Bill Text: NY S03544 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that all governments and municipalities shall comply with all local, state and federal laws and rules in constructing or leasing facilities; defines the term "unit of government".

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-23 - PRINT NUMBER 3544A [S03544 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S03544-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3544
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   February 25, 2011
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
       AN ACT to amend the general municipal  law,  in  relation  to  land  use
         compliance for public construction projects
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The general municipal  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
    2  section 99-v to read as follows:
    3    S  99-V.  LAND  USE PLANNING; COMPLIANCE. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER
    4  PROVISION OF LAW, ANY UNIT OF GOVERNMENT, OR SUBSIDIARY THEREOF,  SHALL,
    5  WITH  RESPECT TO  THE CONSTRUCTION, DEVELOPMENT, PLANNING, SITING, LEAS-
    6  ING, OPERATING OR OWNERSHIP OF  ANY  FACILITY,  BUILDING  OR  ANY  OTHER
    7  CONSTRUCTION  WHICH  IS  LOCATED  OR  PROPOSED  TO BE LOCATED WITHIN THE
    8  STATE, COMPLY WITH ALL LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS, RULES, REGULATIONS
    9  AND ORDINANCES WITH RESPECT TO LAND USE PLANNING AND  REVIEW  OR  ZONING
   10  APPLICABLE TO SUCH LOCATION OR PROPOSED LOCATION.
   11    2.  FOR  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "UNIT OF GOVERNMENT" SHALL
   12  MEAN THE STATE, A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE  OR  ANY  OTHER  POLITICAL
   13  SUBDIVISION  OR  CIVIL  DIVISION  OF THE STATE, A SCHOOL DISTRICT OR ANY
   14  GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY OPERATING A PUBLIC SCHOOL, COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY,  A
   15  PUBLIC  IMPROVEMENT OR SPECIAL DISTRICT, A PUBLIC AUTHORITY, COMMISSION,
   16  COMMITTEE OR PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION,  OR  ANY  OTHER  PUBLIC  CORPO-
   17  RATION,  AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR UNIT OF GOVERNMENT WHICH EXERCISES
   18  GOVERNMENTAL POWERS UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE.
   19    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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