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                                   2947
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 28, 2019
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 Introduced  by M. of A. SOLAGES, D'URSO, DICKENS, RAMOS, CAHILL, BARRON,
   LAVINE, McDONOUGH, LAWRENCE, JEAN-PIERRE, OTIS --  Multi-Sponsored  by
   --  M. of A.  COOK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local
   Governments
 
 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.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   § 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
 JURISDICTION. WHEN THE AFFECTED TAX JURISDICTION IS A  SCHOOL  DISTRICT,
 THE AUTHORITY SHALL DELIVER A COPY OF SUCH RESOLUTION BY CERTIFIED MAIL,
 RETURN  RECEIPT  REQUESTED, TO THE SCHOOL BOARD AND DISTRICT SUPERINTEN-
 DENT OF EACH AFFECTED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
   § 4. Subdivision 2 of section 1963-a of the public authorities law, as
 amended by chapter 357 of the laws  of  1993,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   2.  The  authority  shall establish a procedure for deviation from the
 uniform tax exemption policy required  pursuant  to  this  section.  The
 authority shall set forth in writing the reasons for deviation from such
 policy,  and  shall  further  notify  BY  CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT
 REQUESTED, the affected tax jurisdictions of the proposed deviation from
 such policy and the reasons therefor.  WHEN THE AFFECTED  TAX  JURISDIC-
 TION IS A SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE AUTHORITY SHALL NOTIFY BY CERTIFIED MAIL,
 RETURN  RECEIPT  REQUESTED, THE SCHOOL BOARD AND DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT
 OF EACH AFFECTED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
   § 5. Section 2307 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
 JURISDICTION.  WHEN  THE AFFECTED TAX JURISDICTION IS A SCHOOL DISTRICT,
 THE AUTHORITY SHALL DELIVER A COPY OF SUCH RESOLUTION BY CERTIFIED MAIL,
 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, TO THE SCHOOL BOARD AND  DISTRICT  SUPERINTEN-
 DENT OF EACH AFFECTED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
   §  6.  Subdivision 2 of section 2315 of the public authorities law, as
 amended by chapter 357 of the laws  of  1993,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   2.  The  authority  shall establish a procedure for deviation from the
 uniform tax exemption policy required  pursuant  to  this  section.  The
 authority 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  TAX
 JURISDICTION  IS A SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE AUTHORITY SHALL NOTIFY BY CERTI-
 FIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT  REQUESTED,  THE  SCHOOL  BOARD  AND  DISTRICT
 SUPERINTENDENT OF EACH AFFECTED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
   §  7. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.