Bill Text: NY S02893 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Allows that the Westchester county governing body appoint an additional member of the Westchester county industrial development agency.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT [S02893 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S02893-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2893
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    January 18, 2017
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  STEWART-COUSINS -- 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  allowing  the
          governing  body of Westchester county to appoint a member of the West-
          chester county industrial development agency
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  Section 923-a of the general municipal law, as amended by
     2  chapter 564 of the laws of 1983, is amended to read as follows:
     3    § 923-a. County of Westchester industrial development agency.  For the
     4  benefit of the county of Westchester and  the  inhabitants  thereof,  an
     5  industrial  development agency, to be known as the COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER
     6  INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, is hereby established for the accomplish-
     7  ment of any or all of the purposes specified in  title  one  of  article
     8  eighteen-A  of  this chapter.   It shall constitute a body corporate and
     9  politic, and be perpetual in duration.   It shall have  the  powers  and
    10  duties  now or hereafter conferred by title one of article eighteen-A of
    11  this chapter upon industrial development agencies and provided that  the
    12  exercise of the powers by such agency with respect to the acquisition of
    13  real  property  whether by purchase, condemnation or otherwise, shall be
    14  limited to the corporate limits of the county of  Westchester  and  such
    15  agency shall take into consideration the local zoning and planning regu-
    16  lations  as well as regional and local land use plans.  The agency shall
    17  not use its funds to commence any project unless  (i)  at  least  thirty
    18  days'  prior  notice of such project shall have been given to each local
    19  municipality in which a part or parts of the project is, or  is  to  be,
    20  located  and  (ii)  no objection, by resolution of the governing body of
    21  such municipality, shall have been made  and  delivered  to  the  agency
    22  within  such  thirty  days.  Notwithstanding  the provisions of the next
    23  preceding sentence, in the case of a project which  is,  or  is  to  be,
    24  located  within  a  village  within the county of Westchester, notice to
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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        S. 2893                             2
     1  such village shall be sufficient as to any part or parts of the  project
     2  within  the village and no other notice shall be required to be given to
     3  any other municipality in which such village  is  located  with  respect
     4  thereto.  It shall be organized in a manner prescribed by and be subject
     5  to the provisions of title one of article eighteen-A of this chapter and
     6  shall consist of [seven] eight members. Its members shall  be  appointed
     7  by  the chief executive officer of the county of Westchester, subject to
     8  confirmation by its governing body, except  that  one  member  shall  be
     9  appointed  by  the presiding officer of the governing body of the county
    10  of Westchester, subject to confirmation by its governing body,  who  may
    11  be  a member of such governing body. The member appointed by the presid-
    12  ing officer shall be a non-voting member. The agency, its members, offi-
    13  cers and employees, and its  operations  and  activities  shall  in  all
    14  respects  be  governed  by  the provisions of title one of article eigh-
    15  teen-A of this chapter.
    16    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.