Bill Text: NY S03587 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 3587 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Provides that the sale of real property owned by the NYC housing authority to a private entity must be approved by the state legislature.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT [S03587 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S03587-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3587
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   February 12, 2015
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       Introduced by Sen. ESPAILLAT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed  to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and
         Community Development
       AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation  to  regulating  the
         conveyance of certain public housing
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Sections 402-a and 402-b of  the  public  housing  law  are
    2  renumbered  sections 402-b and 402-c and a new section 402-a is added to
    3  read as follows:
    4    S 402-A. CONVEYANCE OF PUBLIC HOUSING; RESTRICTIONS. ANY CONTRACT  FOR
    5  THE SALE OR TRANSFER OF ANY REAL PROPERTY OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY THE NEW
    6  YORK  CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY TO A PRIVATE ENTITY MUST BE APPROVED BY THE
    7  LEGISLATURE.
    8    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  apply  to  any
    9  contract  for  the sale or transfer of real property to a private entity
   10  by the New York city housing authority on or after such date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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