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                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 8, 2021
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 Introduced  by M. of A. ABINANTI, OTIS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
   GALEF, PAULIN, PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on
   Local Governments
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the general municipal law, in relation to allowing the
   governing body of Westchester county to appoint a member of the  West-
   chester county industrial development agency
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 923-a of the general municipal law, as  amended  by
 chapter 564 of the laws of 1983, is amended to read as follows:
   § 923-a. County of Westchester industrial development agency.  For the
 benefit  of  the  county  of Westchester and the inhabitants thereof, an
 industrial development agency, to be known as the COUNTY OF  WESTCHESTER
 INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, is hereby established for the accomplish-
 ment  of any or all of the purposes specified in title one of THIS arti-
 cle [eighteen-A of this chapter].  It shall constitute a body  corporate
 and politic, and be perpetual in duration.  It shall have the powers and
 duties  now  or  hereafter conferred by title one of THIS article [eigh-
 teen-A  of  this  chapter]  upon  industrial  development  agencies  and
 provided  that the exercise of the powers by such agency with respect to
 the acquisition of real property whether by  purchase,  condemnation  or
 otherwise,  shall  be  limited  to the corporate limits of the county of
 Westchester and such agency shall  take  into  consideration  the  local
 zoning  and  planning regulations as well as regional and local land use
 plans.   The agency shall not use its  funds  to  commence  any  project
 unless (i) at least thirty days' prior notice of such project shall have
 been  given  to  each local municipality in which a part or parts of the
 project is, or is to be, located and (ii) no objection, by resolution of
 the governing body of such municipality, shall have been made and deliv-
 ered  to  the  agency  within  such  thirty  days.  Notwithstanding  the
 provisions  of  the  next  preceding  sentence, in the case of a project
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD07473-01-1

 A. 4792                             2
 
 which is, or is to be, located within a village  within  the  county  of
 Westchester,  notice  to such village shall be sufficient as to any part
 or parts of the project within the village and no other notice shall  be
 required  to be given to any other municipality in which such village is
 located with  respect  thereto.  It  shall  be  organized  in  a  manner
 prescribed  by  and  be  subject  to the provisions of title one of THIS
 article [eighteen-A of this chapter] and shall consist of [seven]  EIGHT
 members.  Its  members shall be appointed by the chief executive officer
 of the county of Westchester, subject to confirmation by  its  governing
 body, EXCEPT THAT ONE MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER
 OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER, SUBJECT TO CONFIRMA-
 TION  BY ITS GOVERNING BODY, WHO MAY BE A MEMBER OF SUCH GOVERNING BODY.
 THE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDING  OFFICER  SHALL  BE  A  NON-VOTING
 MEMBER.  The  agency, its members, officers and employees, and its oper-
 ations  and  activities  shall  in  all  respects  be  governed  by  the
 provisions of title one of THIS article [eighteen-A of this chapter].
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.