Bill Text: NY A01603 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 1603 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to creating an additional criteria to allow more counties to be eligible for empire zone designation

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to economic development [A01603 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A01603-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1603
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 7, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI  --  read once and referred to the
         Committee on Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry
       AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation  to  creating  an
         additional  criteria  to allow more counties to be eligible for empire
         zone designation
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Subparagraph  (B) of paragraph (vi) of subdivision (c) of
    2  section 958 of the general municipal law, as amended by chapter  708  of
    3  the  laws of 1993, is amended and a new paragraph (vii) is added to read
    4  as follows:
    5    (B) a state-operated hospital or facility listed in [sections] SECTION
    6  7.17 or 13.17 of the mental hygiene law which  has  been  designated  by
    7  either  the  commissioner of mental health or the commissioner of mental
    8  retardation and developmental disabilities for contraction or discontin-
    9  uance.  Provided however, that not more  than  one-third  of  the  zones
   10  designated  pursuant  to  paragraph  (iii) or (iv) of subdivision (b) of
   11  section nine hundred sixty OF THIS ARTICLE, shall be based  on  applica-
   12  tions filed pursuant to THIS paragraph [(vi) of this subdivision.]; OR
   13    (VII) AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION, THE COUNTY CONTAINS:
   14    (A) NO CITIES WITHIN ITS BOUNDARIES;
   15    (B) A POPULATION OF MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND;
   16    (C) A COMMON BORDER WITH AN ADJACENT STATE;
   17    (D)  AT  LEAST  TWO  STATE  OPERATED HOSPITALS OR FACILITIES LISTED IN
   18  SECTION 7.17 OR 13.17 OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW WHICH HAVE  BEEN  DESIG-
   19  NATED BY EITHER THE COMMISSIONER OF MENTAL HEALTH OR THE COMMISSIONER OF
   20  MENTAL  RETARDATION  AND  DEVELOPMENTAL  DISABILITIES FOR CONTRACTION OR
   21  DISCONTINUANCE;
   22    (E) THE SMALLEST GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF ANY COUNTY IN THE STATE NOT WITHIN
   23  AN INCORPORATED CITY; AND
   24    (F) MORE THAN THIRTY PERCENT DEDICATED PARKLAND WITHIN ITS  GEOGRAPHIC
   25  AREA.
   26    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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