Bill Text: NY S05506 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes a New York Main Street development center in the division of housing and community renewal.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT [S05506 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S05506-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5506
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     May 16, 2013
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  YOUNG  -- 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 private housing finance law, in relation to estab-
         lishing a New York Main Street development center
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1. The private housing finance law is amended by adding a new
    2  article 28 to read as follows:
    3                                 ARTICLE 28
    4                            NEW YORK MAIN STREET
    5                             DEVELOPMENT CENTER
    6  SECTION 1300. LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
    7          1301. NEW YORK MAIN STREET DEVELOPMENT CENTER.
    8    S 1300. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. THE LEGISLATURE  HEREBY  FINDS  THAT  WITH
    9  AFFORDABLE  HOUSING  IN  INCREASINGLY  SHORT  SUPPLY,  THE NEW YORK MAIN
   10  STREET DEVELOPMENT CENTER WILL NOT ONLY BE THE  CATALYST  FOR  COMMUNITY
   11  RENEWAL, BUT ALSO ADDRESS THE CRITICAL NEED TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE OPPOR-
   12  TUNITIES  ACROSS  THE  STATE.  MAIN STREETS AND DOWNTOWN BUILDINGS COULD
   13  SERVE AS THE PRIMARY LOCATION FOR NEW HOUSING  OPPORTUNITIES  THROUGHOUT
   14  THIS  STATE.  MAIN STREETS AND DOWNTOWN BUSINESS DISTRICTS, ARE UNIQUELY
   15  EQUIPPED TO SERVE THIS FUNCTION SINCE THESE  AREAS  BOAST  UNDERUTILIZED
   16  WATER  AND  SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE, ARE THE HUBS OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION,
   17  AND ARE THE CENTERS OF COMMERCE.
   18    S 1301. NEW YORK MAIN STREET DEVELOPMENT CENTER. THE DIVISION OF HOUS-
   19  ING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL SHALL WORK IN COORDINATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT
   20  OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THE DEPARTMENT  OF  STATE,  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF
   21  TRANSPORTATION,  AND  THE  OFFICE OF PARKS AND RECREATION TO ESTABLISH A
   22  "NEW YORK MAIN STREET DEVELOPMENT CENTER" WITHIN SUCH DIVISION. THE MAIN
   23  STREET DEVELOPMENT CENTER SHALL HAVE AS ITS MISSION THE DISSEMINATION OF
   24  INFORMATION RELATED TO EXISTING STATE PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS THE REDEVELOP-
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD11155-01-3
       S. 5506                             2
    1  MENT OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL  "MAIN  STREET"  BUILDINGS.  THE
    2  "NEW  YORK  MAIN  STREET DEVELOPMENT CENTER" SHALL BE LOCATED WITHIN THE
    3  DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL AND WILL SERVE AS A  TECHNICAL
    4  ASSISTANCE  AND  RESOURCE  CENTER  TO  PROVIDE INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL
    5  ASSISTANCE FOR ANY LOCAL  MAIN  STREET  REVITALIZATION  EFFORTS  IN  THE
    6  STATE. THE CENTER WILL ESTABLISH A WEB PAGE WHICH WILL LINK TOGETHER ALL
    7  STATE,  LOCAL  AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS WHICH MAY BE AVAILABLE TO SERVE AS A
    8  RESOURCE FOR BOTH DEVELOPERS, AND COMMUNITY AND LOCAL HOUSING  ORGANIZA-
    9  TIONS  IN  THEIR  DOWNTOWN  REVITALIZATION INITIATIVES. THE CENTER SHALL
   10  ALSO LEND TECHNICAL AND TRAINING ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITY  OFFICIALS  AND
   11  PROVIDE  A COMPREHENSIVE LIBRARY OF MAIN STREET DEVELOPMENT PUBLICATIONS
   12  FROM THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES  WHICH  SHALL  BE  ACCESSIBLE  TO  THE
   13  DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY.
   14    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.