Senate Bill S2384

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to designating blighted property and blighted areas; provides definition of blighted property and blighted areas; amends definition of substandard or insanitary area

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S2384 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A492
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Eminent Domain Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§103, 204 & 206, add §204-a, EDP L; amd §§3, 2 & 16-n, UDC Act; amd §§501, 502, 510 & 520, Gen Muni L; amd §2, Chap 173 of 1968
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S4891, A5242
2017-2018: S7968, A2419
2019-2020: S3136, A360
2021-2022: S275, A1142

2023-S2384 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to designating blighted property and blighted areas; establishes criteria for designation; provides definition of blighted property and blighted areas; amends definition of substandard or insanitary area by removing the words "slum" and "deteriorated or deteriorating".

2023-S2384 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2384 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   2384
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 20, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MYRIE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the eminent domain procedure law, in relation to  desig-
   nating  blighted  property  and  blighted areas; to amend the New York
   state urban development corporation act, in relation to the definition
   of blight and substandard or insanitary area; and to amend the general
   municipal law and the New York state urban  development  and  research
   corporation act, in relation to substandard and insanitary areas
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 103 of the eminent domain procedure law is  amended
 by adding a new subdivision (H) to read as follows:
   (H)  "BLIGHTED  PROPERTY"  AND  "BLIGHTED AREA" MEANS PROPERTY THAT IS
 DECLARED BLIGHTED UNDER SECTION TWO HUNDRED FOUR-A OF THIS CHAPTER.
   § 2. Subdivision (B) of section 204 of the  eminent  domain  procedure
 law is amended by adding a new closing paragraph to read as follows:
   A  CONDEMNOR SHALL NOT TAKE ACTION AGAINST A PROPERTY OR AREA WHEN THE
 PUBLIC USE, BENEFIT, OR PURPOSE TO BE  SERVED  BY  THE  PROPOSED  PUBLIC
 PROJECT  IS TO REMEDY BLIGHT, UNLESS SUCH PROPERTY OR AREA SATISFIES THE
 DEFINITION OF "BLIGHTED PROPERTY OR BLIGHTED AREA" AS DEFINED BY SECTION
 TWO HUNDRED FOUR-A OF THIS ARTICLE.   THE CONDEMNOR SHALL  INCLUDE  SUCH
 FINDINGS  IN ITS DETERMINATION AND FINDINGS PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION
 IN ORDER TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST AN AREA OR PROPERTY TO REMEDY BLIGHT.
   § 3. The eminent domain procedure law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 204-a to read as follows:
   §  204-A.  BLIGHTED  PROPERTY  AND  BLIGHTED AREAS. (A) SUBJECT TO THE
 EXCEPTIONS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH TWO OF SUBDIVISION (B) OF  THIS  SECTION,
 ANY SINGLE PROPERTY MAY BE DECLARED BLIGHTED IF:
   (1)  (A)  (I)  THE PROPERTY IS UNFIT FOR HUMAN HABITATION DUE TO IDEN-
 TIFIABLE CONDITIONS THAT ENDANGER THE LIFE, HEALTH  AND  SAFETY  OF  THE
 OWNERS,  OCCUPANTS,  OR  GENERAL PUBLIC.   CONDITIONS RENDERING PROPERTY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01279-01-3
              

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