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Assembly Bill A3156

2017-2018 Legislative Session

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

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2017-A3156 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §201-b, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3973
2011-2012: A4205
2013-2014: A4251
2015-2016: A4498
2019-2020: A4968

2017-A3156 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-A3156 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3156
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. RAIA, GIGLIO, McKEVITT, FINCH -- Multi-Sponsored
   by -- M. of A.  FITZPATRICK, McDONOUGH, McLAUGHLIN,  SALADINO,  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:
   §  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.
   § 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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