S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3438
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 22, 2011
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Introduced by Sen. GIANARIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities
and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to siting
requirements for the New York city school construction authority's
leasing program
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 1731 of the public authorities
law, as added by chapter 738 of the laws of 1988, is amended to read as
follows:
1. Prior to the commencing of new construction or building additions
of an educational facility, or the acquisition of real property or any
interest therein for such purpose, INCLUDING THE LEASING OF ANY BUILDING
OR PROPERTY, the authority shall file a copy of the site plan of such
facility in its offices and shall provide a copy thereof to the city
board, the city planning commission and the community school board and
community board of the district in which the facility will be located.
Upon request, any other person shall be furnished with such plan or a
summary thereof. The authority shall publish in a newspaper of general
circulation in the city a notice of the filing of such plan and the
availability of the plan and a summary thereof. Such plan shall include,
in the case of any project for which the acquisition of real property or
interest therein is proposed, the recommended site, any alternate sites
considered, and any rationale as to why the alternate sites were not
selected.
S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 1732 of the public authorities law, as
amended by chapter 562 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as
follows:
1. Following the hearings held pursuant to section seventeen hundred
thirty-one of this title, but prior to initiating construction of new
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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educational facilities, OR PRIOR TO LEASING ANY BUILDING OR PROPERTY FOR
SUCH PURPOSE, the authority shall submit the site plan of such projects
to the mayor and the council for review, provided, however, that such
review shall be limited to the site selected for the project.
S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.