STATE OF NEW YORK
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7696
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 20, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. BARRETT -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Energy
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to prohibiting
development of build-ready sites on viable agricultural land
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The opening paragraph of paragraph (a) and paragraph (b) of
2 subdivision 1 of section 1902 of the public authorities law, as added by
3 section 6 of part JJJ of chapter 58 of the laws of 2020, are amended to
4 read as follows:
5 Locate, identify and assess sites within the state that appear suit-
6 able for the development of build-ready sites with a priority given to
7 previously developed sites, provided that viable agricultural land shall
8 not be deemed suitable for the development of a build-ready site. Such
9 assessment may include but need not be limited to the following consid-
10 erations:
11 (b) In making such assessment the authority shall give priority to
12 previously developed sites, existing or abandoned commercial sites,
13 including without limitation brownfields, landfills, former commercial
14 or industrial sites, dormant electric generating sites, or otherwise
15 underutilized sites, provided that the authority shall not deem any
16 viable agricultural land to be an otherwise underutilized site for the
17 purposes of this section;
18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
19 have been in full force and effect on and after April 3, 2020; provided,
20 however, that the amendments to section 1902 of the public authorities
21 law, made by section one of this act, shall not affect the repeal of
22 such section and shall be deemed to be repealed therewith.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11589-01-1