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I N S E N A T E
May 14, 2026
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Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- 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 establishing
the Harlem Unified Community Planning urban renewal agency
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Article 15-B of the general municipal law is amended by
adding a new title 2 to read as follows:
TITLE 2
HARLEM UNIFIED COMMUNITY PLANNING URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY
SECTION 571. HARLEM UNIFIED COMMUNITY PLANNING URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY.
§ 571. HARLEM UNIFIED COMMUNITY PLANNING URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY. A
MUNICIPAL URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY, TO BE KNOWN AS THE HARLEM UNIFIED COMMU-
NITY PLANNING URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY, IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED FOR THE ACCOM-
PLISHMENT OF ANY OR ALL OF THE PURPOSES SPECIFIED IN ARTICLES FIFTEEN
AND FIFTEEN-A OF THIS CHAPTER AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE EIGHTEEN OF
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. IT SHALL CONSTITUTE A BODY
CORPORATE AND POLITIC, BE PERPETUAL IN DURATION AND CONSIST OF NOT LESS
THAN SEVEN AND NOT MORE THAN FIFTEEN MEMBERS INCLUDING THE MANHATTAN
BOROUGH PRESIDENT. THE ADDITIONAL MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE
MANHATTAN BOROUGH PRESIDENT. IT SHALL HAVE THE POWERS AND DUTIES NOW OR
HEREAFTER CONFERRED BY ARTICLE FIFTEEN-A OF THIS CHAPTER UPON MUNICIPAL
RENEWAL AGENCIES. IT SHALL BE ORGANIZED IN THE MANNER PRESCRIBED BY AND
SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE FIFTEEN-A OF THIS CHAPTER AND THE
AGENCY, ITS MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES AND ACTIVITIES SHALL IN ALL
RESPECTS BE GOVERNED BY THE PROVISIONS OF SUCH ARTICLE.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15861-01-6