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Senate Bill S3337

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides that all governments and municipalities shall comply with all local, state and federal laws and rules in constructing or leasing facilities

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2015-S3337 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง99-x, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S474
2011-2012: S3544
2013-2014: S3625

2015-S3337 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that all governments and municipalities shall comply with all local, state and federal laws and rules in constructing or leasing facilities; defines the term "unit of government".

2015-S3337 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3337 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3337

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 5, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

AN ACT to amend the general municipal  law,  in  relation  to  land  use
  compliance for public construction projects

  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 99-x to read as follows:
  S  99-X.  LAND  USE PLANNING; COMPLIANCE. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER
PROVISION OF LAW, ANY UNIT OF GOVERNMENT, OR SUBSIDIARY THEREOF,  SHALL,
WITH  RESPECT TO  THE CONSTRUCTION, DEVELOPMENT, PLANNING, SITING, LEAS-
ING, OPERATING OR OWNERSHIP OF  ANY  FACILITY,  BUILDING  OR  ANY  OTHER
CONSTRUCTION  WHICH  IS  LOCATED  OR  PROPOSED  TO BE LOCATED WITHIN THE
STATE, COMPLY WITH ALL LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS, RULES, REGULATIONS
AND ORDINANCES WITH RESPECT TO LAND USE PLANNING AND  REVIEW  OR  ZONING
APPLICABLE TO SUCH LOCATION OR PROPOSED LOCATION.
  2.  FOR  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "UNIT OF GOVERNMENT" SHALL
MEAN THE STATE, A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE  OR  ANY  OTHER  POLITICAL
SUBDIVISION  OR  CIVIL  DIVISION  OF THE STATE, A SCHOOL DISTRICT OR ANY
GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY OPERATING A PUBLIC SCHOOL, COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY,  A
PUBLIC  IMPROVEMENT OR SPECIAL DISTRICT, A PUBLIC AUTHORITY, COMMISSION,
COMMITTEE OR PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION,  OR  ANY  OTHER  PUBLIC  CORPO-
RATION,  AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR UNIT OF GOVERNMENT WHICH EXERCISES
GOVERNMENTAL POWERS UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01287-01-5

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