Assembly Bill A1317

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Establishes an independent building review agency in the city of New York to oversee the development and construction projects within the city of New York

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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-A1317 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
New York City Charter
Laws Affected:
Add ยง650, NYC Chart
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5178
2013-2014: A1337
2015-2016: A728
2017-2018: A2045
2019-2020: A2086

2011-A1317 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes an independent building review agency in the city of New York to oversee development and construction projects within the city of New York.

2011-A1317 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1317

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. LENTOL, ROBINSON, JACOBS, COLTON, HIKIND, ORTIZ,
  MAISEL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BING, CUSICK, FARRELL, GLICK,
  LANCMAN, MARKEY, MAYERSOHN, NOLAN, J. RIVERA, ROSENTHAL --  read  once
  and referred to the Committee on Cities

AN ACT to amend the New York city charter, in relation to an independent
  building review agency

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

  Section 1. The New York city  charter  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 650 to read as follows:
  S  650.  INDEPENDENT  BUILDING  REVIEW  AGENCY. A. (1) THERE IS HEREBY
CREATED WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT  AN  INDEPENDENT  BUILDING  REVIEW  AGENCY
(HEREINAFTER "THE AGENCY"). THE HEAD OF THE AGENCY SHALL BE THE DIRECTOR
WHO  SHALL  BE APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR SUBJECT TO THE CONFIRMATION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL. WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS  SECTION,
THE  MAYOR  SHALL  APPOINT  HIS  DIRECTOR.  WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE
MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT,  THE  CITY  COUNCIL  SHALL  CONFIRM  OR  DENY  SUCH
PERSON'S  APPOINTMENT. THE MAYOR SHALL CONTINUE TO HAVE THIRTY-DAY PERI-
ODS TO APPOINT NEW CANDIDATES AND THE CITY  COUNCIL  SHALL  CONTINUE  TO
HAVE THIRTY-DAY PERIODS TO REVIEW AND ACT UPON SUCH CANDIDATES.
  (2)  ONCE APPOINTED, THE DIRECTOR SHALL NOT BE REMOVED FROM HIS OR HER
POSITION PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF HIS OR  HER  TERM  EXCEPT  FOR  GOOD
CAUSE.  THE  DIRECTOR SHALL SERVE A THREE-YEAR TERM. AT LEAST SIXTY DAYS
BUT NO LONGER THAN ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS PRIOR TO  THE  EXPIRATION  OF
THE  DIRECTOR'S TERM, THE MAYOR SHALL MAKE AN APPOINTMENT OF A SUCCESSOR
CANDIDATE.  SUCH  CANDIDATE'S  APPOINTMENT  SHALL  BE  SUBJECT  TO   THE
PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH ONE OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
  (3)  THE  DIRECTOR  SHALL  RECEIVE A SALARY THAT SHALL BE FIXED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL. THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL NOT ALTER THE SALARY OF A  DIRECTOR
DURING HIS OR HER TERM.

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

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