Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|
---|---|
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to housing, construction and community development |
Feb 17, 2017 |
referred to housing, construction and community development |
Senate Bill S4553
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 10th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee
- Introduced
-
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
-
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
-
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2017-S4553 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
- Law Section:
- Public Housing Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §16-a, Pub Hous L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2015-2016:
S7329
2019-2020: S2132
2017-S4553 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4553 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public housing law, in relation to requiring the commissioner of community housing and renewal and the superintendent of financial services to create an annual report regarding residential subsidies provided by public agencies PURPOSE : To generate an annual report regarding residential subsidies provided by public agencies. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 contains legislative findings and intent. Section 2 amends the public housing law by adding a new section 16-a for reporting requirements for subsidized housing programs. The commissioner and superintendent of financial services shall jointly prepare an annual report which shall be submitted to the governor and the legislature on or before January 1, regarding residential subsidies provided by any public agency during the immediately preceding fiscal year, including the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016. Every public agency that provides a residential subsidy shall provide the information required in such report to the commissioner and the superintendent of financial services within 60 days from the
2017-S4553 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4553 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 17, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to requiring the commissioner of community housing and renewal and the superintendent of financial services to create an annual report regarding residential subsidies provided by public agencies THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. There is an affordable housing crisis in New York State, especially for low- and moderate-in- come families. Developing housing for low- and moderate-income families requires subsidies through municipal programs and federal programs administered by municipalities. Reporting requirements regarding the use of these subsidies will assist the municipal agencies to develop and review housing programs in order to achieve the best use of the limited available resources. § 2. The public housing law is amended by adding a new section 16-a to read as follows: § 16-A. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBSIDIZED HOUSING PROGRAMS. A. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: 1. THE TERM "PUBLIC AGENCY" SHALL MEAN ANY COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE, SCHOOL DISTRICT, IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT OR DISTRICT CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; AND ANY LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL UNIT, SUBDIVISION, OR SPECIAL DISTRICT OF ANOTHER STATE. 2. "DWELLING" MEANS ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE OR PORTION THEREOF WHICH IS OCCUPIED IN WHOLE OR IN PART AS THE HOME, RESIDENCE OR SLEEPING PLACE OF ONE OR MORE HUMAN BEINGS. 3. "DWELLING UNIT" MEANS ANY RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION IN A MULTIPLE DWELLING OR PRIVATE DWELLING. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
Comments
Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.
Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.
Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.