Bill Text: NY A09065 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 9065

Introduced

Bill Title: Requires affordable housing funded by the state be used for veterans and people with disabilities, with each group receiving five percent of such affordable housing.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 8-1)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-06 - referred to housing [A09065 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A09065-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          9065

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    February 6, 2024
                                       ___________

        Introduced by M. of A. K. BROWN, E. BROWN, ANGELINO, MORINELLO, BENDETT,
          MANKTELOW, SIMPSON, BEEPHAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Housing

        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  state  finance  law, in relation to requiring a
          certain percentage of affordable housing funded by the state  be  used
          for veterans and people with disabilities

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding  a  new  section
     2  19-b to read as follows:
     3    §  19-b. Affordable housing; veterans and people with disabilities. 1.
     4  For purposes of this section:
     5    (a) the term  "construction  project"  shall  mean  construction  work
     6  involving  or including any construction associated with the creation or
     7  rehabilitation of residential dwelling units or manufactured home  parks
     8  done  under contract which is paid for in whole or in part out of public
     9  funds.
    10    (b) the term "paid for in whole or in part out of public funds"  shall
    11  have the same meaning as defined in section two hundred twenty-four-a of
    12  the labor law.
    13    (c)  the  term  "veteran"  shall  have  the same meaning as defined in
    14  section one of the veterans' services law.
    15    2. Any construction project undertaken in this state shall  include  a
    16  minimum of five percent of all affordable dwelling units or manufactured
    17  home park lots be the primary residence of a veteran.
    18    3.  Any  construction project undertaken in this state shall include a
    19  minimum of five percent of all affordable dwelling units or manufactured
    20  home park lots be the primary residence of a person with disabilities.
    21    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13912-01-3