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Jan 06, 2016 |
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Feb 12, 2015 |
referred to housing, construction and community development |
Senate Bill S3575
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee
- 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
2015-S3575 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
- Law Section:
- Public Housing Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §402-c, Pub Hous L
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
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2015-S3575 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3575 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public housing law, in relation to restrictions on the lease or sale of real property owned by the New York city housing authority PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The New York City Housing Authority is contemplating selling, leasing or transferring land designated for public housing to private developers as a means of providing additional revenue for Public housing. This bill would provide for limits on such sales, leases or transfers of public housing property that are designated for recreational purposes. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This bill would add a new section 402-c to the public housing law to restrict the sale, lease or transfer of public housing recreational space, including but not limited to playgrounds, basketball courts, baseball fields and facilities used for recreational purposes maintained by the New York City Housing Authority. JUSTIFICATION:
2015-S3575 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3575 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 12, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ESPAILLAT -- 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 public housing law, in relation to restrictions on the lease or sale of real property owned by the New York city housing authority THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public housing law is amended by adding a new section 402-c to read as follows: S 402-C. CONVEYANCE OF PUBLIC HOUSING LANDS; RESTRICTIONS. THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM SELLING, LEASING OR TRANSFERRING ANY RECREATIONAL SPACE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PLAY- GROUNDS, BASKETBALL COURTS, BASEBALL FIELDS, AND FACILITIES FOR RECRE- ATIONAL USE, AS USED AND MAINTAINED BY THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHOR- ITY FOR PUBLIC HOUSING. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08933-01-5
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