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                                   1183
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 13, 2023
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 Introduced  by  M. of A. PAULIN, COLTON, RIVERA -- Multi-Sponsored by --
   M. of A. AUBRY, GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Committee  on
   Local Governments
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the establish-
   ment of the White Plains industrial development agency

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general municipal  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 902-d to read as follows:
   §  902-D. CITY OF WHITE PLAINS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY.  FOR THE
 BENEFIT OF THE CITY OF WHITE PLAINS  AND  THE  INHABITANTS  THEREOF,  AN
 INDUSTRIAL  DEVELOPMENT  AGENCY, TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF WHITE PLAINS
 INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED FOR THE ACCOMPLISH-
 MENT OF ANY OR ALL OF THE PURPOSES SPECIFIED IN TITLE ONE OF THIS  ARTI-
 CLE.  IT SHALL CONSTITUTE A BODY CORPORATE AND POLITIC, AND BE PERPETUAL
 IN  DURATION.    IT  SHALL  HAVE  THE POWERS AND DUTIES NOW OR HEREAFTER
 CONFERRED BY TITLE ONE OF THIS ARTICLE UPON INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGEN-
 CIES, EXCEPT THAT THE AGENCY'S POWER OF CONDEMNATION SHALL NOT BE  EXER-
 CISED  WITHOUT  PRIOR  APPROVAL  OF  THE  CITY  COUNCIL OF THE CITY, AND
 PROVIDED THAT THE EXERCISE OF THE POWERS BY SUCH AGENCY WITH RESPECT  TO
 THE  ACQUISITION  OF REAL PROPERTY, WHETHER BY PURCHASE, CONDEMNATION OR
 OTHERWISE, SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF WHITE
 PLAINS, AND SUCH AGENCY SHALL TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE  LOCAL  ZONING
 AND PLANNING REGULATIONS AS WELL AS THE REGIONAL AND LOCAL COMPREHENSIVE
 LAND  USE  PLANS. IT SHALL BE ORGANIZED IN A MANNER PRESCRIBED BY AND BE
 SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE ONE OF THIS ARTICLE, EXCEPT THAT  THE
 MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR OF SAID CITY, SUBJECT TO CONFIR-
 MATION  BY  ITS  GOVERNING  BODY, AND SHALL SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF THE
 MAYOR. THE MAYOR SHALL DESIGNATE THE CHAIR, WHO SHALL SERVE AT THE PLEA-
 SURE OF THE MAYOR.  EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN  THIS  SECTION,  THE
 AGENCY,  ITS  MEMBERS,  OFFICERS  AND  EMPLOYEES  AND ITS OPERATIONS AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02133-01-3
              

 A. 1183                             2
 
 ACTIVITIES SHALL IN ALL RESPECTS BE GOVERNED BY THE PROVISIONS OF  TITLE
 ONE OF THIS ARTICLE.
   §  2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the secre-
 tary of state or his or her appointed designee shall notify the legisla-
 tive bill drafting commission as to whether or not  the  office  of  the
 secretary  of  state  has timely received the certificate required to be
 filed pursuant to section 856 of the general municipal law in order that
 the commission may maintain an accurate and timely effective  data  base
 of the official text of the laws of the state of New York in furtherance
 of  effecting the provisions of section 70-b of the public officers law;
 and provided further that upon receiving notification from the secretary
 of state that such certificate has not been so timely  filed,  this  act
 shall be deemed repealed on the thirtieth day after the legislative bill
 drafting  commission has received such notification of failure to timely
 file such certificate.