Senate Bill S668

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to low or moderate income housing projects

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Current 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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2023-S668 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3111
Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Add §14-a, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S7635

2023-S668 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to low or moderate income housing developments; allows local zoning boards of appeals to approve affordable housing developments; provides for an appeals process to the division of housing and community renewal; creates a state zoning board of appeals within the division to hear such appeals

2023-S668 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S668 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    668
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. MAY, HOYLMAN -- 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, in relation to low  or  moderate
   income housing developments

   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
 14-a to read as follows:
   §  14-A.  LOW OR MODERATE INCOME HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS. 1. DEFINITIONS.
 FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING  TERMS  SHALL  HAVE  THE
 FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A)  "LOW  OR  MODERATE INCOME HOUSING DEVELOPMENT" MEANS ANY HOUSING,
 INCLUDING BOTH HOUSING INTENDED FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP AND  RENTAL,  THAT  IS
 SUBSIDIZED  BY  COUNTY, FEDERAL OR STATE GOVERNMENT UNDER ANY PROGRAM TO
 ASSIST THE CONSTRUCTION OF A LOW OR MODERATE INCOME HOUSING  DEVELOPMENT
 AS  DEFINED IN THE APPLICABLE FEDERAL OR STATE STATUTE, WHETHER BUILT OR
 OPERATED BY ANY PUBLIC AGENCY, LIMITED-DIVIDEND ORGANIZATION,  OR  OTHER
 PRIVATE  ORGANIZATION. FOR A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT TO QUALIFY AS A "LOW OR
 MODERATE INCOME HOUSING DEVELOPMENT", SUCH  HOUSING  DEVELOPMENT  SHALL:
 (I)  HAVE  AT  LEAST  TWENTY-FIVE  PERCENT OF SUCH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT'S
 HOUSING UNITS BE AFFORDABLE, AS DETERMINED BY THE  DIVISION,  TO  HOUSE-
 HOLDS  WHO  EARN  NO MORE THAN EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME;
 (II) FOR RENTAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS, HAVE AT LEAST  TWENTY  PERCENT  OF
 SUCH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT'S HOUSING UNITS BE AFFORDABLE, AS DETERMINED BY
 THE  DIVISION,  TO  HOUSEHOLDS  EARNING  BELOW SIXTY PERCENT OF THE AREA
 MEDIAN INCOME; OR (III) IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, BE SUBJECT TO AN ANTIC-
 IPATED REGULATORY AGREEMENT WITH A CITY, STATE,  OR  FEDERAL  GOVERNMENT
 ENTITY.
   (B)  "UNECONOMIC"  MEANS  ANY  CONDITION  BROUGHT  ABOUT BY ANY SINGLE
 FACTOR OR COMBINATION OF FACTORS TO THE EXTENT THAT IT MAKES IT SUBSTAN-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00515-01-3
              

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