Bill Text: NY S02221 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires, in cities having a population of one million or more, supportive housing be disbursed throughout the boroughs of such city in proportion to the borough population.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO CITIES [S02221 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S02221-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2221
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    January 23, 2019
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities
        AN ACT to require that the siting,  construction  and  establishment  of
          supportive  housing  facilities  in  cities having a population of one
          million or more be disbursed in the boroughs of such cities in propor-
          tion to the population of each such borough
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, with-
     2  in cities having a population of one million or more, supportive housing
     3  facilities  within  each  such  city  shall be sited, constructed and/or
     4  established throughout the boroughs of the city in  proportion  to  each
     5  borough's population to the city's total population.  Provided, however,
     6  that  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall not apply to the siting,
     7  construction or establishment of any  supportive  housing  facility  for
     8  which  the  appropriate  community  board  or,  if there be no community
     9  board,  the  appropriate  neighborhood  board  shall  have  granted   an
    10  exemption from such provisions.
    11    §  2.  Supportive  housing facilities sited, constructed and/or estab-
    12  lished in cities having a population of one million or  more  after  the
    13  effective  date  of  this  act shall be located in those boroughs of the
    14  city which have the lowest concentration of such facilities  in  propor-
    15  tion to the borough population to the city's population.
    16    §  3.  Notwithstanding  any other provision of law to the contrary, no
    17  supportive housing facility shall be sited, constructed  or  established
    18  within  a  city  of one million or more unless the appropriate community
    19  board, or, if there be no community board, the appropriate  neighborhood
    20  board  shall  have approved the siting, construction or establishment of
    21  such facility.
    22    § 4. For the purposes of this act, "supportive housing facility" means
    23  multiple residences operated by not-for-profit organizations and  funded
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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        S. 2221                             2
     1  by  federal,  state  and  municipal  governments,  which provide housing
     2  accommodations and support services to tenants  having  mental  illness,
     3  trauma,  abuse, chemical dependency and/or chronic illness; and shelters
     4  for the homeless, abused women and children, and veterans.
     5    § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.