Assembly Bill A1913

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Establishes the rural equity assistance program

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2025-A1913 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
New York State Urban Development Corporation Act
Laws Affected:
Add §16-jj, UDC Act
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A8136

2025-A1913 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the rural equity assistance program to promote and facilitate community and economic development in the small towns and rural areas of the state.

2025-A1913 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1913
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SMULLEN,  ANGELINO,  BLANKENBUSH,  LEMONDES,
   BEEPHAN, E. BROWN, BUTTENSCHON  --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Economic Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in
   relation to establishing the rural equity assistance program

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of 1968,  constituting
 the  New  York  state  urban  development corporation act, is amended by
 adding a new section 16-jj to read as follows:
   § 16-JJ. RURAL EQUITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.  1. AS USED IN THIS  SECTION
 THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A)  "RURAL  AREA" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED
 IN SUBDIVISION 8 OF SECTION 260 OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW.
   (B) "SMALL TOWN" MEANS A TOWN IN THE STATE WITH A POPULATION  OF  LESS
 THAN  5,000  AT  THE DATE OF THE MOST RECENT UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU
 DECENNIAL CENSUS.
   (C) "MUNICIPALITY" MEANS A CITY, COUNTY, TOWN, VILLAGE, OR OTHER POLI-
 TICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK LOCATED WITHIN A RURAL AREA.
   (D) "NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION" MEANS A DOMESTIC CORPORATION  INCOR-
 PORATED  PURSUANT  TO  OR OTHERWISE SUBJECT TO THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPO-
 RATION LAW.
   2. THERE IS HEREBY CREATED WITHIN THE CORPORATION,  THE  RURAL  EQUITY
 ASSISTANCE  PROGRAM  TO  PROMOTE  AND  FACILITATE COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC
 DEVELOPMENT IN THE SMALL TOWNS AND RURAL AREAS OF THE STATE.  THE  RURAL
 EQUITY  ASSISTANCE  PROGRAM SHALL COLLABORATE WITH MUNICIPALITIES, BUSI-
 NESSES, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS,  NOT-FOR-PROFITS,  AND  OTHER
 APPROPRIATE ENTITIES TO ACCESS FUNDING AND OTHER ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE TO
 RURAL AREAS OF THE STATE.
   3. (A) THE RURAL EQUITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING
 SERVICES TO SMALL TOWNS AND MUNICIPALITIES IN RURAL AREAS:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04557-01-5
              

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