S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8507
I N S E N A T E
March 8, 2022
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Introduced by Sen. KAMINSKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
AN ACT to amend the local finance law, in relation to financing of a
certain litigation liability by the city of Long Beach
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph a of section 11.00 of the local finance law is
amended by adding a new subdivision 109 to read as follows:
109. PAYMENT OF A FINAL JUDGMENT OR A COMPROMISED OR SETTLED CLAIM
AGAINST THE CITY OF LONG BEACH IN THE CASE OF MATTER OF HABERMAN V.
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF CITY OF LONG BEACH DECIDED IN THE NASSAU
COUNTY SUPREME COURT (INDEX # 001138/04) ON JANUARY ELEVENTH, TWO THOU-
SAND TWENTY-ONE, THIRTY YEARS; PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT SUCH BONDS SHALL
NOT EXCEED AN AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED TWO MILLION DOLLARS. TO
FACILITATE THE MARKETING OF ANY ISSUE OF BONDS TO FINANCE SUCH OBJECT OR
PURPOSE, THE CITY OF LONG BEACH MAY, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LIMITATIONS ON
PRIVATE SALES OF BONDS PROVIDED BY LAW, AND SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE
STATE COMPTROLLER OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SUCH SALE:
(A) ARRANGE FOR THE UNDERWRITING OF SUCH BONDS AT PRIVATE SALE THROUGH
NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT, COMPENSATION FOR SUCH UNDERWRITING TO BE PROVIDED
BY NEGOTIATED FEE OR BY SALE OF SUCH BONDS TO AN UNDERWRITER AT A PRICE
LESS THAN THE SUM OF PAR VALUE OF, AND THE ACCRUED INTEREST ON, SUCH
OBLIGATIONS; OR
(B) ARRANGE FOR THE PRIVATE SALE OF ITS BONDS THROUGH NEGOTIATED
AGREEMENT, COMPENSATION FOR SUCH SALE TO BE PROVIDED BY NEGOTIATED FEE,
IF REQUIRED. THE COST OF SUCH UNDERWRITING OR PRIVATE PLACEMENT SHALL BE
DEEMED A PRELIMINARY COST FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14933-02-2