What's happening
This bill adds Ulster County to the list of Hudson Valley counties eligible for community preservation funds in New York.
Why it matters
Expands local funding options for land conservation and community projects. By making Ulster County eligible for community preservation funds, towns and cities in the county can now raise money (often via a dedicated real estate transfer tax) for protecting open space, farmland, historic sites, and water resources, which could help preserve local character and environmental quality.
Impacts development and housing policy. Access to these funds may affect how land is developed or preserved in Ulster County, potentially slowing down certain types of development in favor of conservation efforts, and influencing local debates on housing, land use, and growth.
Aligns Ulster County with neighboring counties. Including Ulster alongside Putnam and Westchester could foster more regional cooperation on environmental and community preservation priorities, and allow Ulster municipalities to pursue similar initiatives as their Hudson Valley neighbors.
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Add Ulster as Designated Community
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STATE OF NEW YORK
143
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled)
January 4, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law and the tax law, in relation to community preservation funds
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 1 of section 6-s of the general municipal law, as added by chapter 596 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
(d) "Designated community" means any town or city within the Hudson Valley counties of Putnam, Ulster, or Westchester.
§ 2. Subdivision 11 of section 1560 of the tax law, as added by chapter 596 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
11. "Designated community" means any town or city within the Hudson Valley counties of Putnam, Ulster, or Westchester.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01496-01-7
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