Provides that in cities with a population of one million or more, the city council shall approve or disapprove a not-for-profit corporation's use of eminent domain by majority vote, after holding at least one official public hearing on such matter.

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A4927-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: referred to judiciary
• Feb 9, 2011: referred to judiciary

A4927-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
  ________________________________________________________________________

                                    4927

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  ASSEMBLY

                              February 9, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  M.  of A. BRENNAN, N. RIVERA, STEVENSON -- read once and
    referred to the Committee on Judiciary

  AN ACT to amend the public  authorities  law,  in  relation  to  eminent
    domain in cities with a population of one million or more

    THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
  BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


    Section 1. The title heading of title 6 of article  9  of  the  public
  authorities  law, as added by chapter 307 of the laws of 1964 and renum-
  bered by chapter 838 of the laws of 1983, is amended and a  new  section
  2901 is added to read as follows:

               EMINENT DOMAIN TAKING; PROPERTY OF OR BY A PUBLIC
                             BENEFIT CORPORATION
    S 2901. EMINENT DOMAIN; CERTAIN CITIES. IN CITIES WITH A POPULATION OF
  ONE  MILLION  OR  MORE  IN  WHICH  ANY  PART  OF THE REAL PROPERTY TO BE
  ACQUIRED IS LOCATED, THE  CITY  COUNCIL  SHALL  HAVE  THE  AUTHORITY  TO
  APPROVE  OR  DISAPPROVE  ANY PUBLIC AUTHORITIES OR PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPO-
  RATION'S USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN. THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL APPROVE OR DISAP-
  PROVE ANY PROPOSED USE OF THE POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN BY MAJORITY  VOTE.
  PRIOR  TO  SUCH VOTE, SUCH CITY COUNCIL SHALL HOLD AT LEAST ONE OFFICIAL
  PUBLIC HEARING ON SUCH MATTER AT A LOCATION REASONABLY PROXIMATE TO  THE
  PROPERTY WHICH MAY BE ACQUIRED.
    S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
  have become a law.



   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD07339-01-1