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Sep 02, 2020 |
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Senate Bill S8959
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 42nd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2019-S8959 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S8959 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8959 SPONSOR: SKOUFIS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to disallowing county industrial development agencies from offering incentives in muni- cipalities which have their own industrial development agency PURPOSE: To prohibit county industrial development agencies from offering incen- tives in municipalities which have their own industrial development agency to prevent companies from "shopping around" for the best finan- cial benefit possible from industrial development agencies. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends General Municipal Law by adding a new section 863, prohibiting a county agency from offering any financial incentives in a municipality located within the county where such municipality has its
2019-S8959 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8959 I N S E N A T E September 2, 2020 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to disallowing county industrial development agencies from offering incentives in municipalities which have their own 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 863 to read as follows: § 863. RESTRICTIONS ON INCENTIVES. NO COUNTY AGENCY SHALL OFFER ANY INCENTIVES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TAX INCENTIVES, PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES, FUNDING, OR ANY OTHER INCENTIVE, IN A MUNICIPALITY LOCATED WITHIN THE COUNTY WHERE SUCH MUNICIPALITY HAS ITS OWN AGENCY. § 2. This act shall take effect two years after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15622-01-0
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