Senate Bill S6934

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Specifies the use for which certain state lands are to be transferred to the city of New Rochelle

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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-S6934 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
New Rochelle, City of
Laws Affected:
Amd §§5 & 6, Chap of 2019 (as proposed in S.6228-A & A.7846-A)

2019-S6934 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Specifies the use for which certain state lands are to be transferred to the city of New Rochelle.

2019-S6934 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6934 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6934
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 6, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  STEWART-COUSINS -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend a chapter of the laws of 2019, authorizing  the  commis-
   sioner  of  general services to transfer and convey certain state land
   to the city of New Rochelle, as proposed in legislative bills  numbers
   S.6228-A  and  A.7846-A,  in  relation to specifying the use for which
   certain state lands are to be transferred to the city of New Rochelle
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Sections 5 and 6 of a chapter of the laws of 2019, author-
 izing the commissioner  of  general  services  to  transfer  and  convey
 certain  state land to the city of New Rochelle, as proposed in legisla-
 tive bills numbers  S.6228-A  and  A.7846-A,  are  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   §  5. Any lands transferred pursuant to this act shall be used for the
 purposes of the city of New Rochelle to  utilize  the  subject  property
 exclusively for the construction of municipal facilities, SPECIFICALLY A
 CITY  HALL  BUILDING  and  [to satisfy the] affordable housing [needs of
 residents of] LOCATED IN the city of New Rochelle, WHICH SOLELY FOR  THE
 PURPOSES  OF THIS ACT, SHALL MEAN THAT ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE RENTAL
 DWELLING UNITS IN THE BUILDING SHALL, UPON INITIAL RENTAL AND UPON  EACH
 SUBSEQUENT  RENTAL  FOLLOWING A VACANCY, BE AFFORDABLE TO AND RESTRICTED
 TO OCCUPANCY BY INDIVIDUALS OR FAMILIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH A PLAN DEVEL-
 OPED AND APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF THE NEW YORK STATE DIVISION  OF
 HOMES  AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL, and upon termination of such use, title to
 the lands so transferred shall revert to the state of New York.  IN LIEU
 OF SUCH REVERSION, THE CITY OF NEW ROCHELLE MAY  PURCHASE  THE  REVERTER
 INTEREST  IN THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AT THE CURRENT FAIR MARKET VALUES LESS
 THE VALUE OF ANY  IMPROVEMENTS  THEREON  AS  DETERMINED  BY  INDEPENDENT
 CERTIFIED APPRAISAL OR APPRAISALS.
   §  6.  This  act shall take effect immediately; PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT
 THE AUTHORITY OF THE COMMISSIONER OF GENERAL SERVICES  TO  TRANSFER  AND
 CONVEY  THE  AFORESAID LANDS AND IMPROVEMENTS PURSUANT TO THIS ACT SHALL
 EXPIRE TWO YEARS AFTER SUCH EFFECTIVE DATE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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