Senate Bill S1656A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting industrial development agencies from incentivizing movements within the state

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  • 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-S1656 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6993
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §862, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S4674, A7200
2023-2024: S1240, A1485
2025-2026: S3284

2021-S1656 - Summary

Prohibits industrial development agencies from incentivizing movements within the state where any plant, facility, or personnel of the project occupant are abandoned or removed.

2021-S1656 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S1656 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1656
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 14, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  SKOUFIS, BIAGGI, KRUEGER, MAYER -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Local Government
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the general municipal law, in relation to prohibiting
   industrial development agencies from  incentivizing  movements  within
   the state

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 862 of the general municipal  law,
 as  amended by section 1 of part J of chapter 59 of the laws of 2013, is
 amended to read as follows:
   (1) No funds of the agency shall be used in respect of any project  if
 the  completion thereof would result in the removal of [an industrial or
 manufacturing] ANY plant, FACILITY OR PERSONNEL of the project  occupant
 from  one  area  of  the state to another area of the state [or], in the
 abandonment of one or more plants or facilities of the project  occupant
 located  within  the  state  OR  THE  UNEMPLOYMENT  OR RELOCATION OF ANY
 PERSONNEL WHO ARE EMPLOYED BY THE PROJECT OCCUPANT,  provided,  however,
 that  neither  restriction  shall apply if the agency shall determine on
 the basis of the application before it that the  project  is  reasonably
 necessary  to  discourage  the project occupant from removing such other
 plant or facility to a location outside  the  state  [or  is  reasonably
 necessary  to  preserve the competitive position of the project occupant
 in its respective industry].
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05819-01-1

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2021-S1656A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6993
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §862, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S4674, A7200
2023-2024: S1240, A1485
2025-2026: S3284

2021-S1656A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits industrial development agencies from incentivizing movements within the state where any plant, facility, or personnel of the project occupant are abandoned or removed.

2021-S1656A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S1656A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1656--A
     Cal. No. 940
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 14, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. SKOUFIS, BIAGGI, KRUEGER, MAYER, REICHLIN-MELNICK --
   read  twice  and  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
   the Committee on Local Government  --  reported  favorably  from  said
   committee,  ordered  to first report, amended on first report, ordered
   to a second report and ordered reprinted, retaining its place  in  the
   order of second report
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the general municipal law, in relation to prohibiting
   industrial development agencies from  incentivizing  movements  within
   the state
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 862 of the general municipal  law,
 as  amended by section 1 of part J of chapter 59 of the laws of 2013, is
 amended to read as follows:
   (1) No funds of the agency shall be used in respect of any project  if
 the  completion thereof would result in the removal of [an industrial or
 manufacturing] ANY plant, FACILITY OR PERSONNEL of the project  occupant
 from  one  area  of  the state to another area of the state [or], in the
 abandonment of one or more plants or facilities of the project  occupant
 located  within  the  state  OR  THE  UNEMPLOYMENT  OR RELOCATION OF ANY
 PERSONNEL WHO ARE EMPLOYED BY THE PROJECT OCCUPANT,  provided,  however,
 that  neither  restriction  shall apply if the agency shall determine on
 the basis of the application before it that the  project  is  reasonably
 necessary  to  discourage  the project occupant from removing such other
 plant or facility to a location  outside  the  state  or  is  reasonably
 necessary  to  preserve the competitive position of the project occupant
 in its respective  industry  DUE  TO  PHYSICAL,  ZONING,  OR  LOGISTICAL
 CONSTRAINTS AT SUCH PROJECT OCCUPANT'S EXISTING SITE WITHIN THE STATE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05819-02-1

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