, 18  AND  21  OF  MANHATTAN
BLOCK  NUMBERED 90, WHICH RECEIVES BENEFITS PURSUANT TO SECTION 421-A OF
THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, ANY WORK WHICH MAY INVOLVE THE EMPLOYMENT  OF
LABORERS,  WORKERS  OR MECHANICS SHALL BE CONSIDERED PUBLIC WORK FOR THE
PURPOSES OF ARTICLE EIGHT OF THE LABOR LAW, AND ANY CONTRACTS OR SUBCON-
TRACTS WHICH MAY INVOLVE THE EMPLOYMENT OF LABORERS, WORKERS OR  MECHAN-
ICS SHALL BE ENFORCEABLE UNDER ARTICLE EIGHT OF THE LABOR LAW, PROVIDED,
HOWEVER,  THAT SUCH PROVISIONS SHALL NOT APPLY TO CONSTRUCTION PERFORMED
PURSUANT TO A PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT  THAT  IS  A  PRE-HIRE  COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING  AGREEMENT  GOVERNING  THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
ENTERED INTO BY A CONSTRUCTION USER AND/OR ITS REPRESENTATIVE AND A BONA
FIDE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADE LABOR ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHING THE
LABOR ORGANIZATION  AS  THE  COLLECTIVE  BARGAINING  REPRESENTATIVE  FOR
LABORERS, WORKERS AND MECHANICS.
  S  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
manner as a chapter of the laws of 2012 amending the real  property  tax
law,  relating to interim multiple dwellings in a city with a population
of one million or more, as proposed in legislative bill  number  S.7794,
takes effect.