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Assembly Bill A5844

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Creates a waterfront revitalization demonstration program

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2013-A5844 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
New York State Urban Development Corporation Act
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง16-e, UDC Act
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4138
2011-2012: A5076

2013-A5844 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a waterfront revitalization demonstration program within the regional economic development partnership program of the urban development corporation to improve and redevelop waterfront areas along the Hudson River north of the city of New York, and the Mohawk River.

2013-A5844 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5844

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 7, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Economic Development

AN ACT to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in
  relation to creating a waterfront revitalization demonstration program

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

  Section  1.  Statement of legislative intent. Many of New York state's
oldest cities, towns and villages owe their very existence to an  advan-
tageous  location  on  the  state's vast network of natural and man-made
waterways and waterfronts. From the earliest years of settlement through
the early years of the twentieth century, these municipalities  depended
on  their waterfronts as the focal points for commerce, industry, recre-
ation and, in many instances, transportation. New York state emerged  as
the  empire  state  in  the nineteenth century when its waterfront-based
manufacturing industry enabled it to become the  dominant  manufacturing
center of the world. In recent times, however, a variety of factors have
contributed  to  the decline and deterioration of the state's once vital
waterfronts, including the erosion of the  state's  manufacturing  base,
the  abandonment  of  aging structures, and the construction of highways
and rail lines which often cut off cities, towns and villages  from  the
waterfronts which once were the center of municipal attention.
  The  potential of such waterfronts to contribute to the revitalization
of these older communities and to improve the quality of life for  their
residents  remains  despite  these  years of neglect. The improvement of
these waterfronts can result in the revitalization of  adjacent  central
business  districts,  the  attraction  of new commerce and industry, the
enhancement of tourist opportunities, new recreational opportunities and
the reclamation of our historic heritage. Conversely, continued  deteri-
oration can lead to the spreading of economic blight.
  Therefore,  the  legislature  declares  that the revitalization of the
state's historic waterfronts will contribute to the economic and  social

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08726-01-3

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