Bill Text: NY S08956 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to requiring notice and confirmation of such notice by affected local taxing jurisdictions and school districts prior to approval of projects by industrial development agencies.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-06-07 - REFERRED TO RULES [S08956 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-S08956-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8956 IN SENATE June 7, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the general municipal law and the public authorities law, in relation to requiring notice and confirmation of such notice by affected local taxing jurisdictions and school districts prior to approval of projects by industrial development agencies The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 859-a of the general municipal law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows: 3 1-a. The agency shall deliver a copy of the resolution adopted pursu- 4 ant to subdivision one of this section by certified mail, return receipt 5 requested, to the chief executive officer of each affected local taxing 6 jurisdiction. When the affected local taxing jurisdiction is a school 7 district, the agency shall deliver a copy of such resolution by certi- 8 fied mail, return receipt requested, to the school board and district 9 superintendent of each affected school district. 10 § 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 4 of section 874 of the general 11 municipal law, as amended by chapter 357 of the laws of 1993, is amended 12 to read as follows: 13 (b) The agency shall establish a procedure for deviation from the 14 uniform tax exemption policy required pursuant to this subdivision. The 15 agency shall set forth in writing the reasons for deviation from such 16 policy, and shall further notify by certified mail, return receipt 17 requested, the affected local taxing jurisdictions of the proposed devi- 18 ation from such policy and the reasons therefor. When the affected 19 local taxing jurisdiction is a school district, the agency shall notify 20 by certified mail, return receipt requested, the school board and 21 district superintendent of each affected school district. 22 § 3. Section 1953-a of the public authorities law is amended by adding 23 a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows: 24 1-a. The authority shall deliver a copy of the resolution adopted 25 pursuant to subdivision one of this section by certified mail, return 26 receipt requested, to the chief executive officer of each affected tax EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD15439-04-8S. 8956 2 1 jurisdiction. When the affected tax jurisdiction is a school district, 2 the authority shall deliver a copy of such resolution by certified mail, 3 return receipt requested, to the school board and district superinten- 4 dent of each affected school district. 5 § 4. Subdivision 2 of section 1963-a of the public authorities law, as 6 amended by chapter 357 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as 7 follows: 8 2. The authority shall establish a procedure for deviation from the 9 uniform tax exemption policy required pursuant to this section. The 10 authority shall set forth in writing the reasons for deviation from such 11 policy, and shall further notify by certified mail, return receipt 12 requested, the affected tax jurisdictions of the proposed deviation from 13 such policy and the reasons therefor. When the affected tax jurisdic- 14 tion is a school district, the authority shall notify by certified mail, 15 return receipt requested, the school board and district superintendent 16 of each affected school district. 17 § 5. Section 2307 of the public authorities law is amended by adding a 18 new subdivision 1-a to read as follows: 19 1-a. The authority shall deliver a copy of the resolution adopted 20 pursuant to subdivision one of this section by certified mail, return 21 receipt requested, to the chief executive officer of each affected tax 22 jurisdiction. When the affected tax jurisdiction is a school district, 23 the authority shall deliver a copy of such resolution by certified mail, 24 return receipt requested, to the school board and district superinten- 25 dent of each affected school district. 26 § 6. Subdivision 2 of section 2315 of the public authorities law, as 27 amended by chapter 357 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as 28 follows: 29 2. The authority shall establish a procedure for deviation from the 30 uniform tax exemption policy required pursuant to this section. The 31 authority shall set forth in writing the reasons for deviation from such 32 policy, and shall further notify by certified mail, return receipt 33 requested, the affected local taxing jurisdictions of the proposed devi- 34 ation from such policy and the reasons therefor. When the affected tax 35 jurisdiction is a school district, the authority shall notify by certi- 36 fied mail, return receipt requested, the school board and district 37 superintendent of each affected school district. 38 § 7. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed- 39 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
