Bill Text: NY S05160 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Repeals certain provisions of law relating to urban renewal agencies and industrial development agencies and transfers remaining rights to the municipality for whose purpose the agency was created.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-10-20 - SIGNED CHAP.403 [S05160 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-S05160-Amended.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5160--B
Cal. No. 441
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 13, 2013
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Introduced by Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government -- recom-
mitted to the Committee on Local Government in accordance with Senate
Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported
favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report,
ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining
its place in the order of third reading
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5 dissolution, their enabling statutes will be repealed and their books,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
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 urban renewal agency shall vest in and be possessed by the village of
2 Tarrytown and its successors or assigns.
3 S 3. Title 17-A of article 15-B of the general municipal law is
4 REPEALED.
5 S 3-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
6 existing records, property, rights, titles and interest of the village
7 of Haverstraw urban renewal agency shall vest in and be possessed by the
8 village of Haverstraw and its successors or assigns.
9 S 4. Title 53 of article 15-B of the general municipal law is
10 REPEALED.
11 S 4-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
12 existing records, property, rights, titles and interest of the village
13 of Johnson City urban renewal agency shall vest in and be possessed by
14 the village of Johnson City and its successors or assigns.
15 S 5. Title 61 of article 15-B of the general municipal law is
16 REPEALED.
17 S 5-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
18 existing records, property, rights, titles and interest of the Oneonta
19 urban renewal agency shall vest in and be possessed by the city of
20 Oneonta and its successors or assigns.
21 S 6. Title 76 of article 15-B of the general municipal law is
22 REPEALED.
23 S 6-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
24 existing records, property, rights, titles and interest of the village
25 of Riverside urban renewal agency shall vest in and be possessed by the
26 village of Riverside and its successors or assigns.
27 S 7. Title 102 of article 15-B of the general municipal law is
28 REPEALED.
29 S 7-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
30 existing records, property, rights, titles and interest of the village
31 of Albion urban renewal agency shall vest in and be possessed by the
32 village of Albion and its successors or assigns.
33 S 8. Title 103 of article 15-B of the general municipal law is
34 REPEALED.
35 S 8-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
36 existing records, property, rights, titles and interest of the city of
37 Canandaigua urban renewal agency shall vest in and be possessed by the
38 city of Canandaigua and its successors or assigns.
39 S 9. Section 680-e of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
40 S 9-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
41 existing records, property, rights, titles and interest of the town of
42 Southampton community development agency shall vest in and be possessed
43 by the town of Southampton and its successors or assigns.
44 S 10. Title 119 of article 15-B of the general municipal law is
45 REPEALED.
46 S 10-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
47 any existing records, property, rights, titles and interest of the
48 village of Westbury community development agency shall vest in and be
49 possessed by the village of Westbury and its successors or assigns.
50 S 11. Section 891-f of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
51 S 11-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
52 any existing records, property, rights, titles and interest of the
53 village of Ossining industrial development agency shall vest in and be
54 possessed by the village of Ossining and its successors or assigns.
55 S 12. Section 891-g of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
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1 S 12-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
2 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
3 of Ossining industrial development agency shall vest in and be possessed
4 by the town of Ossining and its successors or assigns.
5 S 13. Section 895-g of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
6 S 13-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
7 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
8 of Willsboro industrial development agency shall vest in and be
9 possessed by the town of Willsboro and its successors or assigns.
10 S 14. Section 898-d of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
11 S 14-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
12 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
13 of Amenia industrial development agency shall vest in and be possessed
14 by the town of Amenia and its successors or assigns.
15 S 15. Section 899 of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
16 S 15-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
17 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the
18 Jamestown industrial development agency shall vest in and be possessed
19 by the city of Jamestown and its successors or assigns.
20 S 16. Section 899-b of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
21 S 16-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
22 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
23 of Rotterdam industrial development agency shall vest in and be
24 possessed by the town of Rotterdam and its successors or assigns.
25 S 17. Section 904 of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
26 S 17-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
27 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
28 of Hamptonburgh industrial development agency shall vest in and be
29 possessed by the town of Hamptonburgh and its successors or assigns.
30 S 18. Section 910 of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
31 S 18-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
32 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
33 of Barton industrial development agency shall vest in and be possessed
34 by the town of Barton and its successors or assigns.
35 S 19. Section 911 of the general municipal law, as added by chapter
36 339 of the laws of 1971, is REPEALED.
37 S 19-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
38 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
39 of New Windsor industrial development agency shall vest in and be
40 possessed by the town of New Windsor and its successors or assigns.
41 S 20. Section 911-e of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
42 S 20-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contra-
43 ry, any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the
44 town of West Turin industrial development agency shall vest in and be
45 possessed by the town of West Turin and its successors or assigns.
46 S 21. Section 922 of the general municipal law, as added by chapter
47 423 of the laws of 1975, is REPEALED.
48 S 21-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contra-
49 ry, any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the
50 counties of Fulton and Montgomery industrial development agency shall
51 vest in and be possessed by the counties of Fulton and Montgomery and
52 its successors or assigns.
53 S 22. Section 922-d of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
54 S 22-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contra-
55 ry, any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the
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1 Big Flats industrial development agency shall vest in and be possessed
2 by the town of Big Flats and its successors or assigns.
3 S 23. Section 922-e of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
4 S 23-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
5 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the
6 village of Wayland industrial development agency shall vest in and be
7 possessed by the village of Wayland and its successors or assigns.
8 S 24. Section 923-c of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
9 S 24-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
10 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the
11 village of Spring Valley industrial development agency shall vest in and
12 be possessed by the village of Spring Valley and its successors or
13 assigns.
14 S 25. Section 923-d of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
15 S 25-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
16 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the
17 Patterson industrial development agency shall vest in and be possessed
18 by the town of Patterson and its successors or assigns.
19 S 26. Section 923-f of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
20 S 26-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
21 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the
22 village of New Square industrial development agency shall vest in and be
23 possessed by the village of New Square and its successors or assigns.
24 S 27. Section 924-a of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
25 S 27-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
26 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
27 of North Hempstead industrial development agency shall vest in and be
28 possessed by the town of North Hempstead and its successors or assigns.
29 S 28. Section 925-a of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
30 S 28-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
31 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the
32 village of Walden industrial development agency shall vest in and be
33 possessed by the village of Walden and its successors or assigns.
34 S 29. Section 925-g of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
35 S 29-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
36 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the
37 village of Sidney industrial development agency shall vest in and be
38 possessed by the village of Sidney and its successors or assigns.
39 S 30. Section 925-s of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
40 S 30-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
41 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
42 of Yorktown industrial development agency shall vest in and be possessed
43 by the town of Yorktown and its successors or assigns.
44 S 31. Section 925-y of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
45 S 31-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
46 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
47 of Harrietstown industrial development agency shall vest in and be
48 possessed by the town of Harrietstown and its successors or assigns.
49 S 32. Section 926-a of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
50 S 32-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
51 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
52 of Norwich industrial development agency shall vest in and be possessed
53 by the town of Norwich and its successors or assigns.
54 S 33. Section 926-c of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
55 S 33-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 Wilmington industrial development agency shall vest in and be
2 possessed by the town of Wilmington and its successors or assigns.
3 S 34. Section 926-g of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
4 S 34-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
5 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
6 of Pamelia industrial development agency shall vest in and be possessed
7 by the town of Pamelia and its successors or assigns.
8 S 35. Section 926-l of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
9 S 35-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
10 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
11 of Black Brook industrial development agency shall vest in and be
12 possessed by the town of Black Brook and its successors or assigns.
13 S 36. Section 926-m of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
14 S 36-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
15 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
16 of Jay industrial development agency shall vest in and be possessed by
17 the town of Jay and its successors or assigns.
18 S 37. Section 927 of the general municipal law, as added by chapter
19 631 of the laws of 1980, is REPEALED.
20 S 37-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
21 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
22 of Philipstown industrial development agency shall vest in and be
23 possessed by the town of Philipstown by and its successors or assigns.
24 S 38. Separability clause. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section
25 or part of this act shall be adjudged by any court of competent juris-
26 diction to be invalid such judgment shall not affect, impair or invali-
27 date the remainder of this act, but shall be confined in its operation
28 to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part thereof directly
29 involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been
30 rendered.
31 S 39. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
32 have become a law.
