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                                   2319
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2019
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 Introduced  by M. of A. RODRIGUEZ, BICHOTTE -- 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-e to read as follows:
   §  402-E.  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-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 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
 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.