NY State Senate Bill 2019-S955

Senate Bill S955

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes a New York Main Street development center in the division of housing and community renewal

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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Jan 09, 2019	referred to housing, construction and community development

2019-S955 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S5170
Current Committee:: Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:: Private Housing Finance Law
Laws Affected:: Add Art 31 §§1300 & 1301, Priv Hous Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: S5506
2015-2016: S2279
2017-2018: S3940
2021-2022: S3132
2023-2024: S6518

2019-S955 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a New York Main Street development center in the division of housing and community renewal.

2019-S955 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S955

SPONSOR: YOUNG
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the private housing finance law, in relation to estab-
lishing a New York Main Street development center

 
PURPOSE:

To provide a state sponsored Main Street Development Center within the
Division of Housing and Community Renewal, which will provide assistance
to local governments seeking to revitalize their downtown areas.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

This bill directs that the New York State Division of Housing and Commu-
nity Renewal work in coordination with the Empire State Development
Corporation, the New York State Department of State, the New York State
Department of Transportation and the New York State Office of Parks and
Recreation to develop a "New York Main Street Development Center" within

the Division of Housing and Community. The Center would be available for
providing resources and technical assistance to local government enti-
ties and developers and for co-coordinating development efforts for the
redevelopment of any local main street revitalization effort in New
York.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The proposed New York Main Street Development Center will coordinate and
guide main street downtown revitalization efforts and act as a clearing-
house for communities looking for assistance with Main Street renewal.
Many communities would like to entertain such projects, but are unknow-
ledgeable about available resources and are uncertain with how to garner
resources and attract development to their community. A coordinated
state-wide approach to downtown revitalization will greatly enhance this
type of redevelopment throughout the state and provide use of the exist-
ing infrastructure system. Furthermore, it will provide assistance in
obtaining a necessary catalyst to attract private sector development.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2018: S.3940-A Passed Senate
2017: S.3940 Passed Senate
2015-2016: S.2279 Passed Senate
2014: S.5506 Referred to Housing

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2019-S955 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    955
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  YOUNG  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
   Community Development
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the private housing finance law, in relation to estab-
   lishing a New York Main Street development center

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The private housing finance law is amended by adding a new
 article 31 to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE XXXI
                           NEW YORK MAIN STREET
                            DEVELOPMENT CENTER
 SECTION 1300. LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
         1301. NEW YORK MAIN STREET DEVELOPMENT CENTER.
   § 1300. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. THE LEGISLATURE  HEREBY  FINDS  THAT  WITH
 AFFORDABLE  HOUSING  IN  INCREASINGLY  SHORT  SUPPLY,  THE NEW YORK MAIN
 STREET DEVELOPMENT CENTER WILL NOT ONLY BE THE  CATALYST  FOR  COMMUNITY
 RENEWAL, BUT ALSO ADDRESS THE CRITICAL NEED TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE OPPOR-
 TUNITIES  ACROSS  THE  STATE.  MAIN STREETS AND DOWNTOWN BUILDINGS COULD
 SERVE AS THE PRIMARY LOCATION FOR NEW HOUSING  OPPORTUNITIES  THROUGHOUT
 THIS  STATE.  MAIN STREETS AND DOWNTOWN BUSINESS DISTRICTS, ARE UNIQUELY
 EQUIPPED TO SERVE THIS FUNCTION SINCE THESE  AREAS  BOAST  UNDERUTILIZED
 WATER  AND  SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE, ARE THE HUBS OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION,
 AND ARE THE CENTERS OF COMMERCE.
   § 1301. NEW YORK MAIN STREET DEVELOPMENT CENTER. THE DIVISION OF HOUS-
 ING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL SHALL WORK IN COORDINATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT
 OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THE DEPARTMENT  OF  STATE,  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF
 TRANSPORTATION, AND THE OFFICE OF PARKS, RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESER-
 VATION  TO  ESTABLISH A "NEW YORK MAIN STREET DEVELOPMENT CENTER" WITHIN
 SUCH DIVISION. THE MAIN STREET DEVELOPMENT  CENTER  SHALL  HAVE  AS  ITS
 MISSION  THE  DISSEMINATION  OF  INFORMATION  RELATED  TO EXISTING STATE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD04145-01-9

 S. 955                              2
 
 PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS THE REDEVELOPMENT OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL
 "MAIN STREET" BUILDINGS. THE "NEW YORK MAIN STREET  DEVELOPMENT  CENTER"
 SHALL  BE  LOCATED  WITHIN THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL
 AND  WILL SERVE AS A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND RESOURCE CENTER TO PROVIDE
 INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR ANY LOCAL MAIN STREET REVITALI-
 ZATION EFFORTS IN THE STATE. THE CENTER WILL ESTABLISH A WEB PAGE  WHICH
 WILL  LINK  TOGETHER  ALL STATE, LOCAL AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS WHICH MAY BE
 AVAILABLE TO SERVE AS A RESOURCE FOR BOTH DEVELOPERS, AND COMMUNITY  AND
 LOCAL  HOUSING  ORGANIZATIONS  IN  THEIR  DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION INITI-
 ATIVES. THE CENTER SHALL ALSO LEND TECHNICAL AND TRAINING ASSISTANCE  TO
 COMMUNITY  OFFICIALS  AND PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE LIBRARY OF MAIN STREET
 DEVELOPMENT PUBLICATIONS FROM THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES  WHICH  SHALL
 BE ACCESSIBLE TO THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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