Assembly Bill A9951

2013-2014 Legislative Session

In N.Y. city, requires supportive housing to be disbursed throughout the boroughs of such city in proportion to the borough population

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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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2013-A9951 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Housing
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A4453
2017-2018: A6621

2013-A9951 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires, in cities having a population of one million or more, supportive housing be disbursed throughout the boroughs of such city in proportion to the borough population.

2013-A9951 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  9951

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 3, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Gjonaj) --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services

AN ACT to require that the siting,  construction  and  establishment  of
  supportive  housing  facilities  in  cities having a population of one
  million or more be disbursed in the boroughs of such cities in propor-
  tion to the population of each such borough

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

  Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, with-
in cities having a population of one million or more, supportive housing
facilities  within  each  such  city  shall be sited, constructed and/or
established throughout the boroughs of the city in  proportion  to  each
borough's population to the city's total population.  Provided, however,
that  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall not apply to the siting,
construction or establishment of any  supportive  housing  facility  for
which  the  appropriate  community  board  or,  if there be no community
board,  the  appropriate  neighborhood  board  shall  have  granted   an
exemption from such provisions.
  S  2.  Supportive  housing facilities sited, constructed and/or estab-
lished in cities having a population of one million or  more  after  the
effective  date  of  this  act shall be located in those boroughs of the
city which have the lowest concentration of such facilities  in  propor-
tion to the borough population to the city's population.
  S  3.  Notwithstanding  any other provision of law to the contrary, no
supportive housing facility shall be sited, constructed  or  established
within  a  city  of one million or more unless the appropriate community
board, or, if there be no community board, the appropriate  neighborhood
board  shall  have approved the siting, construction or establishment of
such facility.
  S 4. For the purposes of this act, "supportive housing facility" means
multiple residences operated by not-for-profit organizations and  funded
by  federal,  state  and  municipal  governments,  which provide housing
accommodations and support services to tenants  having  mental  illness,
trauma,  abuse, chemical dependency and/or chronic illness; and shelters
for the homeless, abused women and children, and veterans.
  S 5. This act shall take effect immediately.

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