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                                   10355
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 17, 2018
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 Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Local Governments
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to urban develop-
   ment action areas
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 693 of the general municipal  law,  as  amended  by
 chapter 36 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   §  693.  Area  designation.  An urban development action area shall by
 resolution be designated by the governing body,  or  by  the  commission
 where  so authorized to act by the governing body, on its own initiative
 or upon recommendation of the agency, provided at least sixty percent of
 such area is an eligible area. Any such designation shall be in conform-
 ance with the standards and procedures required for all land use  deter-
 minations  pursuant  to  general,  special  or  local  law  or  charter.
 Provided, however, that if a  proposed  urban  development  action  area
 project  is  to  be developed on an eligible area and consists solely of
 the rehabilitation or  conservation  of  existing  private  or  multiple
 dwellings  or  the  construction of one to four unit dwellings or, until
 June thirtieth, two thousand [eighteen] TWENTY-ONE, for up to six  urban
 development  action area projects in any calendar year, the construction
 of up to ninety dwelling units financed by the  federal  government  and
 restricted  to  occupancy by the elderly or by persons with disabilities
 without any change in land use permitted by local zoning, the  governing
 body,  or  the  commission  where  so authorized to act by the governing
 body, may waive the area designation requirement.
   § 2. Subdivision 5 of section 694 of the  general  municipal  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  36  of  the  laws  of  2015, is amended to read as
 follows:
   5. Any approval of an urban development action area project  shall  be
 in  conformance  with the standards and procedures required for all land
 use determinations pursuant to general, special or local law or charter.
 In a city having a population of one million or more, the governing body
 may require that the agency incorporate into the project any or  all  of
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 the following: (i) the proposed number of residential units; (ii) wheth-
 er  such  units are home ownership units, rental units or condominium or
 cooperative units; (iii) a best estimate of the initial rents or selling
 prices for such units; (iv) the proposed income restrictions, if any, on
 renters  or  purchasers  of  such  units; and (v) the basis on which the
 consideration for the sale or lease of the property is to be determined.
 Provided, however, that if the proposed urban  development  action  area
 project  consists solely of the rehabilitation or conservation of exist-
 ing private or multiple dwellings or the construction  of  one  to  four
 unit  dwellings  or, until June thirtieth, two thousand [eighteen] TWEN-
 TY-ONE, for up to six urban development  action  area  projects  in  any
 calendar  year, the construction of up to ninety dwelling units financed
 by the federal government and restricted to occupancy by the elderly  or
 by persons with disabilities without any change in land use permitted by
 local  zoning, the governing body, or the commission where so authorized
 to act by the governing body, may waive any such  standards  and  proce-
 dures required by local law or charter.
   §  3.  Paragraph  (d)  of  subdivision 6 of section 695 of the general
 municipal law, as amended by chapter 36 of the laws of 2015, is  amended
 to read as follows:
   (d)  Notwithstanding  any standards or procedures established for land
 disposition by general, special or local law or  charter,  if  an  urban
 development  action  area project is to be developed on an eligible area
 and consists solely of the rehabilitation or  conservation  of  existing
 private  or  multiple  dwellings or the construction of one to four unit
 dwellings or, until June thirtieth, two thousand [eighteen]  TWENTY-ONE,
 for  up  to  six  urban development action area projects in any calendar
 year, the construction of up to ninety dwelling units  financed  by  the
 federal  government  and  restricted  to  occupancy by the elderly or by
 persons with disabilities without any change in land  use  permitted  by
 local zoning, a municipality may dispose of the real property constitut-
 ing such urban development action project to any person, firm, or corpo-
 ration  qualified  pursuant  to  this  subdivision  by resolution of its
 governing body or, in any city having a population  of  one  million  or
 more,  by  action  of  the  mayor,  provided that such disposition is in
 accordance with the requirements of  this  subdivision.  Disposition  of
 real  property  acquired by condemnation shall be in accordance with the
 requirements of section four hundred six of the eminent domain procedure
 law, if applicable.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
 if  this act shall have become a law after June 30, 2018, this act shall
 take effect immediately and shall be retroactive to and deemed  to  have
 been in full force and effect on and after June 30, 2018.