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                                    529
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
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 Introduced  by  Sens.  MARTINS, BORRELLO, CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK, RHOADS,
   ROLISON -- read twice and ordered printed,  and  when  printed  to  be
   committed  to  the  Committee  on  Housing, Construction and Community
   Development

 AN ACT establishing the local initiatives task  force  on  housing;  and
   providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. There is hereby  established  the  local  initiatives  task
 force on housing. The purpose of such task force shall be to collaborate
 with  local  government  officials,  state agencies, and stakeholders to
 develop best practices for  local  governments  to  incentivize  housing
 development.
   §  2. The task force shall consist of sixteen members, to be appointed
 as follows:
   (a) the commissioner of the division of homes and  community  renewal,
 or such commissioner's designee;
   (b) one member to be appointed by the governor;
   (c) one member to be appointed by the speaker of the assembly;
   (d) one member to be appointed by the minority leader of the assembly;
   (e)  one  member  to  be  appointed  by the temporary president of the
 senate;
   (f) one member to be appointed by the minority leader of the senate;
   (g) two members to be appointed by the largest advocacy group  repres-
 enting mayors in New York;
   (h)  two members to be appointed by the largest advocacy group repres-
 enting county governments in New York;
   (i) two members to be  appointed  by  the  largest  trade  association
 representing homebuilders in New York;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   (j) two members to be appointed by the largest trade labor association
 representing building and construction workers; and
   (k)  two  members  to  be  appointed  by the largest trade association
 representing real estate developers.
   § 3. The task force shall be chaired by the commissioner of the  divi-
 sion  of  homes  and  community renewal or such commissioner's designee.
 Members of the task  force  shall  receive  no  compensation  for  their
 services  but  shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses incurred in
 the performance of their duties in the work of the task force.
   § 4. The task force shall be authorized to hold  public  hearings  and
 consult with any organization, educational institution, or other govern-
 ment  entity  or  person as will enable the task force to properly carry
 out its powers and duties pursuant to this act.  The  task  force  shall
 hold  at least one public hearing in the state for the purpose of solic-
 iting public comment on housing development.
   § 5. The task force may request and shall receive from any department,
 division, board, bureau, commission, or other agency of the state or any
 state public authority such assistance, information, and data as  neces-
 sary  to  enable  the  task  force  to properly carry out its powers and
 duties pursuant to this act.
   § 6. The task force shall study and develop best practices  for  local
 governments within the state to incentivize housing development, includ-
 ing but not limited to:
   (a) studying the effectiveness of tax incentives for housing;
   (b) developing properties designed for homeowners whose income is less
 than 125% of the area median income; and
   (c) analyzing state and local regulatory reform.
   §  7. The task force shall issue a report of its findings and legisla-
 tive recommendations to the governor, the speaker of the  assembly,  the
 minority  leader of the assembly, the temporary president of the senate,
 the minority leader of the senate, the largest advocacy group represent-
 ing county governments in New  York,  and  the  largest  advocacy  group
 representing  mayors in New York no later than one year after the effec-
 tive date of this act.
   § 8. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
 deemed repealed two years after it shall have become a law.