S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9968
I N A S S E M B L Y
June 4, 2014
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Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Magnarelli)
-- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments
AN ACT to repeal certain provisions of the general municipal law relat-
ing to urban renewal agencies; to repeal certain provisions of the
general municipal law relating to industrial development agencies; and
to transfer any books, records and remaining rights of any dissolved
authority to the municipality for whose purpose the agency was created
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Legislative intent. It is hereby declared to be a substan-
2 tial interest of this state that residents, governments and businesses
3 have certainty in the corporate status and orderly dissolution of urban
4 renewal agencies and industrial development agencies, and that upon
5 dissolution, their enabling statutes will be repealed and their books,
6 records and remaining rights, if any, will be transferred to the munici-
7 pality for whose purpose the agency was created. The welfare of the
8 state necessitates ensuring that the proliferation of moribund public
9 benefit corporations, such as those included in this act found to be
10 defunct by the comptroller, the authorities budget office and the New
11 York state commission on public authority reform, does not continue
12 unchecked.
13 S 2. Title 12 of article 15-B of the general municipal law, as added
14 by chapter 266 of the laws of 1964, is REPEALED.
15 S 2-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
16 existing records, property, rights, titles and interest of the Tarrytown
17 urban renewal agency shall vest in and be possessed by the village of
18 Tarrytown and its successors or assigns.
19 S 3. Title 17-A of article 15-B of the general municipal law is
20 REPEALED.
21 S 3-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
22 existing records, property, rights, titles and interest of the village
23 of Haverstraw urban renewal agency shall vest in and be possessed by the
24 village of Haverstraw and its successors or assigns.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 S 4. Title 53 of article 15-B of the general municipal law is
2 REPEALED.
3 S 4-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
4 existing records, property, rights, titles and interest of the village
5 of Johnson City urban renewal agency shall vest in and be possessed by
6 the village of Johnson City and its successors or assigns.
7 S 5. Title 61 of article 15-B of the general municipal law is
8 REPEALED.
9 S 5-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
10 existing records, property, rights, titles and interest of the Oneonta
11 urban renewal agency shall vest in and be possessed by the city of
12 Oneonta and its successors or assigns.
13 S 6. Title 76 of article 15-B of the general municipal law is
14 REPEALED.
15 S 6-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
16 existing records, property, rights, titles and interest of the village
17 of Riverside urban renewal agency shall vest in and be possessed by the
18 village of Riverside and its successors or assigns.
19 S 7. Title 102 of article 15-B of the general municipal law is
20 REPEALED.
21 S 7-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
22 existing records, property, rights, titles and interest of the village
23 of Albion urban renewal agency shall vest in and be possessed by the
24 village of Albion and its successors or assigns.
25 S 8. Title 103 of article 15-B of the general municipal law is
26 REPEALED.
27 S 8-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
28 existing records, property, rights, titles and interest of the city of
29 Canandaigua urban renewal agency shall vest in and be possessed by the
30 city of Canandaigua and its successors or assigns.
31 S 9. Section 680-e of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
32 S 9-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
33 existing records, property, rights, titles and interest of the town of
34 Southampton community development agency shall vest in and be possessed
35 by the town of Southampton and its successors or assigns.
36 S 10. Title 119 of article 15-B of the general municipal law is
37 REPEALED.
38 S 10-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
39 any existing records, property, rights, titles and interest of the
40 village of Westbury community development agency shall vest in and be
41 possessed by the village of Westbury and its successors or assigns.
42 S 11. Section 891-f of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
43 S 11-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
44 any existing records, property, rights, titles and interest of the
45 village of Ossining industrial development agency shall vest in and be
46 possessed by the village of Ossining and its successors or assigns.
47 S 12. Section 891-g of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
48 S 12-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
49 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
50 of Ossining industrial development agency shall vest in and be possessed
51 by the town of Ossining and its successors or assigns.
52 S 13. Section 895-g of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
53 S 13-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
54 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
55 of Willsboro industrial development agency shall vest in and be
56 possessed by the town of Willsboro and its successors or assigns.
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1 S 14. Section 898-d of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
2 S 14-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
3 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
4 of Amenia industrial development agency shall vest in and be possessed
5 by the town of Amenia and its successors or assigns.
6 S 15. Section 899 of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
7 S 15-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
8 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the
9 Jamestown industrial development agency shall vest in and be possessed
10 by the city of Jamestown and its successors or assigns.
11 S 16. Section 899-b of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
12 S 16-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
13 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
14 of Rotterdam industrial development agency shall vest in and be
15 possessed by the town of Rotterdam and its successors or assigns.
16 S 17. Section 904 of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
17 S 17-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
18 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
19 of Hamptonburgh industrial development agency shall vest in and be
20 possessed by the town of Hamptonburgh and its successors or assigns.
21 S 18. Section 910 of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
22 S 18-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
23 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
24 of Barton industrial development agency shall vest in and be possessed
25 by the town of Barton and its successors or assigns.
26 S 19. Section 911 of the general municipal law, as added by chapter
27 339 of the laws of 1971, is REPEALED.
28 S 19-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
29 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
30 of New Windsor industrial development agency shall vest in and be
31 possessed by the town of New Windsor and its successors or assigns.
32 S 20. Section 911-e of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
33 S 20-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contra-
34 ry, any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the
35 town of West Turin industrial development agency shall vest in and be
36 possessed by the town of West Turin and its successors or assigns.
37 S 21. Section 922 of the general municipal law, as added by chapter
38 423 of the laws of 1975, is REPEALED.
39 S 21-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contra-
40 ry, any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the
41 counties of Fulton and Montgomery industrial development agency shall
42 vest in and be possessed by the counties of Fulton and Montgomery and
43 its successors or assigns.
44 S 22. Section 922-d of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
45 S 22-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contra-
46 ry, any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the
47 Big Flats industrial development agency shall vest in and be possessed
48 by the town of Big Flats and its successors or assigns.
49 S 23. Section 922-e of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
50 S 23-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
51 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the
52 village of Wayland industrial development agency shall vest in and be
53 possessed by the village of Wayland and its successors or assigns.
54 S 24. Section 923-c of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
55 S 24-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
56 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the
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1 village of Spring Valley industrial development agency shall vest in and
2 be possessed by the village of Spring Valley and its successors or
3 assigns.
4 S 25. Section 923-d of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
5 S 25-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
6 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the
7 Patterson industrial development agency shall vest in and be possessed
8 by the town of Patterson and its successors or assigns.
9 S 26. Section 923-f of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
10 S 26-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
11 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the
12 village of New Square industrial development agency shall vest in and be
13 possessed by the village of New Square and its successors or assigns.
14 S 27. Section 924-a of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
15 S 27-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
16 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
17 of North Hempstead industrial development agency shall vest in and be
18 possessed by the town of North Hempstead and its successors or assigns.
19 S 28. Section 925-a of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
20 S 28-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
21 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the
22 village of Walden industrial development agency shall vest in and be
23 possessed by the village of Walden and its successors or assigns.
24 S 29. Section 925-g of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
25 S 29-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
26 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the
27 village of Sidney industrial development agency shall vest in and be
28 possessed by the village of Sidney and its successors or assigns.
29 S 30. Section 925-s of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
30 S 30-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
31 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
32 of Yorktown industrial development agency shall vest in and be possessed
33 by the town of Yorktown and its successors or assigns.
34 S 31. Section 925-y of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
35 S 31-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
36 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
37 of Harrietstown industrial development agency shall vest in and be
38 possessed by the town of Harrietstown and its successors or assigns.
39 S 32. Section 926-a of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
40 S 32-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
41 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
42 of Norwich industrial development agency shall vest in and be possessed
43 by the town of Norwich and its successors or assigns.
44 S 33. Section 926-c of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
45 S 33-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
46 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
47 of Wilmington industrial development agency shall vest in and be
48 possessed by the town of Wilmington and its successors or assigns.
49 S 34. Section 926-g of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
50 S 34-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
51 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
52 of Pamelia industrial development agency shall vest in and be possessed
53 by the town of Pamelia and its successors or assigns.
54 S 35. Section 926-l of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
55 S 35-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
56 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
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1 of Black Brook industrial development agency shall vest in and be
2 possessed by the town of Black Brook and its successors or assigns.
3 S 36. Section 926-m of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
4 S 36-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
5 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
6 of Jay industrial development agency shall vest in and be possessed by
7 the town of Jay and its successors or assigns.
8 S 37. Section 927 of the general municipal law, as added by chapter
9 631 of the laws of 1980, is REPEALED.
10 S 37-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
11 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
12 of Philipstown industrial development agency shall vest in and be
13 possessed by the town of Philipstown by and its successors or assigns.
14 S 38. Separability clause. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section
15 or part of this act shall be adjudged by any court of competent juris-
16 diction to be invalid such judgment shall not affect, impair or invali-
17 date the remainder of this act, but shall be confined in its operation
18 to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part thereof directly
19 involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been
20 rendered.
21 S 39. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
22 have become a law.