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                          I N  A S S E M B L Y
                               May 4, 2016
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Introduced  by  M. of A. KATZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation  to  establishing
  the town of Yorktown industrial development agency
  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
  Section 1. The general municipal  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 925-s to read as follows:
  S 925-S. TOWN OF YORKTOWN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY. FOR THE BENE-
FIT  OF  THE TOWN OF YORKTOWN AND THE INHABITANTS THEREOF, AN INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, TO BE KNOWN  AS  THE  TOWN  OF  YORKTOWN  INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT  AGENCY, IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED FOR THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF ANY
OR ALL OF THE PURPOSES SPECIFIED IN TITLE ONE OF THIS ARTICLE. IT  SHALL
CONSTITUTE  A  BODY CORPORATE AND POLITIC, AND BE PERPETUAL IN DURATION.
IT SHALL HAVE THE POWERS AND DUTIES NOW OR HEREAFTER CONFERRED BY  TITLE
ONE  OF  THIS  ARTICLE UPON INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES AND PROVIDED
THAT THE EXERCISE OF THE POWERS BY  SUCH  AGENCY  WITH  RESPECT  TO  THE
ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY WHETHER BY PURCHASE, CONDEMNATION OR OTHER-
WISE,  SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE TOWN OF YORKTOWN,
AND SUCH AGENCY SHALL TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE LOCAL ZONING AND PLAN-
NING REGULATIONS AS WELL AS THE REGIONAL AND  LOCAL  COMPREHENSIVE  LAND
USE  PLANS.  IT  SHALL  BE  ORGANIZED  IN  A MANNER PRESCRIBED BY AND BE
SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE ONE  OF  THIS  ARTICLE.  ITS  MEMBERS
SHALL  BE  APPOINTED  BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE TOWN OF YORKTOWN. THE
AGENCY, ITS MEMBERS, OFFICERS  AND  EMPLOYEES  AND  ITS  OPERATIONS  AND
ACTIVITIES  SHALL IN ALL RESPECTS BE GOVERNED BY THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE
ONE OF THIS ARTICLE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13050-01-5