Senate Bill S6758A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the site selection of community facilities in cities with a population of one million or more

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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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2015-S6758 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9796
Current Committee:
Senate Cities
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §239-j, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S4098
2019-2020: S1445

2015-S6758 - Summary

Relates to the site selection of community facilities in cities with a population of one million or more by municipalities; includes group homes, homeless shelters, detention centers, drug rehabilitation and detoxification centers, halfway houses, wastewater treatment plants, sewage facilities, waste transfer stations, landfills, power plants and chemical processing plants.

2015-S6758 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6758 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6758

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 17, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities

AN ACT to amend the general municipal  law,  in  relation  to  the  site
  selection  of  community facilities 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  general  municipal  law  is  amended by adding a new
section 239-j to read as follows:
  S 239-J. SITE SELECTION OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES IN CITIES WITH A POPU-
LATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,  THE
FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS SHALL APPLY:
  (A) "COMMUNITY FACILITY" SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING FACILITIES:
  (I) "GROUP HOMES" SHALL MEAN SUPPORTIVE LIVING FACILITIES WITH FOUR TO
FOURTEEN  RESIDENTS OR A SUPERVISED LIVING FACILITY SUBJECT TO LICENSURE
BY THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH OR THE OFFICE FOR  PEOPLE  WITH  DEVELOP-
MENTAL  DISABILITIES WHICH PROVIDES A RESIDENCE FOR UP TO FOURTEEN INDI-
VIDUALS WITH MENTAL DISABILITIES, INCLUDING RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACIL-
ITIES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH;
  (II) HOMELESS SHELTERS;
  (III) "DETENTION CENTERS" SHALL MEAN ANY PLACE OPERATED BY THE DEPART-
MENT OF CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY  SUPERVISION  AND  DESIGNATED  BY  THE
COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION AS A PLACE FOR THE
CONFINEMENT OF PERSONS UNDER SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT OR PERSONS COMMIT-
TED FOR FAILURE TO PAY A FINE;
  (IV) DRUG REHABILITATION/DETOXIFICATION CENTERS;
  (V) HALFWAY HOUSES;
  (VI) WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;
  (VII) SEWAGE FACILITIES;
  (VIII) WASTE TRANSFER STATIONS;
  (IX) LANDFILLS;
  (X) POWER PLANTS; AND
  (XI) CHEMICAL PROCESSING PLANTS;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14110-01-6
              

2015-S6758A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9796
Current Committee:
Senate Cities
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §239-j, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S4098
2019-2020: S1445

2015-S6758A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the site selection of community facilities in cities with a population of one million or more by municipalities; includes group homes, homeless shelters, detention centers, drug rehabilitation and detoxification centers, halfway houses, wastewater treatment plants, sewage facilities, waste transfer stations, landfills, power plants and chemical processing plants.

2015-S6758A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6758A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 6758--A

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 17, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Cities  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general  municipal law, in relation to the site
  selection of community facilities 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 general municipal  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 239-j to read as follows:
  S 239-J. SITE SELECTION OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES IN CITIES WITH A POPU-
LATION  OF ONE MILLION OR MORE. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE
FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS SHALL APPLY:
  (A) "COMMUNITY FACILITY" SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING FACILITIES:
  (I) "GROUP HOMES" SHALL MEAN SUPPORTIVE LIVING FACILITIES WITH FOUR TO
FOURTEEN RESIDENTS OR A SUPERVISED LIVING FACILITY SUBJECT TO  LICENSURE
BY  THE  OFFICE  OF MENTAL HEALTH OR THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOP-
MENTAL DISABILITIES WHICH PROVIDES A RESIDENCE FOR UP TO FOURTEEN  INDI-
VIDUALS WITH MENTAL DISABILITIES, INCLUDING RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACIL-
ITIES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH;
  (II) HOMELESS SHELTERS;
  (III) "DETENTION CENTERS" SHALL MEAN ANY PLACE OPERATED BY THE DEPART-
MENT  OF  CORRECTIONS  AND  COMMUNITY  SUPERVISION AND DESIGNATED BY THE
COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION AS A PLACE FOR THE
CONFINEMENT OF PERSONS UNDER SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT OR PERSONS COMMIT-
TED FOR FAILURE TO PAY A FINE;
  (IV) DRUG REHABILITATION/DETOXIFICATION CENTERS;
  (V) HALFWAY HOUSES;
  (VI) WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;
  (VII) SEWAGE FACILITIES;
  (VIII) WASTE TRANSFER STATIONS;
  (IX) LANDFILLS;
  (X) POWER PLANTS; AND

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

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