Bill Text: NY A03663 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An act to amend the correction law, in relation to adaptive reuse plans for state correctional facilities slated for closure

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to correction [A03663 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A03663-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3663
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 28, 2009
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       Introduced  by M. of A. AUBRY -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Correction
       AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to adaptive reuse  plans
         for state correctional facilities slated for closure
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 79-b of the correction law, as amended by section 2
    2  of part D of chapter 63 of the laws of  2005,  is  amended  to  read  as
    3  follows:
    4    S 79-b. Adaptive reuse plan for consideration prior to prison closure.
    5  [Not  later  than six months prior to the effective date of closure of a
    6  correctional facility, the] THE commissioner shall, in consultation with
    7  the commissioners of economic development, civil service and [the  divi-
    8  sion of] criminal justice services [and], the director of the governor's
    9  office  of  employee  relations,  AND THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE
   10  CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE IN  WHICH  THE  FACILITY  SLATED  FOR  CLOSURE  IS
   11  LOCATED,  provide,  AT  THE TIME THE NOTICE OF CLOSURE OF A CORRECTIONAL
   12  FACILITY IS PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH  SUBDIVISION  THREE  OF  SECTION
   13  SEVENTY-NINE-A  OF THIS ARTICLE, a report for an adaptive reuse plan for
   14  any facility slated for closure which will evaluate the community impact
   15  of the proposed closure including  but  not  limited  to  the  following
   16  factors:    the  potential  to  utilize  the  property for another state
   17  government purpose, including for a new purpose as  part  of  the  state
   18  criminal justice system; potential for the sale or transfer of the prop-
   19  erty  to  a local government or other governmental entity; potential for
   20  the sale of the property to a private  entity  for  development  into  a
   21  business, residential or other purpose; community input for local devel-
   22  opment;  and  the condition of the facility and the investments required
   23  to keep the structure in good repair, or to make it viable for reuse.
   24    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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