Assembly Bill A4927

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to eminent domain in N.Y. city

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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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2011-A4927 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2332
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 9 Title 6 Head, add ยง2901, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10296, S4155
2013-2014: A3945, S1423
2015-2016: S1261
2017-2018: S4478
2019-2020: S723
2021-2022: S3592
2023-2024: S1306
2025-2026: S2310

2011-A4927 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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.

2011-A4927 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4927

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            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

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