Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 30, 2015 |
signed chap.36 delivered to governor |
Jun 25, 2015 |
returned to assembly passed senate substituted for s5914 |
Jun 25, 2015 |
substituted by a8238 ordered to third reading cal.1898 |
Jun 11, 2015 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S5914
Signed By Governor2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 22nd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A8238 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2015-S5914 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8238
- Law Section:
- General Municipal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยงยง693, 694 & 695, Gen Muni L
2015-S5914 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5914 REVISED 6/17/15 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to urban development action areas PURPOSE: To continue to allow Section 202 and Section 811 housing units accelerated review process until June 30, 2018. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Existing provisions of Article 16 of the General Municipal Law permit expedited land use review under Urban Development Action Area Project (UDAAP) for low income residential rental developments for seniors and the disabled that are funded by the federal government (commonly known as Section 202 and Section 811 housing) until June 30, 2015. This bill would continue to allow Section 202 and Section 811 housing units to be subject to the UDAAP accelerated review process until June 30, 2018. EXISTING LAW: Current law expires on June 30, 2015. JUSTIFICATION: This bill would strongly assist in the development of federally financed housing for low-income elderly and disabled persons by continuing to make such developments eligible for expedited land use review. Under Section 202, the Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program, and Section 811, the Supportive Housing Program for Persons with Disabilities, not for profit sponsors purchase City owned land and construct new multiple dwellings with financing from the United
2015-S5914 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5914 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 11, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FELDER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to urban develop- ment action areas THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 693 of the general municipal law, as amended by chapter 76 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows: S 693. Area designation. An urban development action area shall by resolution be designated by the governing body, or by the commission where so authorized to act by the governing body, on its own initiative or upon recommendation of the agency, provided at least sixty percent of such area is an eligible area. Any such designation shall be in conform- ance with the standards and procedures required for all land use deter- minations pursuant to general, special or local law or charter. Provided, however, that if a proposed urban development action area project is to be developed on an eligible area and consists solely of the rehabilitation or conservation of existing private or multiple dwellings or the construction of one to four unit dwellings or, until June thirtieth, two thousand [fifteen] EIGHTEEN, for up to six urban development action area projects in any calendar year, the construction of up to ninety dwelling units financed by the federal government and restricted to occupancy by the elderly or by persons with disabilities without any change in land use permitted by local zoning, the governing body, or the commission where so authorized to act by the governing body, may waive the area designation requirement. S 2. Subdivision 5 of section 694 of the general municipal law, as amended by chapter 76 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows: 5. Any approval of an urban development action area project shall be in conformance with the standards and procedures required for all land EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11610-01-5
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