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    S. 821                                                    A. 524

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
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IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LITTLE -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. SAYWARD,  FINCH,  HAWLEY,  CROUCH,
  CASTRO,  CALHOUN,  CORWIN,  DUPREY  --  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  BURLING, DESTITO, GALEF, GIGLIO, JORDAN, KOLB, P. LOPEZ, MAGEE,  McDO-
  NOUGH,  O'DONNELL, REILLY, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Local Governments

AN ACT to amend the general city law, the town law and the village  law,
  in relation to making residential facilities of state agencies subject
  to local site plan review

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

  Section 1. Section 27-a of the general city law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
  1-A. WAIVER OF STATE IMMUNITY. THE STATE HEREBY  WAIVES  ITS  IMMUNITY
FROM  LIABILITY  FOR  THE COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION
SOLELY WITH REGARD TO RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES.  EVERY STATE AGENCY  SHALL
SUBMIT  A SITE PLAN FOR EACH PARCEL OF LAND UNDER ITS CONTROL UPON WHICH
A RESIDENTIAL FACILITY IS TO BE  OR  HAS  BEEN  CONSTRUCTED.    FOR  THE
PURPOSES  OF  THIS SECTION, "STATE AGENCY" MEANS ANY DEPARTMENT, BUREAU,
COMMISSION, BOARD, PUBLIC  AUTHORITY  OR  OTHER  AGENCY  OF  THE  STATE,
INCLUDING  ANY  PUBLIC  BENEFIT CORPORATION ANY MEMBER OF WHOSE BOARD IS
APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.
  S 2. Section 274-a of the town law is amended by adding a new subdivi-
sion 1-a to read as follows:
  1-A. WAIVER OF STATE IMMUNITY. THE STATE HEREBY  WAIVES  ITS  IMMUNITY
FROM  LIABILITY  FOR  THE COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION
SOLELY WITH REGARD TO RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES.  EVERY STATE AGENCY  SHALL
SUBMIT  A SITE PLAN FOR EACH PARCEL OF LAND UNDER ITS CONTROL UPON WHICH

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

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S. 821                              2                             A. 524

A RESIDENTIAL FACILITY IS TO BE  OR  HAS  BEEN  CONSTRUCTED.    FOR  THE
PURPOSES  OF  THIS SECTION, "STATE AGENCY" MEANS ANY DEPARTMENT, BUREAU,
COMMISSION, BOARD, PUBLIC  AUTHORITY  OR  OTHER  AGENCY  OF  THE  STATE,
INCLUDING  ANY  PUBLIC  BENEFIT CORPORATION ANY MEMBER OF WHOSE BOARD IS
APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.
  S 3. Section 7-725-a of the village law is amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
  1-A.  WAIVER  OF  STATE IMMUNITY. THE STATE HEREBY WAIVES ITS IMMUNITY
FROM LIABILITY FOR THE COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION
SOLELY  WITH  REGARD TO RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES. EVERY STATE AGENCY SHALL
SUBMIT A SITE PLAN FOR EACH PARCEL OF LAND UNDER ITS CONTROL UPON  WHICH
A  RESIDENTIAL  FACILITY  IS  TO  BE  OR HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED.   FOR THE
PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "STATE AGENCY" MEANS ANY  DEPARTMENT,  BUREAU,
COMMISSION,  BOARD,  PUBLIC  AUTHORITY  OR  OTHER  AGENCY  OF THE STATE,
INCLUDING ANY PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION ANY MEMBER OF  WHOSE  BOARD  IS
APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.
  S 4. Within 90 days of the effective date of this act each state agen-
cy  which has constructed a residential facility upon any parcel of land
under its control prior to the effective date of this act shall submit a
site plan for such parcel to the appropriate city, town or village.
  S 5. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.