Bill Text: NY A09848 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Deems the objects or purposes for which certain bonds were issued by the city of Buffalo as being for a police training center and shooting range located at 379 Paderewski Drive; authorizes the expenditure of the proceeds from such bonds for such objects or purposes.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-04-12 - referred to cities [A09848 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-A09848-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9848 IN ASSEMBLY April 12, 2024 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Cities AN ACT in relation to deeming the objects or purposes for which certain bonds were issued by the city of Buffalo to be for the construction of a new police shooting range and authorizing the expenditure of the proceeds from such bonds for such objects or purposes (Part A); in relation to deeming the objects or purposes for which certain bonds were issued by the city of Buffalo to be for the construction of a new police shooting range and authorizing the expenditure of the proceeds from such bonds for such objects or purposes (Part B); in relation to deeming the objects or purposes for which certain bonds were issued by the city of Buffalo to be for the construction of a new police train- ing facility and authorizing the expenditure of the proceeds from such bonds for such objects or purposes (Part C); and in relation to deem- ing the objects or purposes for which certain bonds were issued by the city of Buffalo to be for the construction of a new police training facility, including planning and design work, related site improve- ments, and furnishings and authorizing the expenditure of the proceeds from such bonds for such objects or purposes (Part D) The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. This act enacts into law components of legislation relating 2 to deeming the objects or purposes for which certain bonds were issued 3 by the city of Buffalo and authorizing the expenditure of the proceeds 4 from such bonds for such objects or purposes. Each component is wholly 5 contained within a Part identified as Parts A through D. The effective 6 date for each particular provision contained within such Part is set 7 forth in the last section of such Part. Any provision in any section 8 contained within a Part, including the effective date of the Part, which 9 makes a reference to a section "of this act", when used in connection 10 with that particular component, shall be deemed to mean and refer to the 11 corresponding section of the Part in which it is found. Section three of 12 this act sets forth the general effective date of this act. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD14761-03-4A. 9848 2 1 PART A 2 Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds and 3 determines that pursuant to a bond resolution dated February 19, 2019 4 adopted by the common council of the city of Buffalo, county of Erie, 5 (the "common council" and the "city" respectively) the city issued bonds 6 in the principal amount of $1,100,000 to finance the cost of 7 construction of a new police shooting range. The legislature further 8 finds and determines that said resolution failed to include language to 9 identify the accurate address within the city in which such construction 10 of a new police shooting range is intended to be made. 11 § 2. Notwithstanding the defects described in section one of this act, 12 the object or purposes for which said bonds were issued are hereby 13 deemed to be for the construction of a new police shooting range to be 14 located at 379 Paderewski Drive in the city of Buffalo as mentioned in 15 the aforesaid resolution and the expenditure of the $1,100,000 proceeds 16 of such bonds for such objects or purposes is hereby authorized, vali- 17 dated, confirmed and ratified. 18 § 3. The authorization provided in section two of this act shall not 19 take effect until the common council of the city of Buffalo adopts a 20 resolution after the effective date of this act that shall be subject to 21 permissive referendum pursuant to section 23-11 of the charter of the 22 city of Buffalo as if the council had not already created a city debt. 23 In the event a successful petition is filed with the city clerk, the 24 authorization provided in section two of this act shall not take effect 25 unless such resolution is approved by the affirmative vote of a majority 26 of the qualified electors. 27 § 4. Separability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part 28 of this act shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to 29 be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the 30 remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, 31 sentence, paragraph, section or part thereof directly involved in the 32 controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered. 33 § 5. This act shall take effect immediately. 34 PART B 35 Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds and 36 determines that pursuant to a bond resolution dated February 18, 2020 37 adopted by the common council of the city of Buffalo, county of Erie, 38 (the "common council" and the "city" respectively) the city issued bonds 39 in the principal amount of $400,000 to finance the cost of construction 40 of a new police shooting range. The legislature further finds and deter- 41 mines that said resolution failed to include language to identify the 42 accurate address within the city in which such construction of a new 43 police shooting range is intended to be made. 44 § 2. Notwithstanding the defects described in section one of this act, 45 the object or purposes for which said bonds were issued are hereby 46 deemed to be for the construction of a new police shooting range to be 47 located at 379 Paderewski Drive in the city of Buffalo as mentioned in 48 the aforesaid resolution and the expenditure of the $400,000 proceeds of 49 such bonds for such objects or purposes is hereby authorized, validated, 50 confirmed and ratified. 51 § 3. The authorization provided in section two of this act shall not 52 take effect until the common council of the city of Buffalo adopts a 53 resolution after the effective date of this act that shall be subject toA. 9848 3 1 permissive referendum pursuant to section 23-11 of the charter of the 2 city of Buffalo as if the council had not already created a city debt. 3 In the event a successful petition is filed with the city clerk, the 4 authorization provided in section two of this act shall not take effect 5 unless such resolution is approved by the affirmative vote of a majority 6 of the qualified electors. 7 § 4. Separability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part 8 of this act shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to 9 be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the 10 remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, 11 sentence, paragraph, section or part thereof directly involved in the 12 controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered. 13 § 5. This act shall take effect immediately. 14 PART C 15 Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds and 16 determines that pursuant to a bond resolution dated February 22, 2022 17 adopted by the common council of the city of Buffalo, county of Erie, 18 (the "common council" and the "city" respectively) the city issued bonds 19 in the principal amount of $1,879,700 to finance the cost of 20 construction of a new police training facility. The legislature further 21 finds and determines that said resolution failed to include language to 22 identify the accurate address within the city in which such construction 23 of a new police training facility is intended to be made. 24 § 2. Notwithstanding the defects described in section one of this act, 25 the object or purposes for which said bonds were issued are hereby 26 deemed to be for the construction of a new police training facility to 27 be located at 379 Paderewski Drive in the city of Buffalo as mentioned 28 in the aforesaid resolution and the expenditure of the $1,879,700 29 proceeds of such bonds for such objects or purposes is hereby author- 30 ized, validated, confirmed and ratified. 31 § 3. The authorization provided in section two of this act shall not 32 take effect until the common council of the city of Buffalo adopts a 33 resolution after the effective date of this act that shall be subject to 34 permissive referendum pursuant to section 23-11 of the charter of the 35 city of Buffalo as if the council had not already created a city debt. 36 In the event a successful petition is filed with the city clerk, the 37 authorization provided in section two of this act shall not take effect 38 unless such resolution is approved by the affirmative vote of a majority 39 of the qualified electors. 40 § 4. Separability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part 41 of this act shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to 42 be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the 43 remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, 44 sentence, paragraph, section or part thereof directly involved in the 45 controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered. 46 § 5. This act shall take effect immediately. 47 PART D 48 Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds and 49 determines that pursuant to a bond resolution dated February 7, 2023 50 adopted by the common council of the city of Buffalo, county of Erie, 51 (the "common council" and the "city" respectively) the city issued bonds 52 in the principal amount of $1,514,700 to finance the cost ofA. 9848 4 1 construction of a new police training facility, including planning and 2 design work, related site improvements, and furnishings. The legislature 3 further finds and determines that said resolution failed to include 4 language to identify the accurate address within the city in which such 5 construction of a new police training facility is intended to be made. 6 § 2. Notwithstanding the defects described in section one of this act, 7 the object or purposes for which said bonds were issued are hereby 8 deemed to be for the construction of a new police training facility, 9 including planning and design work, related site improvements, and 10 furnishings to be located at 379 Paderewski Drive in the city of Buffalo 11 as mentioned in the aforesaid resolution and the expenditure of the 12 $1,514,700 proceeds of such bonds for such objects or purposes is hereby 13 authorized, validated, confirmed and ratified. 14 § 3. The authorization provided in section two of this act shall not 15 take effect until the common council of the city of Buffalo adopts a 16 resolution after the effective date of this act that shall be subject to 17 permissive referendum pursuant to section 23-11 of the charter of the 18 city of Buffalo as if the council had not already created a city debt. 19 In the event a successful petition is filed with the city clerk, the 20 authorization provided in section two of this act shall not take effect 21 unless such resolution is approved by the affirmative vote of a majority 22 of the qualified electors. 23 § 4. Separability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part 24 of this act shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to 25 be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the 26 remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, 27 sentence, paragraph, section or part thereof directly involved in the 28 controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered. 29 § 5. This act shall take effect immediately. 30 § 2. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part 31 of this act shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to 32 be invalid and after exhaustion of all further judicial review, the 33 judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, 34 but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, para- 35 graph, section or part of this act directly involved in the controversy 36 in which the judgment shall have been rendered. 37 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately provided, however, that 38 the applicable effective date of Parts A through D of this act shall be 39 as specifically set forth in the last section of such Parts.
