Assembly Bill A4498

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Creates within the office of general services a home ownership and local development program

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  • Introduced
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    • 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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2015-A4498 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง201-b, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3973
2011-2012: A4205
2013-2014: A4251
2017-2018: A3156
2019-2020: A4968

2015-A4498 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates within the office of general services a home ownership and local development program.

2015-A4498 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4498

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 3, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. RAIA, GIGLIO, McKEVITT, FINCH -- Multi-Sponsored
  by -- M. of A.  FITZPATRICK, McDONOUGH, McLAUGHLIN, SALADINO,  TENNEY,
  THIELE  --  read  once  and  referred to the Committee on Governmental
  Operations

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to  creating  within  the
  office  of  general  services  a  home ownership and local development
  program

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

  Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 201-b
to read as follows:
  S 201-B. HOME OWNERSHIP AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 1. THERE  SHALL
BE  CREATED  WITHIN  THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES A HOME OWNERSHIP AND
LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, WITH THE PURPOSE OF IDENTIFYING NON-ESSENTIAL
OR NON-PRESERVED STATE OWNED LAND.
  2. THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES SHALL AUTHORIZE THE  SALE  OF  STATE
OWNED  LAND,  IDENTIFIED  AS  NON-ESSENTIAL OR NON-PRESERVED PURSUANT TO
SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, FOR ONE DOLLAR FOR THE CONSTRUCTION  OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS OR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES.
  3.  SUCH  STATE  OWNED  LAND SHALL BE LOCATED IN A COUNTY WITH A POPU-
LATION OF MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED INHABITANTS PER SQUARE MILE
AND LESS THAN FIVE THOUSAND INHABITANTS PER SQUARE MILE ACCORDING TO THE
TWO THOUSAND FEDERAL CENSUS AND SHALL NOT BE LOCATED IN A  CITY  WITH  A
POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE INHABITANTS.
  4.  SUCH STATE OWNED LAND SHALL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE APPLICABLE CITY,
TOWN, VILLAGE OR MUNICIPAL HOUSING AUTHORITY.  IF  SUCH  PROPERTY  AFTER
TRANSFER  IS  NOT  USED  FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING OR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES
WITHIN TWO YEARS THEN THE SALE SHALL BE VOID AND TRANSFERRED BACK TO THE
OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law.  Any  rules  and  regulations  necessary  to
implement  the  provisions of this act on its effective date are author-
ized and directed to be promulgated on or before such effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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