Assembly Bill A10866

                            
 
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                                   10866
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 24, 2018
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 Introduced  by M. of A. NOLAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Cities
 
 AN ACT to amend the economic development law, in relation to  establish-
   ing the Sunnyside Yards district advisory workgroup; and providing for
   the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The economic development law is amended  by  adding  a  new
 article 24 to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 24
                SUNNYSIDE YARDS DISTRICT ADVISORY WORKGROUP
 SECTION 470. SUNNYSIDE YARDS DISTRICT ADVISORY WORKGROUP.
   § 470. SUNNYSIDE YARDS DISTRICT ADVISORY WORKGROUP. 1. THERE IS HEREBY
 ESTABLISHED  THE  SUNNYSIDE  YARDS  ADVISORY WORKGROUP (THE "WORKGROUP")
 WHICH SHALL CONSIST OF SIXTEEN MEMBERS, FOUR OF WHOM SHALL BE  APPOINTED
 BY  THE  GOVERNOR, FOUR OF WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE
 ASSEMBLY, FOUR OF WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT  OF
 THE SENATE, TWO OF WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE
 ASSEMBLY,  AND  TWO OF WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF
 THE SENATE. ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE WORKGROUP SHALL BE  RESIDENTS  OF,
 OR  WORK WITHIN COMMUNITY BOARDS ONE AND TWO IN QUEENS COUNTY AS DEFINED
 BY THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT
 HUNDRED OF THE NEW YORK CITY CHARTER. THE CHAIR OF THE  WORKGROUP  SHALL
 BE NOMINATED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE WORKGROUP.
   2. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED THE SUNNYSIDE YARDS DISTRICT. THE BOUN-
 DARIES  OF  THE  SUNNYSIDE  YARDS  DISTRICT  SHALL  BE, IN THE COUNTY OF
 QUEENS, WEST OF 43RD STREET, SOUTH OF  NORTHERN  BOULEVARD  AND  JACKSON
 AVENUE,  EAST  OF  21ST  STREET,  AND  NORTH OF 49TH AVENUE AND SKILLMAN
 AVENUE.
   3. THE WORKGROUP SHALL UNDERTAKE A REVIEW OF THE ACTIONS AND  MEASURES
 NECESSARY TO IMPROVE THE SUNNYSIDE YARDS DISTRICT AS ESTABLISHED IN THIS
 SECTION  THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO COMMUNITY BOARDS ONE AND TWO IN THE
 COUNTY OF QUEENS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   4. THE WORKGROUP SHALL REVIEW AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS  REGARDING  THE
 POSSIBLE  USES  OF  THE  SUNNYSIDE  YARDS  DISTRICT  AS  DEFINED IN THIS
 SECTION. SUCH RECOMMENDATIONS SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (A) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NEW OPEN SPACE AND PARKLAND, AND USES FOR SUCH
 OPEN SPACE AND PARKLAND;
   (B)  POSSIBLE  USES FOR THE AREA INCLUDING LEVELS OF COMMERCIAL, RESI-
 DENTIAL AND INDUSTRIAL USES;
   (C) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD  FACILI-
 TIES OR NEW NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITIES INCLUDING, TRANSPORTATION, EDUCATION
 AND  ALL  MUNICIPAL  SERVICES.  SUCH  RECOMMENDATIONS  SHALL INCLUDE ANY
 SERVICE PROVIDED BY GOVERNMENTAL, NON-GOVERNMENTAL OR QUASI-GOVERNMENTAL
 ENTITIES AS THE WORKGROUP MAY DETERMINE;
   (D) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR APPROPRIATE DEVELOPMENT AND DENSITY AND CHANG-
 ES TO ZONING TO ACCOMPLISH SUCH DEVELOPMENT.  SUCH  RECOMMENDATIONS  MAY
 INCLUDE  THOSE  FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING WHICH MAY BE DEFINED BY THE WORK-
 GROUP; AND
   (E) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE RETENTION AND INCREASE OF  INDUSTRIAL  AND
 COMMERCIAL  USES  WITHIN  THE DISTRICT FOR PURPOSES OF JOB RETENTION AND
 CREATION.
   5. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT AND RESOURCES AS HE  OR  SHE
 DETERMINES IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE PROPER FUNCTIONING OF THE WORKGROUP.
   6.  THE  SUNNYSIDE  YARDS WORKGROUP SHALL, BY A MAJORITY VOTE, APPROVE
 AND ISSUE A FINAL REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPO-
 RARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE  MINORITY
 LEADER  OF THE SENATE, THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE MAYOR OF
 THE CITY OF NEW YORK, AND COMMUNITY BOARDS ONE AND TWO IN THE COUNTY  OF
 QUEENS ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
 deemed repealed January 1, 2020.