Amends the approval process for projects of the Nassau county industrial development agency in the village of Hempstead; provides that the IDA adopt guidelines, approved by the governing body of the village with respect to approval of projects within Hempstead.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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S. 7190 A. 8015
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
SENATE - ASSEMBLY
June 4, 2021
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IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. THOMAS -- read twice and ordered print-
ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. DARLING -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to projects by
the Nassau county industrial development agency in the village of
Hempstead
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 922 of the general municipal law,
2 as added by chapter 493 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as
3 follows:
4 2. Prior to the approval of any application for a payment in lieu of
5 taxes (hereinafter referred to in this section as "PILOT") agreement by
6 the agency for a project located in the village of Freeport or the
7 village of Hempstead, the chief executive officer of the affected
8 village shall be consulted. The agency shall also consult with the
9 village governing body prior to any PILOT agreement being approved by
10 the agency for a project located in the village of Freeport or the
11 village of Hempstead. In addition, the agency shall obtain an impact
12 analysis to determine the impact on the village of the project and the
13 planned PILOT agreement. The applicant for such PILOT agreement shall
14 bear the costs related to the required impact analysis. The agency and
15 the village governing body shall jointly select a qualified entity to
16 conduct the impact analysis. The membership of the agency, when review-
17 ing applications and approving PILOT agreements for projects located in
18 the village of Freeport [or the village of Hempstead], shall include at
19 least one member of such village's governing body and at least three at
20 large members drawn from a cross section of the village community. The
21 agency shall only approve PILOT agreements for projects located in the
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09783-05-1
S. 7190 2 A. 8015
1 village of Hempstead where the agency has adopted guidelines therefor
2 and such guidelines have been approved by the village of Hempstead's
3 governing body.
4 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
