Bill Text: NY A04205 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 4205 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Creates within the office of general services a home ownership and local development program.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-05-01 - held for consideration in governmental operations [A04205 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A04205-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4205
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 2, 2011
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. RAIA, GIGLIO, McKEVITT -- Multi-Sponsored by --
         M. of A. CONTE, FITZPATRICK, McDONOUGH, SALADINO, THIELE -- read  once
         and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
       AN  ACT  to  amend the executive law, in relation to creating within the
         office of general services a  home  ownership  and  local  development
         program
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  201-b
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S  201-B. HOME OWNERSHIP AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 1. THERE SHALL
    4  BE CREATED WITHIN THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES A  HOME  OWNERSHIP  AND
    5  LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, WITH THE PURPOSE OF IDENTIFYING NON-ESSENTIAL
    6  OR NON-PRESERVED STATE OWNED LAND.
    7    2.  THE  OFFICE  OF GENERAL SERVICES SHALL AUTHORIZE THE SALE OF STATE
    8  OWNED LAND, IDENTIFIED AS NON-ESSENTIAL  OR  NON-PRESERVED  PURSUANT  TO
    9  SUBDIVISION  ONE OF THIS SECTION, FOR ONE DOLLAR FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF
   10  AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS OR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES.
   11    3. SUCH STATE OWNED LAND SHALL BE LOCATED IN A  COUNTY  WITH  A  POPU-
   12  LATION OF MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED INHABITANTS PER SQUARE MILE
   13  AND LESS THAN FIVE THOUSAND INHABITANTS PER SQUARE MILE ACCORDING TO THE
   14  TWO  THOUSAND  FEDERAL  CENSUS AND SHALL NOT BE LOCATED IN A CITY WITH A
   15  POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE INHABITANTS.
   16    4. SUCH STATE OWNED LAND SHALL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE APPLICABLE  CITY,
   17  TOWN,  VILLAGE  OR  MUNICIPAL  HOUSING AUTHORITY. IF SUCH PROPERTY AFTER
   18  TRANSFER IS NOT USED FOR AFFORDABLE  HOUSING  OR  RECREATIONAL  PURPOSES
   19  WITHIN TWO YEARS THEN THE SALE SHALL BE VOID AND TRANSFERRED BACK TO THE
   20  OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES.
   21    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
   22  it  shall  have  become  a  law.  Any rules and regulations necessary to
   23  implement the provisions of this act on its effective date  are  author-
   24  ized and directed to be promulgated on or before such effective date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD06626-01-1