Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 10, 2018 |
referred to cities |
Senate Bill S8725
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 22nd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cities Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2017-S8725 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A10355
- Current Committee:
- Senate Cities
- Law Section:
- General Municipal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§693, 694 & 695, Gen Muni L
2017-S8725 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8725 SPONSOR: FELDER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to urban develop- ment action areas SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Existing provisions of Article 16 of the General Municipal Law authorize expedited land use review of Urban Development Action Area Projects (UDAAP) for low-income residential rental developments for seniors and the disabled that are funded by the federal government (commonly known as Section 202 and Section 811 housing) until June 30, 2018. This bill would continue to allow Section 202 and Section 811 housing units to be subject to the UDAAP accelerated review process until June 30, 2021. REASONS FOR SUPPORT: This bill would strongly assist in the development of federally financed
2017-S8725 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8725 I N S E N A T E May 10, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FELDER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 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
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