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                                   7174
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 23, 2021
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 Introduced by M. of A. WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Local Governments
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to urban develop-
   ment action areas
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 693 of the general municipal  law,  as  amended  by
 chapter 88 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   §  693.  Area  designation.  An urban development action area shall by
 resolution be designated by the governing body,  or  by  the  commission
 where  so authorized to act by the governing body, on its own initiative
 or upon recommendation of the agency, provided at least sixty percent of
 such area is an eligible area. Any such designation shall be in conform-
 ance with the standards and procedures required for all land use  deter-
 minations  pursuant  to  general,  special  or  local  law  or  charter.
 Provided, however, that if a  proposed  urban  development  action  area
 project  is  to  be developed on an eligible area and consists solely of
 the rehabilitation or  conservation  of  existing  private  or  multiple
 dwellings  or  the  construction of one to four unit dwellings or, until
 June thirtieth, two thousand [twenty-one] TWENTY-FOUR,  for  up  to  six
 urban  development  action  area  projects  in  any  calendar  year, the
 construction of up to ninety dwelling  units  financed  by  the  federal
 government and restricted to occupancy by the elderly or by persons with
 disabilities  without  any change in land use permitted by local zoning,
 the governing body, or the commission where so authorized to act by  the
 governing body, may waive the area designation requirement.
   §  2.  Subdivision  5  of section 694 of the general municipal law, as
 amended by chapter 88 of the  laws  of  2018,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   5.  Any  approval of an urban development action area project shall be
 in conformance with the standards and procedures required for  all  land
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 use determinations pursuant to general, special or local law or charter.
 In a city having a population of one million or more, the governing body
 may  require  that the agency incorporate into the project any or all of
 the following: (i) the proposed number of residential units; (ii) wheth-
 er  such  units are home ownership units, rental units or condominium or
 cooperative units; (iii) a best estimate of the initial rents or selling
 prices for such units; (iv) the proposed income restrictions, if any, on
 renters or purchasers of such units; and (v)  the  basis  on  which  the
 consideration for the sale or lease of the property is to be determined.
 Provided,  however,  that  if the proposed urban development action area
 project consists solely of the rehabilitation or conservation of  exist-
 ing  private  or  multiple  dwellings or the construction of one to four
 unit dwellings or, until June thirtieth, two thousand [twenty-one] TWEN-
 TY-FOUR, for up to six urban development action  area  projects  in  any
 calendar  year, the construction of up to ninety dwelling units financed
 by the federal government and restricted to occupancy by the elderly  or
 by persons with disabilities without any change in land use permitted by
 local  zoning, the governing body, or the commission where so authorized
 to act by the governing body, may waive any such  standards  and  proce-
 dures required by local law or charter.
   §  3.  Paragraph  (d)  of  subdivision 6 of section 695 of the general
 municipal law, as amended by chapter 88 of the laws of 2018, is  amended
 to read as follows:
   (d)  Notwithstanding  any standards or procedures established for land
 disposition by general, special or local law or  charter,  if  an  urban
 development  action  area project is to be developed on an eligible area
 and consists solely of the rehabilitation or  conservation  of  existing
 private  or  multiple  dwellings or the construction of one to four unit
 dwellings or, until June thirtieth, two  thousand  [twenty-one]  TWENTY-
 FOUR, for up to six urban development action area projects in any calen-
 dar  year,  the  construction of up to ninety dwelling units financed by
 the federal government and restricted to occupancy by the elderly or  by
 persons  with  disabilities  without any change in land use permitted by
 local zoning, a municipality may dispose of the real property constitut-
 ing such urban development action project to any person, firm, or corpo-
 ration qualified pursuant to  this  subdivision  by  resolution  of  its
 governing  body  or,  in  any city having a population of one million or
 more, by action of the mayor,  provided  that  such  disposition  is  in
 accordance  with  the  requirements  of this subdivision. Disposition of
 real property acquired by condemnation shall be in accordance  with  the
 requirements of section four hundred six of the eminent domain procedure
 law, if applicable.
   §  4.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 if this act shall have become a law after June 30, 2021, this act  shall
 take  effect immediately and shall be retroactive to and shall be deemed
 to have been in full force and effect on and after June 30, 2021.