Senate Bill S7831

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring notice and confirmation of such notice by affected local taxing jurisdictions and school districts prior to approval of projects by industrial development agencies

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  • 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

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2019-S7831 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§859-a & 874, Gen Muni L; amd §§1953-a, 1963-a, 2307 & 2315, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S8956
2021-2022: S3256

2019-S7831 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring notice and confirmation of such notice by affected local taxing jurisdictions and school districts prior to approval of projects by industrial development agencies.

2019-S7831 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7831 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7831
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 25, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law  and  the  public  authorities
   law,  in  relation to requiring notice and confirmation of such notice
   by affected local taxing jurisdictions and school districts  prior  to
   approval of projects by industrial development agencies

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 859-a of the general municipal law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
   1-A.  THE AGENCY SHALL DELIVER A COPY OF THE RESOLUTION ADOPTED PURSU-
 ANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION BY CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT
 REQUESTED, TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF EACH AFFECTED LOCAL  TAXING
 JURISDICTION.  WHEN  THE  AFFECTED LOCAL TAXING JURISDICTION IS A SCHOOL
 DISTRICT, THE AGENCY SHALL DELIVER A COPY OF SUCH RESOLUTION  BY  CERTI-
 FIED  MAIL,  RETURN  RECEIPT REQUESTED, TO THE SCHOOL BOARD AND DISTRICT
 SUPERINTENDENT OF EACH AFFECTED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
   § 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 4 of  section  874  of  the  general
 municipal law, as amended by chapter 357 of the laws of 1993, is amended
 to read as follows:
   (b)  The  agency  shall  establish  a procedure for deviation from the
 uniform tax exemption policy required pursuant to this subdivision.  The
 agency  shall  set  forth in writing the reasons for deviation from such
 policy, and shall further  notify  BY  CERTIFIED  MAIL,  RETURN  RECEIPT
 REQUESTED, the affected local taxing jurisdictions of the proposed devi-
 ation  from  such  policy  and the reasons therefor.   WHEN THE AFFECTED
 LOCAL TAXING JURISDICTION IS A SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE AGENCY SHALL  NOTIFY
 BY  CERTIFIED  MAIL,  RETURN  RECEIPT  REQUESTED,  THE  SCHOOL BOARD AND
 DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF EACH AFFECTED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
   § 3. Section 1953-a of the public authorities law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
   1-A. THE AUTHORITY SHALL DELIVER A  COPY  OF  THE  RESOLUTION  ADOPTED
 PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  ONE OF THIS SECTION BY CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN
 RECEIPT REQUESTED, TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF EACH  AFFECTED  TAX
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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