S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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521
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 9, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, COLTON, CYMBROWITZ, RIVERA -- Multi-Spon-
sored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, AUBRY, GUNTHER, PERRY -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the establish-
ment of the White Plains industrial development agency
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new
section 902-d to read as follows:
§ 902-D. CITY OF WHITE PLAINS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY. FOR THE
BENEFIT OF THE CITY OF WHITE PLAINS AND THE INHABITANTS THEREOF, AN
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF WHITE PLAINS
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED FOR THE ACCOMPLISH-
MENT OF ANY OR ALL OF THE PURPOSES SPECIFIED IN TITLE ONE OF THIS ARTI-
CLE. IT SHALL CONSTITUTE A BODY CORPORATE AND POLITIC, AND BE PERPETUAL
IN DURATION. IT SHALL HAVE THE POWERS AND DUTIES NOW OR HEREAFTER
CONFERRED BY TITLE ONE OF THIS ARTICLE UPON INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGEN-
CIES, EXCEPT THAT THE AGENCY'S POWER OF CONDEMNATION SHALL NOT BE EXER-
CISED WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY, AND
PROVIDED THAT THE EXERCISE OF THE POWERS BY SUCH AGENCY WITH RESPECT TO
THE ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY, WHETHER BY PURCHASE, CONDEMNATION OR
OTHERWISE, SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF WHITE
PLAINS, AND SUCH AGENCY SHALL TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE LOCAL ZONING
AND PLANNING REGULATIONS AS WELL AS THE REGIONAL AND LOCAL COMPREHENSIVE
LAND USE PLANS. IT SHALL BE ORGANIZED IN A MANNER PRESCRIBED BY AND BE
SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE ONE OF THIS ARTICLE, EXCEPT THAT THE
MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR OF SAID CITY, SUBJECT TO CONFIR-
MATION BY ITS GOVERNING BODY, AND SHALL SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF THE
MAYOR. THE MAYOR SHALL DESIGNATE THE CHAIR, WHO SHALL SERVE AT THE PLEA-
SURE OF THE MAYOR. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION, THE
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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AGENCY, ITS MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES AND ITS OPERATIONS AND
ACTIVITIES SHALL IN ALL RESPECTS BE GOVERNED BY THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE
ONE OF THIS ARTICLE.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the secre-
tary of state or his or her appointed designee shall notify the legisla-
tive bill drafting commission as to whether or not the office of the
secretary of state has timely received the certificate required to be
filed pursuant to section 856 of the general municipal law in order that
the commission may maintain an accurate and timely effective data base
of the official text of the laws of the state of New York in furtherance
of effecting the provisions of section 70-b of the public officers law;
and provided further that upon receiving notification from the secretary
of state that such certificate has not been so timely filed, this act
shall be deemed repealed on the thirtieth day after the legislative bill
drafting commission has received such notification of failure to timely
file such certificate.