Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 05, 2024 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Feb 08, 2024 |
referred to local governments |
Assembly Bill A9160
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
HUNTER
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Steven Otis
2023-A9160 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-A9160 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9160 I N A S S E M B L Y February 8, 2024 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. HUNTER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to authorizing certain municipalities to establish an emergency repair pilot program; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration there- of 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 99-aa to read as follows: § 99-AA. EMERGENCY REPAIR PILOT PROGRAM. SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION, THE SECRETARY OF STATE, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL, SHALL ESTABLISH A PILOT PROGRAM WITH PARTICIPATING MUNICIPALITIES FOR AN EMERGENCY REPAIR PROGRAM. THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL ONLY ALLOW MUNICIPALITIES DESIGNATED AS A CITY TO PARTICIPATE IN SUCH PILOT PROGRAM. THE EMERGENCY REPAIR PROGRAM SHALL REQUIRE A MUNICI- PALITY THAT HAS ELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM TO ENACT A LOCAL LAW TO ENABLE THE MUNICIPALITY TO REPAIR IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS CODE VIOLATIONS IN BUILDINGS WHERE THE OWNER HAS NOT UNDERTAKEN SUCH REPAIRS IN A REASONABLE TIME. THE MUNICIPALITY SHALL BILL THE OWNER FOR SUCH REPAIR COSTS. THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL, SHALL, AS APPROPRIATION PERMITS, PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO PARTICIPATING MUNICIPALITIES TO ENSURE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LOCAL LAW REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THE PILOT PROGRAM. ADDITIONALLY, THE SECRETARY OF STATE, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL, SHALL PREPARE A MODEL LOCAL LAW THAT MUNICIPALITIES MAY ADOPT TO SATISFY THE LOCAL LAW REQUIREMENT OF THE PILOT PROGRAM. SUCH LOCAL LAW SHALL BE PUBLISHED ON THE WEBSITES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL. FURTHERMORE, THE SECRETARY OF STATE, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL, SHALL FILE A REPORT ANNUALLY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE EMERGENCY REPAIR PILOT PROGRAM WITH THE LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR. SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO WHETHER THE PROGRAM SHALL BE CONTINUED OR MODIFIED EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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