| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to commerce, economic development and small business |
| Feb 02, 2021 |
referred to commerce, economic development and small business |
Senate Bill S4059
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 14th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee
Actions
2021-S4059 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business
- Law Section:
- Economic Development
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2019-2020:
S8560
2023-2024: S2485
2021-S4059 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4059
SPONSOR: COMRIE
TITLE OF BILL:
An act in relation to requiring any land development or construction
project approved one year prior to the COVID-19 pandemic to be reevalu-
ated through a land use review process if work has not been commenced on
such project
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To require certain land development or construction projects to be
reevaluated through a land use review process.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 states that any development planned within a year of the
Governor's Executive Order 202 be reviewed to determine its impact as it
relates to a future health pandemic before construction begins.
2021-S4059 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
4059
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 2, 2021
___________
Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Economic Devel-
opment and Small Business
AN ACT in relation to requiring any land development or construction
project approved one year prior to the COVID-19 pandemic to be reeval-
uated through a land use review process if work has not been commenced
on such project
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any land use, land
development or construction project which was approved by the state or a
local municipality within one year prior to the state of emergency
declared by executive order 202 that began on March 7, 2020 shall be
reevaluated through a land use review process if work has not yet been
commenced on such project. Such reevaluation shall ensure that such
project is still suitable to be constructed or developed pursuant to the
original approval granted, while taking into consideration and address-
ing any adverse effects that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on such
project or the area where such project is located which was not consid-
ered during the initial approval process.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08725-01-1
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