Requires that any disposition of land or buildings by the New York City Housing Authority be subject to and comply with the provisions of New York City's Uniform Land Use Review Procedure.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A1123
SPONSOR: Epstein TITLE OF BILL:
An act to require that any disposition of land or buildings by the New
York City Housing Authority be subject to and comply with the provisions
of New York City's Uniform Land Use Review Procedure
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 of the bill titles the bill the "NYCHA Infill Public Review
Act."
Section 2 of the bill states that any disposition of land or buildings
by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) is subject to and must
comply with the provisions of New York City's Uniform Land Use Review
Procedures (ULURP) in addition to the provisions of section 18 of the
U.S. Housing Act of 1937. This section further clarifies that the ULURP
requirement does not apply to the conversion of proper under the owner-
ship, management or control of NYCHA to section 8 of the U.S. Housing
Act of 1937.
Section 3 of the bill is the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
The "NYCHA Infill Public Review Act" requires any disposition of land of
buildings by New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) to go through New
York City's Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP), a standardized
procedure for public review of land use decisions that currently applies
to New York City agencies when redeveloping public land.
Over the last decade, NYCHA has publicly considered using infill devel-
opment primarily the construction of new buildings on NYCHA-owned prop-
erty - at dozens of NYCHA sites as a means of generating revenue for the
Authority.
Because ULURP does not currently apply to NYCHA, infill proposals are
not required to go through any public review processes that provide a
meaningful opportunity for NYCHA residents and community members to
engage in public participation and formally share their input. Infill
proposals at NYCHA sites are often significant changes in land use that
deserve public input and scrutiny. This legislation will help to ensure
that public housing residents and the broader communities of which they
are a part can help shape the future of their neighborhoods through a
fair and transparent process.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2022: A9272 (Epstein) / S 5067 (Hoylman) - Assembly Cities / Senate
Cities 1
2021: A6387 - referred to cities / S5067 - REFERRED TO CITIES I
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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1123
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 13, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. EPSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Cities
AN ACT to require that any disposition of land or buildings by the New
York City Housing Authority be subject to and comply with the
provisions of New York City's Uniform Land Use Review Procedure
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "NYCHA
2 infill public review act".
3 § 2. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, any
4 disposition of land or buildings by the New York City Housing Authority
5 shall be subject to and shall comply with the provisions of New York
6 City's Uniform Land Use Review Procedure in addition to the provisions
7 of section 18 of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937. This act shall not apply
8 to the conversion of property under the ownership, management or control
9 of the New York City Housing Authority to section eight of the United
10 States housing act of 1937.
11 § 3. 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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