Bill Text: NY A09968 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Repeals certain provisions of law relating to urban renewal agencies and industrial development agencies and transfers remaining rights to the municipality for whose purpose the agency was created.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-06-17 - substituted by s5160b [A09968 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-A09968-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9968 I N A S S E M B L Y June 4, 2014 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Magnarelli) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments AN ACT to repeal certain provisions of the general municipal law relat- ing to urban renewal agencies; to repeal certain provisions of the general municipal law relating to industrial development agencies; and to transfer any books, records and remaining rights of any dissolved authority to the municipality for whose purpose the agency was created THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Legislative intent. It is hereby declared to be a substan- 2 tial interest of this state that residents, governments and businesses 3 have certainty in the corporate status and orderly dissolution of urban 4 renewal agencies and industrial development agencies, and that upon 5 dissolution, their enabling statutes will be repealed and their books, 6 records and remaining rights, if any, will be transferred to the munici- 7 pality for whose purpose the agency was created. The welfare of the 8 state necessitates ensuring that the proliferation of moribund public 9 benefit corporations, such as those included in this act found to be 10 defunct by the comptroller, the authorities budget office and the New 11 York state commission on public authority reform, does not continue 12 unchecked. 13 S 2. Title 12 of article 15-B of the general municipal law, as added 14 by chapter 266 of the laws of 1964, is REPEALED. 15 S 2-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any 16 existing records, property, rights, titles and interest of the Tarrytown 17 urban renewal agency shall vest in and be possessed by the village of 18 Tarrytown and its successors or assigns. 19 S 3. Title 17-A of article 15-B of the general municipal law is 20 REPEALED. 21 S 3-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any 22 existing records, property, rights, titles and interest of the village 23 of Haverstraw urban renewal agency shall vest in and be possessed by the 24 village of Haverstraw and its successors or assigns. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10518-04-4 A. 9968 2 1 S 4. Title 53 of article 15-B of the general municipal law is 2 REPEALED. 3 S 4-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any 4 existing records, property, rights, titles and interest of the village 5 of Johnson City urban renewal agency shall vest in and be possessed by 6 the village of Johnson City and its successors or assigns. 7 S 5. Title 61 of article 15-B of the general municipal law is 8 REPEALED. 9 S 5-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any 10 existing records, property, rights, titles and interest of the Oneonta 11 urban renewal agency shall vest in and be possessed by the city of 12 Oneonta and its successors or assigns. 13 S 6. Title 76 of article 15-B of the general municipal law is 14 REPEALED. 15 S 6-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any 16 existing records, property, rights, titles and interest of the village 17 of Riverside urban renewal agency shall vest in and be possessed by the 18 village of Riverside and its successors or assigns. 19 S 7. Title 102 of article 15-B of the general municipal law is 20 REPEALED. 21 S 7-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any 22 existing records, property, rights, titles and interest of the village 23 of Albion urban renewal agency shall vest in and be possessed by the 24 village of Albion and its successors or assigns. 25 S 8. Title 103 of article 15-B of the general municipal law is 26 REPEALED. 27 S 8-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any 28 existing records, property, rights, titles and interest of the city of 29 Canandaigua urban renewal agency shall vest in and be possessed by the 30 city of Canandaigua and its successors or assigns. 31 S 9. Section 680-e of the general municipal law is REPEALED. 32 S 9-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any 33 existing records, property, rights, titles and interest of the town of 34 Southampton community development agency shall vest in and be possessed 35 by the town of Southampton and its successors or assigns. 36 S 10. Title 119 of article 15-B of the general municipal law is 37 REPEALED. 38 S 10-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, 39 any existing records, property, rights, titles and interest of the 40 village of Westbury community development agency shall vest in and be 41 possessed by the village of Westbury and its successors or assigns. 42 S 11. Section 891-f of the general municipal law is REPEALED. 43 S 11-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, 44 any existing records, property, rights, titles and interest of the 45 village of Ossining industrial development agency shall vest in and be 46 possessed by the village of Ossining and its successors or assigns. 47 S 12. Section 891-g of the general municipal law is REPEALED. 48 S 12-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, 49 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town 50 of Ossining industrial development agency shall vest in and be possessed 51 by the town of Ossining and its successors or assigns. 52 S 13. Section 895-g of the general municipal law is REPEALED. 53 S 13-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, 54 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town 55 of Willsboro industrial development agency shall vest in and be 56 possessed by the town of Willsboro and its successors or assigns. A. 9968 3 1 S 14. Section 898-d of the general municipal law is REPEALED. 2 S 14-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, 3 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town 4 of Amenia industrial development agency shall vest in and be possessed 5 by the town of Amenia and its successors or assigns. 6 S 15. Section 899 of the general municipal law is REPEALED. 7 S 15-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, 8 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the 9 Jamestown industrial development agency shall vest in and be possessed 10 by the city of Jamestown and its successors or assigns. 11 S 16. Section 899-b of the general municipal law is REPEALED. 12 S 16-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, 13 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town 14 of Rotterdam industrial development agency shall vest in and be 15 possessed by the town of Rotterdam and its successors or assigns. 16 S 17. Section 904 of the general municipal law is REPEALED. 17 S 17-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, 18 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town 19 of Hamptonburgh industrial development agency shall vest in and be 20 possessed by the town of Hamptonburgh and its successors or assigns. 21 S 18. Section 910 of the general municipal law is REPEALED. 22 S 18-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, 23 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town 24 of Barton industrial development agency shall vest in and be possessed 25 by the town of Barton and its successors or assigns. 26 S 19. Section 911 of the general municipal law, as added by chapter 27 339 of the laws of 1971, is REPEALED. 28 S 19-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, 29 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town 30 of New Windsor industrial development agency shall vest in and be 31 possessed by the town of New Windsor and its successors or assigns. 32 S 20. Section 911-e of the general municipal law is REPEALED. 33 S 20-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contra- 34 ry, any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the 35 town of West Turin industrial development agency shall vest in and be 36 possessed by the town of West Turin and its successors or assigns. 37 S 21. Section 922 of the general municipal law, as added by chapter 38 423 of the laws of 1975, is REPEALED. 39 S 21-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contra- 40 ry, any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the 41 counties of Fulton and Montgomery industrial development agency shall 42 vest in and be possessed by the counties of Fulton and Montgomery and 43 its successors or assigns. 44 S 22. Section 922-d of the general municipal law is REPEALED. 45 S 22-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contra- 46 ry, any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the 47 Big Flats industrial development agency shall vest in and be possessed 48 by the town of Big Flats and its successors or assigns. 49 S 23. Section 922-e of the general municipal law is REPEALED. 50 S 23-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, 51 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the 52 village of Wayland industrial development agency shall vest in and be 53 possessed by the village of Wayland and its successors or assigns. 54 S 24. Section 923-c of the general municipal law is REPEALED. 55 S 24-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, 56 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the A. 9968 4 1 village of Spring Valley industrial development agency shall vest in and 2 be possessed by the village of Spring Valley and its successors or 3 assigns. 4 S 25. Section 923-d of the general municipal law is REPEALED. 5 S 25-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, 6 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the 7 Patterson industrial development agency shall vest in and be possessed 8 by the town of Patterson and its successors or assigns. 9 S 26. Section 923-f of the general municipal law is REPEALED. 10 S 26-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, 11 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the 12 village of New Square industrial development agency shall vest in and be 13 possessed by the village of New Square and its successors or assigns. 14 S 27. Section 924-a of the general municipal law is REPEALED. 15 S 27-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, 16 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town 17 of North Hempstead industrial development agency shall vest in and be 18 possessed by the town of North Hempstead and its successors or assigns. 19 S 28. Section 925-a of the general municipal law is REPEALED. 20 S 28-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, 21 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the 22 village of Walden industrial development agency shall vest in and be 23 possessed by the village of Walden and its successors or assigns. 24 S 29. Section 925-g of the general municipal law is REPEALED. 25 S 29-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, 26 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the 27 village of Sidney industrial development agency shall vest in and be 28 possessed by the village of Sidney and its successors or assigns. 29 S 30. Section 925-s of the general municipal law is REPEALED. 30 S 30-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, 31 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town 32 of Yorktown industrial development agency shall vest in and be possessed 33 by the town of Yorktown and its successors or assigns. 34 S 31. Section 925-y of the general municipal law is REPEALED. 35 S 31-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, 36 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town 37 of Harrietstown industrial development agency shall vest in and be 38 possessed by the town of Harrietstown and its successors or assigns. 39 S 32. Section 926-a of the general municipal law is REPEALED. 40 S 32-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, 41 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town 42 of Norwich industrial development agency shall vest in and be possessed 43 by the town of Norwich and its successors or assigns. 44 S 33. Section 926-c of the general municipal law is REPEALED. 45 S 33-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, 46 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town 47 of Wilmington industrial development agency shall vest in and be 48 possessed by the town of Wilmington and its successors or assigns. 49 S 34. Section 926-g of the general municipal law is REPEALED. 50 S 34-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, 51 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town 52 of Pamelia industrial development agency shall vest in and be possessed 53 by the town of Pamelia and its successors or assigns. 54 S 35. Section 926-l of the general municipal law is REPEALED. 55 S 35-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, 56 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town A. 9968 5 1 of Black Brook industrial development agency shall vest in and be 2 possessed by the town of Black Brook and its successors or assigns. 3 S 36. Section 926-m of the general municipal law is REPEALED. 4 S 36-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, 5 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town 6 of Jay industrial development agency shall vest in and be possessed by 7 the town of Jay and its successors or assigns. 8 S 37. Section 927 of the general municipal law, as added by chapter 9 631 of the laws of 1980, is REPEALED. 10 S 37-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, 11 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town 12 of Philipstown industrial development agency shall vest in and be 13 possessed by the town of Philipstown by and its successors or assigns. 14 S 38. Separability clause. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section 15 or part of this act shall be adjudged by any court of competent juris- 16 diction to be invalid such judgment shall not affect, impair or invali- 17 date the remainder of this act, but shall be confined in its operation 18 to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part thereof directly 19 involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been 20 rendered. 21 S 39. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall 22 have become a law.