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                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 22, 2024
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 Introduced   by   COMMITTEE  ON  RULES  --  (at  request  of  M.  of  A.
   Bichotte Hermelyn) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local
   Governments
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal  law,  in  relation  to  extending
   provisions of law relating to urban development action areas
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 693 of the general municipal  law,  as  amended  by
 chapter 161 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   §  693.  Area  designation.  An urban development action area shall by
 resolution be designated by the governing body,  or  by  the  commission
 where  so authorized to act by the governing body, on its own initiative
 or upon recommendation of the agency, provided at least sixty percent of
 such area is an eligible area. Any such designation shall be in conform-
 ance with the standards and procedures required for all land use  deter-
 minations  pursuant  to  general,  special  or  local  law  or  charter.
 Provided, however, that if a  proposed  urban  development  action  area
 project  is  to  be developed on an eligible area and consists solely of
 the rehabilitation or  conservation  of  existing  private  or  multiple
 dwellings  or  the  construction of one to four unit dwellings or, until
 June thirtieth, two thousand [twenty-four] TWENTY-SEVEN, for up  to  six
 urban  development  action  area  projects  in  any  calendar  year, the
 construction of up to ninety dwelling  units  financed  by  the  federal
 government and restricted to occupancy by the elderly or by persons with
 disabilities  without  any change in land use permitted by local zoning,
 the governing body, or the commission where so authorized to act by  the
 governing body, may waive the area designation requirement.
   §  2.  Subdivision  5  of section 694 of the general municipal law, as
 amended by chapter 161 of the laws  of  2021,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   5.  Any  approval of an urban development action area project shall be
 in conformance with the standards and procedures required for  all  land
 use determinations pursuant to general, special or local law or charter.
 In a city having a population of one million or more, the governing body
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 may  require  that the agency incorporate into the project any or all of
 the following: (i) the proposed number of residential units; (ii) wheth-
 er such units are home ownership units, rental units or  condominium  or
 cooperative units; (iii) a best estimate of the initial rents or selling
 prices for such units; (iv) the proposed income restrictions, if any, on
 renters  or  purchasers  of  such  units; and (v) the basis on which the
 consideration for the sale or lease of the property is to be determined.
 Provided, however, that if the proposed urban  development  action  area
 project  consists solely of the rehabilitation or conservation of exist-
 ing private or multiple dwellings or the construction  of  one  to  four
 unit  dwellings  or,  until  June  thirtieth, two thousand [twenty-four]
 TWENTY-SEVEN, for up to six urban development action  area  projects  in
 any  calendar  year,  the  construction  of  up to ninety dwelling units
 financed by the federal government and restricted to  occupancy  by  the
 elderly  or  by persons with disabilities without any change in land use
 permitted by local zoning, the governing body, or the  commission  where
 so authorized to act by the governing body, may waive any such standards
 and procedures required by local law or charter.
   §  3.  Paragraph  (d)  of  subdivision 6 of section 695 of the general
 municipal law, as amended by chapter 161 of the laws of 2021, is amended
 to read as follows:
   (d) Notwithstanding any standards or procedures established  for  land
 disposition  by  general,  special  or local law or charter, if an urban
 development action area project is to be developed on an  eligible  area
 and  consists  solely  of the rehabilitation or conservation of existing
 private or multiple dwellings or the construction of one  to  four  unit
 dwellings  or,  until June thirtieth, two thousand [twenty-four] TWENTY-
 SEVEN, for up to six urban  development  action  area  projects  in  any
 calendar  year, the construction of up to ninety dwelling units financed
 by the federal government and restricted to occupancy by the elderly  or
 by persons with disabilities without any change in land use permitted by
 local zoning, a municipality may dispose of the real property constitut-
 ing such urban development action project to any person, firm, or corpo-
 ration  qualified  pursuant  to  this  subdivision  by resolution of its
 governing body or, in any city having a population  of  one  million  or
 more,  by  action  of  the  mayor,  provided that such disposition is in
 accordance with the requirements of  this  subdivision.  Disposition  of
 real  property  acquired by condemnation shall be in accordance with the
 requirements of section four hundred six of the eminent domain procedure
 law, if applicable.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
 if  this act shall have become a law after June 30, 2024, this act shall
 take effect immediately and shall be deemed to have been in  full  force
 and effect on and after June 30, 2024.