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Authorizes city, town, and village industrial development agencies to merge and share services
In Assembly Committee · Ways And Means · Sponsor Andrea Stewart-Cousins
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BILL NUMBER:A9785
Title of bill
An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to promoting government efficiency through mergers between contiguous city, town, and village industrial development agencies and service sharing between and among city, town, and village industrial development agencies
Purpose or general idea of bill
To maximize the efficiency of local governments in regard to industrial development agencies and to further encourage the sharing of services.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 amends the general municipal law by adding a new Section 857 entitled, Merger of Industrial Develop- ment Agencies (IDAs). This section sets forth rules and criteria neces- sary to terminate existing IDAs, create new, consolidated ones, and empower the IDA Chief Executive Officer to enter into sharing services agreements.
Justification
There are one-hundred and sixteen (116) IDAs in New York State, with twenty-six (26) in cities, twenty-nine (29) in towns, and five in villages. According to a 2008 New York State Comptroller report, IDA activity has been concentrated in few IDAs. In 2006, sixty-six (66) IDAs had fewer than twenty projects; and thirty-nine (39) IDAs reported fewer than two projects, with six reporting only one project. The major- ity of IDAs with fewer than twenty projects were located in cities, towns, and less populous counties.
This bill allows contiguous IDAs in cities, towns, and villages to merge, and IDAs in cities, towns, villages, and counties to share services through cooperative agreements. The bill will assist IDAs in achieving economies of scale through mergers or the sharing of services without diminishing local control and self-determination. It will facil- itate a unified approach to policy making and business marketing.
Prior legislative history
New legislation.
Fiscal implications
None to the state.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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