S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3536
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 28, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. TITONE, JAFFEE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
BOYLAND, CUSICK, MAISEL, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the not-for-profit corporation law, in relation to the
sale of real property
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 509 of the not-for-profit corporation law, as
amended by chapter 145 of the laws of 1991, is amended to read as
follows:
S 509. Purchase, sale, mortgage and lease of real property.
1. No purchase of real property shall be made by a corporation and no
corporation shall sell, mortgage or lease real property, unless author-
ized by the vote of two-thirds of the entire board, provided that if
there are twenty-one or more directors, the vote of a majority of the
entire board shall be sufficient.
2. (A) A CORPORATION WHICH SELLS REAL PROPERTY TO ANY ENTITY OTHER
THAN THE STATE OR ANOTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION WHICH IS SUBJECT TO
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL REIMBURSE THE STATE AND/OR A MUNI-
CIPALITY FOR ANY CAPITAL FUNDING, GRANTS OR FINANCING RECEIVED THROUGH
THE STATE OR A MUNICIPAL AGENCY OR PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION WITHIN THE
TEN YEARS PRECEDING SUCH SALE.
(B) A SALE OF REAL PROPERTY BY A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION TO ANY
ENTITY OTHER THAN THE STATE OR ANOTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION WHICH
IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL NOT BE EXEMPT FROM
THE PAYMENT OF THE REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX IMPOSED BY SECTION FOUR-
TEEN HUNDRED TWO OF THE TAX LAW.
(C) ANY CORPORATION WHICH HAS RECEIVED A REAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT
WITHIN THE LAST TEN YEARS FOR REAL PROPERTY TAXES ASSESSED ON SUCH PROP-
ERTY SHALL REIMBURSE THE TAXING AUTHORITY THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF ANY SUCH
ABATEMENT UPON THE SALE OF SUCH REAL PROPERTY TO ANY ENTITY OTHER THAN
THE STATE OR ANOTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION WHICH IS SUBJECT TO THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03842-01-3