Senate Bill S5806

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Authorizes the New York city council to oversee the activities of the New York city housing authority

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee


  • 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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2021-S5806 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9414
Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Add §402-f, Pub Hous L; amd §29, NYC Chart
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S5365, A8013
2017-2018: S1989, A3113, A8968
2019-2020: S2760, A2319
2023-2024: S2668, A819

2021-S5806 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the New York city council to oversee the activities of the New York city housing authority.

2021-S5806 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S5806 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5806
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 18, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
   Community Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the public housing law and the New York city charter, in
   relation  to  authorizing  the  New  York  city council to oversee the
   activities of the New York city housing authority
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The public housing law is amended by adding a new section
 402-f to read as follows:
   § 402-F. NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL OVERSIGHT.  THE NEW YORK  CITY  COUNCIL
 AS  ESTABLISHED  IN  SECTION  TWENTY-ONE OF THE NEW YORK CITY CHARTER IS
 EMPOWERED TO MANDATE THAT THE NEW YORK CITY  HOUSING  AUTHORITY  PRODUCE
 REPORTS  ABOUT  ANY  FACETS  OF  ITS  OPERATIONS OR THE CONDITION OF THE
 PROJECTS UNDER ITS MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING ANY PROJECT BASED SECTION EIGHT
 VOUCHER DEVELOPMENTS IN WHICH THE  AUTHORITY  HAS  AN  OWNERSHIP  STAKE,
 THROUGH  THE  PASSAGE  OF  A LOCAL LAW. SUCH A LAW SHALL DETERMINE WHICH
 INFORMATION IS TO BE INCLUDED  IN  THE  REPORT,  THE  DEADLINE  FOR  THE
 PRODUCTION  OF THE REPORT, WHETHER THE REPORTING MANDATE APPLIES ONCE OR
 IS RECURRING, AND WHICH LOCAL AUTHORITIES SHALL RECEIVE COPIES.  A  COPY
 OF  ANY  SUCH  REPORTS MUST BE PROVIDED TO THE COMMISSIONER AND SHALL BE
 CONSIDERED AN AGENCY DOCUMENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF  ARTICLE  SIX  OF  THE
 PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW.
   §  2.  Subdivision  a  of  section 29 of the New York city charter, as
 added by a vote of the people of the city of New  York  at  the  general
 election held in November 1989, is amended to read as follows:
   a.  The council, acting as a committee of the whole, and each standing
 or special committee of the council, through hearings or otherwise:
   1. [may] MAY investigate any matters within its jurisdiction  relating
 to  the  property,  affairs,  or government of the city or of any county
 within the city, or to any other powers of the council, or to the effec-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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