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                                   8968
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2018
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  RODRIGUEZ  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Housing
 
 AN ACT to amend the public housing law and the New York city charter, in
   relation to authorizing the New  York  city  council  to  oversee  the
   activities of the New York city housing authority
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  The public housing law is amended by adding a new  section
 402-d to read as follows:
   §  402-D.  NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL OVERSIGHT.  THE NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL
 AS ESTABLISHED IN SECTION TWENTY-ONE OF THE NEW  YORK  CITY  CHARTER  IS
 EMPOWERED  TO  MANDATE  THAT THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY PRODUCE
 REPORTS ABOUT ANY FACETS OF ITS  OPERATIONS  OR  THE  CONDITION  OF  THE
 PROJECTS UNDER ITS MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING ANY PROJECT BASED SECTION EIGHT
 VOUCHER  DEVELOPMENTS  IN  WHICH  THE  AUTHORITY HAS AN OWNERSHIP STAKE,
 THROUGH THE PASSAGE OF A LOCAL LAW. SUCH A  LAW  SHALL  DETERMINE  WHICH
 INFORMATION  IS  TO  BE  INCLUDED  IN  THE  REPORT, THE DEADLINE FOR THE
 PRODUCTION OF THE REPORT, WHETHER THE REPORTING MANDATE APPLIES ONCE  OR
 IS  RECURRING,  AND WHICH LOCAL AUTHORITIES SHALL RECEIVE COPIES. A COPY
 OF ANY SUCH REPORTS MUST BE PROVIDED TO THE COMMISSIONER  AND  SHALL  BE
 CONSIDERED  AN  AGENCY  DOCUMENT  FOR THE PURPOSES OF ARTICLE SIX OF THE
 PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW.
   § 2. Subdivision a of section 29 of the  New  York  city  charter,  as
 added  by  a  vote  of the people of the city of New York at the general
 election held in November 1989, is amended to read as follows:
   a. The council, acting as a committee of the whole, and each  standing
 or special committee of the council, through hearings or otherwise:
   1.  [may] MAY investigate any matters within its jurisdiction relating
 to the property, affairs, or government of the city  or  of  any  county
 within the city, or to any other powers of the council, or to the effec-
 tuation of the purposes or provisions of this charter or any laws relat-
 ing to the city or to any county within the city.
   2.  [shall]  SHALL review on a regular and continuous basis the activ-
 ities of the agencies of the city, including  their  service  goals  and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 performance  and  management efficiency.   Each unit of appropriation in
 the adopted budget of the city shall be assigned to a  standing  commit-
 tee.    Each  standing  committee of the council shall hold at least one
 hearing  each  year  relating  to the activities of each of the agencies
 under its jurisdiction.
   3. SHALL REVIEW ON A REGULAR AND CONTINUOUS BASIS  THE  ACTIVITIES  OF
 THE  NEW  YORK  CITY  HOUSING  AUTHORITY,  INCLUDING  THE SERVICE GOALS,
 PERFORMANCE AND MANAGEMENT EFFICIENCY OF SUCH AUTHORITY. SUCH  AUTHORITY
 SHALL  BE  ASSIGNED  TO A STANDING COMMITTEE. SUCH STANDING COMMITTEE OF
 THE COUNCIL SHALL HOLD AT LEAST ONE HEARING EACH YEAR  RELATING  TO  THE
 ACTIVITIES OF THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY.
   §  3.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.