Assembly Bill A1568

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires the preparation of a comprehensive economic development plan for the use of eminent domain when the primary purpose is economic development

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A1568 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1669
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§103, 204 & 207, add §204-a, EDP L; amd §1411, N-PC L; add §858-c, Gen Muni L; add §1831-b, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A3366, S4685
2013-2014: A3973
2015-2016: A2453
2017-2018: A2738
2019-2020: A1328

2009-A1568 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the preparation of a comprehensive economic development plan for the use of eminent domain when the primary purpose is economic development and certain residential premises are to be acquired; requires municipal approval of the exercise of eminent domain power in such cases; enacts the "eminent domain reform act".

2009-A1568 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1568

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BRODSKY, CANESTRARI, DESTITO, FIELDS, O'DONNELL,
  BENJAMIN, MAISEL, PRETLOW, GALEF, CLARK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
  A. BRENNAN, CAHILL, CAMARA, COOK,  DIAZ,  EDDINGTON,  FARRELL,  GLICK,
  GOTTFRIED, GREENE, HOOPER, HOYT, JACOBS, KOON, LIFTON, LUPARDO, McENE-
  NY,  MILLMAN,  PAULIN,  PEOPLES, PHEFFER, REILLY, P. RIVERA, ROBINSON,
  ROSENTHAL, TITUS, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the  Commit-
  tee on Judiciary

AN  ACT  to  amend the public authorities law, the not-for-profit corpo-
  ration law, the general municipal law and the eminent domain procedure
  law, in relation to eminent domain reform

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

  Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
the "eminent domain reform act".
  S 2. The public authorities law is amended by  adding  a  new  section
1831-b to read as follows:
  S  1831-B. EXERCISE OF POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN; LIMITATIONS. THE LOCAL
LEGISLATIVE BODY OF EACH CITY, TOWN, OR VILLAGE IN WHICH  THE  AUTHORITY
SEEKS  TO  EXERCISE THE POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY
TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE ANY EXERCISE OF SUCH POWER  BY  THE  AUTHORITY.
EVERY  SUCH LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BODY SHALL APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE ANY EXER-
CISE OF SUCH POWER BY MAJORITY VOTE. WHERE APPLICABLE IN  THE  ENACTMENT
OF  LOCAL  LAWS,  THE  CHIEF  EXECUTIVE  OFFICER OF SUCH LOCALITY IF THE
OFFICE OF SUCH CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER  IS  ELECTIVE  SHALL  APPROVE  OR
DISAPPROVE SUCH LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BODY'S DECISION, SUBJECT TO ANY APPLI-
CABLE RIGHT TO OVERRIDE.
  S  3.  Paragraph (i) of section 1411 of the not-for-profit corporation
law is relettered paragraph (j) and a new paragraph (i) is added to read
as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04815-01-9
              

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