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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         5160--B
            Cal. No. 441
 
                               2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                      May 13, 2013
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government -- recom-
          mitted to the Committee on Local Government in accordance with  Senate
          Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered

          reprinted as amended and recommitted to  said  committee  --  reported
          favorably  from  said  committee,  ordered to first and second report,
          ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered  reprinted,  retaining
          its place in the order of third reading
 
        AN  ACT to repeal certain provisions of the general municipal law relat-
          ing to urban renewal agencies; to repeal  certain  provisions  of  the
          general municipal law relating to industrial development agencies; and
          to  transfer  any books, records and remaining rights of any dissolved
          authority to the municipality for whose purpose the agency was created
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1. Legislative intent. It is hereby declared to be a substan-

     2  tial interest of this state that residents, governments  and  businesses
     3  have  certainty in the corporate status and orderly dissolution of urban
     4  renewal agencies and industrial  development  agencies,  and  that  upon
     5  dissolution,  their  enabling statutes will be repealed and their books,
     6  records and remaining rights, if any, will be transferred to the munici-
     7  pality for whose purpose the agency was  created.  The  welfare  of  the
     8  state  necessitates  ensuring  that the proliferation of moribund public
     9  benefit corporations, such as those included in this  act  found  to  be
    10  defunct  by  the  comptroller, the authorities budget office and the New
    11  York state commission on public  authority  reform,  does  not  continue
    12  unchecked.
    13    §  2.  Title 12 of article 15-B of the general municipal law, as added
    14  by chapter 266 of the laws of 1964, is REPEALED.

    15    § 2-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
    16  existing records, property, rights, titles and interest of the Tarrytown
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  urban renewal agency shall vest in and be possessed by  the  village  of
     2  Tarrytown and its successors or assigns.
     3    §  3.  Title  17-A  of  article  15-B  of the general municipal law is
     4  REPEALED.
     5    § 3-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
     6  existing records, property, rights, titles and interest of  the  village
     7  of Haverstraw urban renewal agency shall vest in and be possessed by the

     8  village of Haverstraw and its successors or assigns.
     9    §  4.  Title  53  of  article  15-B  of  the  general municipal law is
    10  REPEALED.
    11    § 4-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
    12  existing records, property, rights, titles and interest of  the  village
    13  of  Johnson  City urban renewal agency shall vest in and be possessed by
    14  the village of Johnson City and its successors or assigns.
    15    § 5. Title 61  of  article  15-B  of  the  general  municipal  law  is
    16  REPEALED.
    17    § 5-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
    18  existing  records,  property, rights, titles and interest of the Oneonta
    19  urban renewal agency shall vest in and  be  possessed  by  the  city  of
    20  Oneonta and its successors or assigns.
    21    §  6.  Title  76  of  article  15-B  of  the  general municipal law is
    22  REPEALED.

    23    § 6-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
    24  existing records, property, rights, titles and interest of  the  village
    25  of  Riverside urban renewal agency shall vest in and be possessed by the
    26  village of Riverside and its successors or assigns.
    27    § 7. Title 102 of  article  15-B  of  the  general  municipal  law  is
    28  REPEALED.
    29    § 7-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
    30  existing  records,  property, rights, titles and interest of the village
    31  of Albion urban renewal agency shall vest in and  be  possessed  by  the
    32  village of Albion and its successors or assigns.
    33    §  8.  Title  103  of  article  15-B  of  the general municipal law is
    34  REPEALED.
    35    § 8-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
    36  existing records, property, rights, titles and interest of the  city  of

    37  Canandaigua  urban  renewal agency shall vest in and be possessed by the
    38  city of Canandaigua and its successors or assigns.
    39    § 9. Section 680-e of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
    40    § 9-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
    41  existing records, property, rights, titles and interest of the  town  of
    42  Southampton  community development agency shall vest in and be possessed
    43  by the town of Southampton and its successors or assigns.
    44    § 10. Title 119 of article  15-B  of  the  general  municipal  law  is
    45  REPEALED.
    46    §  10-a.  Notwithstanding  any other provision of law to the contrary,
    47  any existing records, property,  rights,  titles  and  interest  of  the
    48  village  of  Westbury  community development agency shall vest in and be
    49  possessed by the village of Westbury and its successors or assigns.

    50    § 11. Section 891-f of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
    51    § 11-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law  to  the  contrary,
    52  any  existing  records,  property,  rights,  titles  and interest of the
    53  village of Ossining industrial development agency shall vest in  and  be
    54  possessed by the village of Ossining and its successors or assigns.
    55    § 12. Section 891-g of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
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     1    §  12-a.  Notwithstanding  any other provision of law to the contrary,
     2  any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
     3  of Ossining industrial development agency shall vest in and be possessed
     4  by the town of Ossining and its successors or assigns.
     5    § 13. Section 895-g of the general municipal law is REPEALED.

     6    §  13-a.  Notwithstanding  any other provision of law to the contrary,
     7  any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
     8  of  Willsboro  industrial  development  agency  shall  vest  in  and  be
     9  possessed by the town of Willsboro and its successors or assigns.
    10    § 14. Section 898-d of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
    11    §  14-a.  Notwithstanding  any other provision of law to the contrary,
    12  any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
    13  of Amenia industrial development agency shall vest in and  be  possessed
    14  by the town of Amenia and its successors or assigns.
    15    § 15. Section 899 of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
    16    §  15-a.  Notwithstanding  any other provision of law to the contrary,
    17  any existing records, property, rights,  titles,  and  interest  of  the

    18  Jamestown  industrial  development agency shall vest in and be possessed
    19  by the city of Jamestown and its successors or assigns.
    20    § 16. Section 899-b of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
    21    § 16-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law  to  the  contrary,
    22  any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
    23  of  Rotterdam  industrial  development  agency  shall  vest  in  and  be
    24  possessed by the town of Rotterdam and its successors or assigns.
    25    § 17. Section 904 of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
    26    § 17-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law  to  the  contrary,
    27  any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
    28  of  Hamptonburgh  industrial  development  agency  shall  vest in and be
    29  possessed by the town of Hamptonburgh and its successors or assigns.

    30    § 18. Section 910 of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
    31    § 18-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law  to  the  contrary,
    32  any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
    33  of  Barton  industrial development agency shall vest in and be possessed
    34  by the town of Barton and its successors or assigns.
    35    § 19. Section 911 of the general municipal law, as  added  by  chapter
    36  339 of the laws of 1971, is REPEALED.
    37    §  19-a.  Notwithstanding  any other provision of law to the contrary,
    38  any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
    39  of New Windsor industrial  development  agency  shall  vest  in  and  be
    40  possessed by the town of New Windsor and its successors or assigns.
    41    § 20. Section 911-e of the general municipal law is REPEALED.

    42    §  20-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contra-
    43  ry, any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of  the
    44  town  of  West  Turin industrial development agency shall vest in and be
    45  possessed by the town of West Turin and its successors or assigns.
    46    § 21. Section 922 of the general municipal law, as  added  by  chapter
    47  423 of the laws of 1975, is REPEALED.
    48    §  21-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contra-
    49  ry, any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of  the
    50  counties  of  Fulton  and Montgomery industrial development agency shall
    51  vest in and be possessed by the counties of Fulton  and  Montgomery  and
    52  its successors or assigns.
    53    § 22. Section 922-d of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
    54    §  22-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contra-

    55  ry, any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of  the
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     1  Big  Flats  industrial development agency shall vest in and be possessed
     2  by the town of Big Flats and its successors or assigns.
     3    § 23. Section 922-e of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
     4    §  23-a.  Notwithstanding  any other provision of law to the contrary,
     5  any existing records, property, rights,  titles,  and  interest  of  the
     6  village  of  Wayland  industrial development agency shall vest in and be
     7  possessed by the village of Wayland and its successors or assigns.
     8    § 24. Section 923-c of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
     9    § 24-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law  to  the  contrary,
    10  any  existing  records,  property,  rights,  titles, and interest of the

    11  village of Spring Valley industrial development agency shall vest in and
    12  be possessed by the village of  Spring  Valley  and  its  successors  or
    13  assigns.
    14    § 25. Section 923-d of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
    15    §  25-a.  Notwithstanding  any other provision of law to the contrary,
    16  any existing records, property, rights,  titles,  and  interest  of  the
    17  Patterson  industrial  development agency shall vest in and be possessed
    18  by the town of Patterson and its successors or assigns.
    19    § 26. Section 923-f of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
    20    § 26-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law  to  the  contrary,
    21  any  existing  records,  property,  rights,  titles, and interest of the
    22  village of New Square industrial development agency shall vest in and be
    23  possessed by the village of New Square and its successors or assigns.

    24    § 27. Section 924-a of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
    25    § 27-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law  to  the  contrary,
    26  any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
    27  of  North  Hempstead  industrial development agency shall vest in and be
    28  possessed by the town of North Hempstead and its successors or assigns.
    29    § 28. Section 925-a of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
    30    § 28-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law  to  the  contrary,
    31  any  existing  records,  property,  rights,  titles, and interest of the
    32  village of Walden industrial development agency shall  vest  in  and  be
    33  possessed by the village of Walden and its successors or assigns.
    34    § 29. Section 925-g of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
    35    §  29-a.  Notwithstanding  any other provision of law to the contrary,

    36  any existing records, property, rights,  titles,  and  interest  of  the
    37  village  of  Sidney  industrial  development agency shall vest in and be
    38  possessed by the village of Sidney and its successors or assigns.
    39    § 30. Section 925-s of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
    40    § 30-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law  to  the  contrary,
    41  any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
    42  of Yorktown industrial development agency shall vest in and be possessed
    43  by the town of Yorktown and its successors or assigns.
    44    § 31. Section 925-y of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
    45    §  31-a.  Notwithstanding  any other provision of law to the contrary,
    46  any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
    47  of Harrietstown industrial development  agency  shall  vest  in  and  be

    48  possessed by the town of Harrietstown and its successors or assigns.
    49    § 32. Section 926-a of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
    50    §  32-a.  Notwithstanding  any other provision of law to the contrary,
    51  any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
    52  of Norwich industrial development agency shall vest in and be  possessed
    53  by the town of Norwich and its successors or assigns.
    54    § 33. Section 926-c of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
    55    §  33-a.  Notwithstanding  any other provision of law to the contrary,
    56  any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
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     1  of Wilmington  industrial  development  agency  shall  vest  in  and  be
     2  possessed by the town of Wilmington and its successors or assigns.

     3    § 34. Section 926-g of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
     4    §  34-a.  Notwithstanding  any other provision of law to the contrary,
     5  any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
     6  of Pamelia industrial development agency shall vest in and be  possessed
     7  by the town of Pamelia and its successors or assigns.
     8    § 35. Section 926-l of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
     9    §  35-a.  Notwithstanding  any other provision of law to the contrary,
    10  any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
    11  of Black Brook industrial  development  agency  shall  vest  in  and  be
    12  possessed by the town of Black Brook and its successors or assigns.
    13    § 36. Section 926-m of the general municipal law is REPEALED.
    14    §  36-a.  Notwithstanding  any other provision of law to the contrary,

    15  any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
    16  of Jay industrial development agency shall vest in and be  possessed  by
    17  the town of Jay and its successors or assigns.
    18    §  37.  Section  927 of the general municipal law, as added by chapter
    19  631 of the laws of 1980, is REPEALED.
    20    § 37-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law  to  the  contrary,
    21  any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the town
    22  of  Philipstown  industrial  development  agency  shall  vest  in and be
    23  possessed by the town of Philipstown by and its successors or assigns.
    24    § 38. Separability clause. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section
    25  or part of this act shall be adjudged by any court of  competent  juris-
    26  diction  to be invalid such judgment shall not affect, impair or invali-

    27  date the remainder of this act, but shall be confined in  its  operation
    28  to  the  clause,  sentence,  paragraph, section or part thereof directly
    29  involved in the controversy in  which  such  judgment  shall  have  been
    30  rendered.
    31    §  39.  This  act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
    32  have become a law.