Assembly Bill A4544

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Establishes a definition of "civic facilities" for purposes of financing by industrial development agencies

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  • Introduced
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    • 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-A4544 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง854, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6147
2013-2014: A5480
2015-2016: A2679

2011-A4544 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a definition of "civic facilities" for purposes of financing by industrial development agencies.

2011-A4544 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4544

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 4, 2011
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the definition
  of "civic facility" for the purposes of industrial  development  agen-
  cies

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

  Section 1. Section 854 of the general  municipal  law  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision 13 to read as follows:
  (13)  "CIVIC  FACILITY" - SHALL MEAN ANY FACILITY WHICH SHALL BE OWNED
OR OCCUPIED BY A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER
THE LAWS OF THIS STATE OR  AUTHORIZED  TO  CONDUCT  ACTIVITIES  IN  THIS
STATE.  SUCH  FACILITIES  SHALL  NOT INCLUDE CONVENTION CENTERS, HOUSING
FACILITIES, DORMITORIES FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS  OR  ROADS,  BUILD-
INGS,  WATER SYSTEMS, SEWER SYSTEMS, OR ANY PUBLIC FACILITY FOR USE BY A
MUNICIPALITY IN THE PERFORMANCE OF ITS GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS OR MEDICAL
FACILITIES WHICH ARE PREDOMINATELY USED  FOR  THE  DELIVERY  OF  MEDICAL
SERVICES, EXCEPT THAT SUCH FACILITIES SHALL INCLUDE HABILITATION CENTERS
AND HOSPICES.
  NOTWITHSTANDING THE LIMITATIONS CONTAINED IN THE PRECEDING SENTENCE, A
CIVIC  FACILITY  PROJECT  MAY  INCLUDE:  (A) DORMITORIES FOR EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTIONS; (B) FACILITIES AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE TWENTY-EIGHT  OF  THE
PUBLIC  HEALTH  LAW; AND (C) HOUSING FACILITIES PRIMARILY DESIGNED TO BE
OCCUPIED BY INDIVIDUALS SIXTY YEARS OF AGE OR  OLDER.  NOTHING  IN  THIS
ARTICLE SHALL BE DEEMED TO WAIVE ANY APPLICABLE REQUIREMENT FOR AN OPER-
ATING FACILITY CERTIFICATE, CONSENT OR ANY OTHER APPROVAL AS PROVIDED BY
LAW.
  S  2.  This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08862-01-1


              

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