S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7620
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
April 1, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. KELLES -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to expanding the
Tompkins county industrial development agency from seven to nine
members
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 895-b of the general municipal law, as added by
chapter 535 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows:
§ 895-b. Tompkins county industrial development agency. For the bene-
fit of the county of Tompkins and the inhabitants thereof, an industrial
development agency, to be known as the TOMPKINS COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVEL-
OPMENT AGENCY, is hereby established for the accomplishment of any or
all of the purposes specified in title one of article eighteen-A of this
chapter. It shall constitute a body corporate and politic, and be
perpetual in duration. It shall have the powers and duties now or here-
after conferred by title one of article eighteen-A of this chapter upon
industrial development agencies and, provided however, that the exercise
of the powers by such agency with respect to the acquisition of real
property whether by purchase, condemnation or otherwise, shall be
subject to the local zoning and planning regulations and shall take into
consideration the regional and local comprehensive land use plans. It
shall be organized in a manner prescribed by and be subject to the
provisions of title one of article eighteen-A of this chapter. Its
members shall be appointed by the governing body of the county of Tomp-
kins. The agency, its members, officers and employees and its operations
and activities shall in all respects be governed by the provisions of
title one of article eighteen-A of this chapter PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT
NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION EIGHT
HUNDRED FIFTY-SIX OF THIS CHAPTER REQUIRING A MUNICIPAL INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT AGENCY TO CONSIST OF NO MORE THAN SEVEN MEMBERS, THE TOMP-
KINS COUNTY LEGISLATURE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO APPOINT NINE MEMBERS TO
THE COUNTY OF TOMPKINS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10730-01-5