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Senate Bill S1607

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides an expedited review process for the Atlantic Yards arena and redevelopment project and subjects such project to urban land use procedures

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2011-S1607 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3300
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
New York City Charter
Laws Affected:
Amd §197-a, NYC Chart
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S4120, A6804
2013-2014: A5189

2011-S1607 - Summary

Provides an expedited review process for the Atlantic yards arena and redevelopment project and subjects such project to urban land use procedures.

2011-S1607 - Sponsor Memo

2011-S1607 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1607

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 10, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MONTGOMERY  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities

AN ACT to amend the New York city charter, in relation to  the  Atlantic
  Yards arena and redevelopment project

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. It is the intent of the  legislature  to  ensure  that  the
empire  state  development corporation abides by the rights of the citi-
zenry of the city of New York and the democratically enacted urban  land
use  procedure  set  forth in section 197-a of the New York city charter
and commonly known as the URLUP process  with  respect  to  the  general
project  plan  approved  and identified as the "Atlantic Yards arena and
redevelopment project" in a memorandum of understanding signed on Febru-
ary 18, 2005 in order that such project results in a vote  of  the  city
council.  Further,  community  boards  2,  6 and 8 within the borough of
Brooklyn requested in September 2004 that such Atlantic Yards project be
subject to the URLUP process.
  S 2. Subdivision a of section 197-a of the New York city  charter,  as
amended  by  a vote of the people of the city of New York at the general
election held in November of 1989, is amended to read as follows:
  a. Plans for the development, growth, and improvement of the city  and
of  its  boroughs  and  community  districts  may be proposed by (1) the
mayor, (2) the city planning commission,  (3)  the  department  of  city
planning,  (4)  a  borough president with respect to land located within
his or her borough, (5) a borough board with  respect  to  land  located
within  its  borough,  [or]  (6)  a community board with respect to land
located within its community district, OR (7) AN AGENCY OF THE STATE  OF
NEW YORK SUBJECT TO THE CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN WHICH
ADDED  THIS  PARAGRAPH.    A community board,   borough board or borough
president that proposes any such plan shall  submit  the  plan  together
with a written recommendation to the city planning commission for deter-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06050-01-1
              

2011-S1607A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3300
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
New York City Charter
Laws Affected:
Amd §197-a, NYC Chart
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S4120, A6804
2013-2014: A5189

2011-S1607A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides an expedited review process for the Atlantic yards arena and redevelopment project and subjects such project to urban land use procedures.

2011-S1607A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S1607A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 1607--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 10, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MONTGOMERY  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the New York city charter, in relation to the Atlantic
  Yards arena and redevelopment project

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  It  is  the  intent of the legislature to ensure that the
empire state development corporation abides by the rights of  the  citi-
zenry  of the city of New York and the democratically enacted urban land
use procedure set forth in section 197-a of the New  York  city  charter
and  commonly  known  as  the  URLUP process with respect to the general
project plan approved and identified as the "Atlantic  Yards  arena  and
redevelopment project" in a memorandum of understanding signed on Febru-
ary  18,  2005  in order that such project results in a vote of the city
council. Further, community boards 2, 6 and  8  within  the  borough  of
Brooklyn requested in September 2004 that such Atlantic Yards project be
subject to the URLUP process.
  S  2.  Subdivision a of section 197-a of the New York city charter, as
amended by a vote of the people of the city of New York at  the  general
election held in November of 1989, is amended to read as follows:
  a.  Plans for the development, growth, and improvement of the city and
of its boroughs and community districts  may  be  proposed  by  (1)  the
mayor,  (2)  the  city  planning  commission, (3) the department of city
planning, (4) a borough president with respect to  land  located  within
his  or  her  borough,  (5) a borough board with respect to land located
within its borough, [or] (6) a community  board  with  respect  to  land
located  within its community district, OR (7) AN AGENCY OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK SUBJECT TO THE CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND TWELVE WHICH
AMENDED THIS SUBDIVISION.  A community board,  borough board or  borough

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06050-02-1
              

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