Assembly Bill A4453

2015-2016 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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2015-A4453 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Housing
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9951
2017-2018: A6621

2015-A4453 (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.

2015-A4453 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  4453

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 2, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. GJONAJ, BENEDETTO, CLARK, MOSLEY -- 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

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
A                                                          LBD08623-01-5

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