Assembly Bill A7696

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Prohibits development of build-ready sites on viable agricultural land

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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
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  • Delivered to Governor
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2021-A7696 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7122
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1902, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S1416

2021-A7696 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits development of build-ready sites on viable agricultural land.

2021-A7696 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7696
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 20, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BARRETT -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Energy
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation  to  prohibiting
   development of build-ready sites on viable agricultural land
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The opening paragraph of paragraph (a) and paragraph (b) of
 subdivision 1 of section 1902 of the public authorities law, as added by
 section 6 of part JJJ of chapter 58 of the laws of 2020, are amended  to
 read as follows:
   Locate,  identify  and assess sites within the state that appear suit-
 able for the development of build-ready sites with a priority  given  to
 previously developed sites, PROVIDED THAT VIABLE AGRICULTURAL LAND SHALL
 NOT  BE  DEEMED SUITABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A BUILD-READY SITE. Such
 assessment may include but need not be limited to the following  consid-
 erations:
   (b)  In  making  such  assessment the authority shall give priority to
 previously developed sites,  existing  or  abandoned  commercial  sites,
 including  without  limitation brownfields, landfills, former commercial
 or industrial sites, dormant electric  generating  sites,  or  otherwise
 underutilized  sites,  PROVIDED  THAT  THE  AUTHORITY SHALL NOT DEEM ANY
 VIABLE AGRICULTURAL LAND TO BE AN OTHERWISE UNDERUTILIZED SITE  FOR  THE
 PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION;
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
 have been in full force and effect on and after April 3, 2020; provided,
 however, that the amendments to section 1902 of the  public  authorities
 law,  made  by  section  one of this act, shall not affect the repeal of
 such section and shall be deemed to be repealed therewith.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11589-01-1

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