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                                   7328
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 5, 2021
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 Introduced  by  M.  of A. J. D. RIVERA, CYMBROWITZ -- (at request of the
   New York State Homes and Community Renewal) -- read once and  referred
   to the Committee on Housing
 
 AN  ACT to amend the private housing finance law, in relation to author-
   izing statewide or regional multi-state  contract  administration  and
   support  services  for federal section 8 project based housing assist-
   ance payments contracts
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "State and Local Project Based Housing Assistance  Payment  Contract
 Administration Act of 2021".
   § 2. Subdivisions 10, 11 and 12 of section 45-a of the private housing
 finance  law, subdivision 11 as renumbered by chapter 261 of the laws of
 1988, are renumbered subdivisions 11, 12 and 13 and a new subdivision 10
 is added to read as follows:
   10. THE CORPORATION IS A PUBLIC  HOUSING  AGENCY  AS  DEFINED  IN  THE
 UNITED  STATES  HOUSING  ACT  OF  1937,  AS AMENDED, AND MAY RECEIVE AND
 ADMINISTER FUNDS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SUBSIDIES, LOANS AND  FEES
 MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH FEDERAL PROGRAMS UNDER SUCH ACT.
   (A)  THE  CORPORATION  SHALL  BE THE SOLE ENTITY WITH AUTHORITY IN THE
 STATE TO UNDERTAKE ANY STATEWIDE OR REGIONAL  MULTI-STATE  CONTRACT  FOR
 PERFORMANCE  BASED  ANNUAL  CONTRIBUTIONS CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION ISSUED
 UNDER AUTHORITY GRANTED IN 42 U.S.C. SECTION 1437F  OR  ANY  REPLACEMENT
 PROGRAM  OR CONTRACT, WHETHER CALLED AN ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS CONTRACT OR
 OTHER NAME, THAT  REQUIRES  SUBSTANTIALLY  THE  SAME  ADMINISTRATION  OR
 SUPPORT SERVICES OFFERED NATIONALLY, REGIONALLY OR STATEWIDE. THE CORPO-
 RATION  MAY  IN  ITS  DISCRETION  SUBCONTRACT  SUCH ACTIVITIES AS IT MAY
 REQUIRE. THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND  COMMUNITY  RENEWAL  SHALL  BE  THE
 ENTITY  RESPONSIBLE  FOR SUCH STATEWIDE OR REGIONAL MULTI-STATE CONTRACT
 ADMINISTRATION WITH ALL POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES WHICH  WOULD  OTHER-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 WISE  BE  AVAILABLE  TO  THE CORPORATION IN THE EVENT THE CORPORATION IS
 UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO ACT AS SUCH ENTITY.
   (B)  THE  POWERS VESTED IN THE CORPORATION AND THE DIVISION OF HOUSING
 AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION  ARE
 COINCIDENT  TO THE POWERS OF ANY MUNICIPAL OR OTHER LOCAL PUBLIC HOUSING
 AGENCY OR PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY OPERATING WITHIN  THE  STATE  ON  THE
 EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF THIS PARAGRAPH. THE AUTHORITY OF THE CORPORATION AND
 THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL TO OPERATE ON A  STATEWIDE
 BASIS  SHALL  NOT  LIMIT  THE AUTHORITY OF SUCH MUNICIPAL PUBLIC HOUSING
 AGENCY OR LOCAL PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY TO OPERATE, SERVICE, ADMINISTER
 OR ENTER INTO ANY PROJECT BASED SECTION 8 CONTRACT  OR  CONTRACTS  WHERE
 THE  PROJECT  IS  LOCATED WITHIN A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE IN
 WHICH SUCH PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY OR PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY WAS OPERAT-
 ING ON SUCH EFFECTIVE DATE.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.