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Senate Bill S912
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 16th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cities 1 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
2023-S912 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Cities 1
- Law Section:
- General City Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §28-b, Gen City L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2015-2016:
S7375
2017-2018: S1456
2019-2020: S4739
2021-2022: S130
2023-S912 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S912 SPONSOR: LIU TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general city law, in relation to authorizing owners of certain residential real property, in the city of New York, to opt out of tree planting conducted by such city on adjacent city property PURPOSE: To allow residential real properly owners the right to opt out of any planned tree planting adjacent to the owner's property line. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of this bill amends the general city law by adding a new section 28-b to limit planned municipal tree planting on city property. This new section would allow (1) any owner of residential real property that is in whole or in part owner occupied and used exclusively for residential purposes; (2) any cooperative corporation of a residential cooperative that is used exclusively for residential purposes; and (3)
2023-S912 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 912 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 9, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LIU -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1 AN ACT to amend the general city law, in relation to authorizing owners of certain residential real property, in the city of New York, to opt out of tree planting conducted by such city on adjacent city property THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The general city law is amended by adding a new section 28-b to read as follows: § 28-B. LIMITATION ON PLANNED MUNICIPAL TREE PLANTING ON CITY PROPER- TY; CITY OF NEW YORK. ANY OWNER OF RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY, THAT IS IN WHOLE OR IN PART OWNER OCCUPIED AND USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES, ANY COOPERATIVE CORPORATION OF A RESIDENTIAL COOPERATIVE THAT IS USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES, AND ANY BOARD OF MANAGERS OF A CONDOMINIUM THAT IS USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES MAY ELECT TO OPT-OUT OF A PLAN TO PLANT A TREE OR TREES PURSUANT TO A SYSTEMATIC STREET TREE PLANTING PROGRAM ADOPTED BY THE CITY OF NEW YORK ON PROPERTY OWNED BY SUCH CITY THAT IS BETWEEN THE SIDEWALK AND THE CURB OF THE ROADWAY, ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY LINE OF SUCH RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY. SUCH CITY SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE TO SUCH PROPERTY OWNERS, COOP- ERATIVE CORPORATION OR BOARD OF MANAGERS OF A PLANNED TREE PLANTING AND SHALL GRANT THE PROPERTY OWNERS, COOPERATIVE CORPORATION OR BOARD OF MANAGERS THIRTY DAYS WITHIN WHICH TO NOTIFY THE CITY OF THEIR DESIRE TO OPT-OUT OF THE PLANNED TREE PLANTING. § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02951-01-3
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