Provides that with just compensation paid, private property may be taken only when necessary for the possession, occupation, or enjoyment of land by the public at large or by public agencies.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2898
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
February 3, 2011
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Introduced by Sens. DeFRANCISCO, LANZA, LARKIN, LAVALLE, RANZENHOFER --
read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
the Committee on Judiciary
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
proposing an amendment to section 7 of article 1 of the constitution, in
relation to the taking of private property; and repealing section 7 of
article 1 of the constitution relating to just compensation for taking
private property
1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 7 of arti-
2 cle 1 of the constitution is REPEALED and a new section 7 of article 1
3 is added to read as follows:
4 § 7. (a) With just compensation paid, private property may be taken
5 only when necessary for the possession, occupation, and enjoyment of
6 land by the public at large, or by public agencies.
7 (b) Except for privately owned common carriers and public utilities,
8 private property shall not be taken for use by private commercial enter-
9 prise, for economic development, or for any other private use, except
10 with the consent of the owner. Property shall not be taken from one
11 owner and transferred to another, on the grounds that the public will
12 benefit from a more profitable private use.
13 (c) Whenever an attempt is made to take private property for a use
14 alleged to be public, the question whether the contemplated use be real-
15 ly public shall be a judicial question, and determined as such without
16 regard to any legislative assertion that the use is public.
17 § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment
18 be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
19 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in
20 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be
21 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD89046-01-1
