Bill Text: NY A05480 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes a definition of "civic facilities" for purposes of financing by industrial development agencies.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to local governments [A05480 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A05480-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5480
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 28, 2013
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
         Committee on Local Governments
       AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the definition
         of "civic facility" for the purposes of industrial  development  agen-
         cies
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 854 of the general  municipal  law  is  amended  by
    2  adding a new subdivision 13 to read as follows:
    3    (13)  "CIVIC  FACILITY" - SHALL MEAN ANY FACILITY WHICH SHALL BE OWNED
    4  OR OCCUPIED BY A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER
    5  THE LAWS OF THIS STATE OR  AUTHORIZED  TO  CONDUCT  ACTIVITIES  IN  THIS
    6  STATE.  SUCH  FACILITIES  SHALL  NOT INCLUDE CONVENTION CENTERS, HOUSING
    7  FACILITIES, DORMITORIES FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS  OR  ROADS,  BUILD-
    8  INGS,  WATER SYSTEMS, SEWER SYSTEMS, OR ANY PUBLIC FACILITY FOR USE BY A
    9  MUNICIPALITY IN THE PERFORMANCE OF ITS GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS OR MEDICAL
   10  FACILITIES WHICH ARE PREDOMINATELY USED  FOR  THE  DELIVERY  OF  MEDICAL
   11  SERVICES, EXCEPT THAT SUCH FACILITIES SHALL INCLUDE HABILITATION CENTERS
   12  AND HOSPICES.
   13    NOTWITHSTANDING THE LIMITATIONS CONTAINED IN THE PRECEDING SENTENCE, A
   14  CIVIC  FACILITY  PROJECT  MAY  INCLUDE:  (A) DORMITORIES FOR EDUCATIONAL
   15  INSTITUTIONS; (B) FACILITIES AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE TWENTY-EIGHT  OF  THE
   16  PUBLIC  HEALTH  LAW; AND (C) HOUSING FACILITIES PRIMARILY DESIGNED TO BE
   17  OCCUPIED BY INDIVIDUALS SIXTY YEARS OF AGE OR  OLDER.  NOTHING  IN  THIS
   18  ARTICLE SHALL BE DEEMED TO WAIVE ANY APPLICABLE REQUIREMENT FOR AN OPER-
   19  ATING FACILITY CERTIFICATE, CONSENT OR ANY OTHER APPROVAL AS PROVIDED BY
   20  LAW.
   21    S  2.  This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
   22  the date on which it shall have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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