| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to commerce, economic development and small business |
| Jan 20, 2023 |
referred to commerce, economic development and small business |
Senate Bill S2485
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 14th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee
Actions
2023-S2485 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business
- Law Section:
- Economic Development
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2019-2020:
S8560
2021-2022: S4059
2023-S2485 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2485
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.
Section 2 is the effective date.
2023-S2485 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
2485
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 20, 2023
___________
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 of the year 2020 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 consider-
ation and addressing any adverse effects that the COVID-19 pandemic has
had on such project or the area where such project is located which was
not considered 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.
LBD03773-01-3
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