NY State Senate Bill 2021-S3385

Senate Bill S3385

2021-2022 Legislative Session

In N.Y. city, requires supportive housing to be disbursed throughout the boroughs of such city in proportion to the borough population

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Jan 05, 2022	referred to cities 1
Jan 29, 2021	referred to cities 1

2021-S3385 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Cities 1
Law Section:: Housing
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: S6701
2019-2020: S2221
2023-2024: S1425

2021-S3385 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires, in cities having a population of one million or more, supportive housing be disbursed throughout the boroughs of such city in proportion to the borough population.

2021-S3385 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S3385

SPONSOR: BAILEY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to require that the siting, construction and establishment of
supportive housing facilities in cities having a population of one
million or more be disbursed in the boroughs of such cities in propor-
tion to the population of each such borough

 
PURPOSE OF THE BILL:

This bill would require that, in cities having a population of one
million or more, supportive housing would be disbursed throughout the
boroughs of such city in proportion to the borough population.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Creates a requirement of proportionality of the siting,
construction and/or establishment of supportive housing facilities with
regard to the respective borough's population.

Section 2: Requires supportive housing facilities sited, constructed
and/or established in cities with a population of one million or more
after the effective date of this act shall be located in boroughs with
the lowest concentration of such facilities in proportion to the borough
population.

Section 3: Requires that prior to any siting, construction or establish-
ment of such supportive housing facility, the local community board, or
if no board exists, the appropriate neighborhood board, must grant
approval of the location of the facility.  Additionally, this section
provides that such local community board, or if no board exists the
appropriate neighborhood board, shall have the power to grant exemption
for certain supportive housing facilities.

Section 4: Provides a definition of what qualifies as a "supportive
housing facility" for the purposes of this act.

Section h: Provides the enacting clause.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2017-18: S.6701 - Referred to Cities
2019-20: S.2221 - Referred to Cities

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Supportive Housing Facilities provide critical care and well-being to
people who need them. Concentration of housing facilities in selected
areas of New York. City have forced individuals to relocate, travel
oppressive distances and/or cluster in areas containing such facilities,
leaving the vast majority of New York City without any such necessary
facilities. By providing for proportional siting, construction and
establishment of such facilities, the population of New York City, as a
whole, would have better access to the necessary care and supportive
services for people whose health and well-being depend on such services.


By requiring community board approval, such siting, construction and
establishment decisions will have to be approved by active and engaged
members of the community. The provision of stratified siting,
construction and establishment would ensure that people in New York City
seeking help would have a local option for treatment moving forward.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None to the State.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

2021-S3385 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3385
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 29, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1
 
 AN ACT to require that the siting,  construction  and  establishment  of
   supportive  housing  facilities  in  cities having a population of one
   million or more be disbursed in the boroughs of such cities in propor-
   tion to the population of each such borough
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, with-
 in cities having a population of one million or more, supportive housing
 facilities  within  each  such  city  shall be sited, constructed and/or
 established throughout the boroughs of the city in  proportion  to  each
 borough's population to the city's total population.  Provided, however,
 that  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall not apply to the siting,
 construction or establishment of any  supportive  housing  facility  for
 which  the  appropriate  community  board  or,  if there be no community
 board,  the  appropriate  neighborhood  board  shall  have  granted   an
 exemption from such provisions.
   §  2.  Supportive  housing facilities sited, constructed and/or estab-
 lished in cities having a population of one million or  more  after  the
 effective  date  of  this  act shall be located in those boroughs of the
 city which have the lowest concentration of such facilities  in  propor-
 tion to the borough population to the city's population.
   §  3.  Notwithstanding  any other provision of law to the contrary, no
 supportive housing facility shall be sited, constructed  or  established
 within  a  city  of one million or more unless the appropriate community
 board, or, if there be no community board, the appropriate  neighborhood
 board  shall  have approved the siting, construction or establishment of
 such facility.
   § 4. For the purposes of this act, "supportive housing facility" means
 multiple residences operated by not-for-profit organizations and  funded

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

                                                            LBD07071-01-1

 S. 3385                             2
 
 by  federal,  state  and  municipal  governments,  which provide housing
 accommodations and support services to tenants  having  mental  illness,
 trauma,  abuse, chemical dependency and/or chronic illness; and shelters
 for the homeless, abused women and children, and veterans.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.

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