Assembly Bill A6303A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires the preparation of a neighborhood impact statement prior to the construction of a homeless shelter in large cities

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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A6303 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3997
Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 2-A Title 5 §54, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S3457

2019-A6303 - Summary

Requires the preparation of a neighborhood impact statement prior to the construction of a homeless shelter in cities with a population of one million or more.

2019-A6303 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6303
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 5, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Social Services
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation  to  requiring  the
   preparation   of   a   neighborhood  impact  statement  prior  to  the
   construction of a homeless shelter in cities with a population of  one
   million or more

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Article 2-A of the social services law is amended by adding
 a new title 5 to read as follows:
                                  TITLE 5
                       NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT STATEMENT
 SECTION 54. NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT STATEMENT.
   § 54. NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT STATEMENT. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS  SECTION,
 THE TERM:
   (A) "CITY" MEANS ANY CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE;
   (B) "PROJECT" SHALL MEAN A PROJECT:
   (I)  (A)  DIRECTLY  UNDERTAKEN  BY  THE MAYOR OF A CITY, REGARDLESS OF
 WHETHER OR NOT SUCH PROJECT IS BEING UNDERTAKEN PURSUANT TO  A  DECLARA-
 TION OF EMERGENCY; OR
   (B)  SUPPORTED  IN WHOLE OR PART THROUGH CONTRACTS, GRANTS, SUBSIDIES,
 LOANS, OR OTHER FORMS OF FUNDING ASSISTANCE FROM THE CITY OR FROM ONE OR
 MORE AGENCIES; OR
   (C) INVOLVING THE ISSUANCE BY THE CITY OF A  LEASE,  PERMIT,  LICENSE,
 CERTIFICATE OR OTHER ENTITLEMENT; AND
   (II) DESIGNED IN WHOLE OR IN PART TO PROVIDE SHELTER TO THE HOMELESS;
   (C)  "NEIGHBORHOOD"  MEANS  AN AREA WITHIN A CITY IDENTIFIED BY RECOG-
 NIZED OR ESTABLISHED BOUNDARIES.
   2. A CITY SHALL USE ALL PRACTICABLE MEANS, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PRAC-
 TICABLE, TO MINIMIZE OR AVOID ADVERSE  NEIGHBORHOOD  EFFECTS,  INCLUDING
 EFFECTS REVEALED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT STATEMENT PROCESS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2019-A6303A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3997
Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 2-A Title 5 §54, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S3457

2019-A6303A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the preparation of a neighborhood impact statement prior to the construction of a homeless shelter in cities with a population of one million or more.

2019-A6303A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6303--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 5, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Social Services -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the social services law, in relation to requiring the
   preparation  of  a  neighborhood  impact  statement   prior   to   the
   construction  of a homeless shelter in cities with a population of one
   million or more
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Article 2-A of the social services law is amended by adding
 a new title 5 to read as follows:
                                  TITLE 5
                       NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT STATEMENT
 SECTION 54. NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT STATEMENT.
   §  54. NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT STATEMENT. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,
 THE TERM:
   (A) "CITY" MEANS ANY CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE;
   (B) "PROJECT" SHALL MEAN A PROJECT:
   (I) (A) DIRECTLY UNDERTAKEN BY THE MAYOR  OF  A  CITY,  REGARDLESS  OF
 WHETHER  OR  NOT SUCH PROJECT IS BEING UNDERTAKEN PURSUANT TO A DECLARA-
 TION OF EMERGENCY; OR
   (B) SUPPORTED IN WHOLE OR PART THROUGH CONTRACTS,  GRANTS,  SUBSIDIES,
 LOANS, OR OTHER FORMS OF FUNDING ASSISTANCE FROM THE CITY OR FROM ONE OR
 MORE AGENCIES; OR
   (C)  INVOLVING  THE  ISSUANCE BY THE CITY OF A LEASE, PERMIT, LICENSE,
 CERTIFICATE OR OTHER ENTITLEMENT; AND
   (II) DESIGNED IN WHOLE OR IN PART TO PROVIDE SHELTER TO THE HOMELESS;
   (C) "NEIGHBORHOOD" MEANS THE AREA  LOCATED  WITHIN  THE  ZIP  CODE  OR
 COMMUNITY BOARD AREA WHERE THE PROJECT WILL BE LOCATED.
   2. A CITY SHALL USE ALL PRACTICABLE MEANS, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PRAC-
 TICABLE,  TO  MINIMIZE  OR AVOID ADVERSE NEIGHBORHOOD EFFECTS, INCLUDING
 EFFECTS REVEALED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT STATEMENT PROCESS.
   3. ANY CITY, BY AND THROUGH ITS CITY COUNCIL, SHALL PREPARE, OR  CAUSE
 TO  BE  PREPARED BY CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE A DRAFT AND FINAL NEIGHBORHOOD
              

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