What's happening
This bill creates a program to sell certain state-owned land for $1 for affordable housing or recreation in qualifying counties.
Why it matters
Targets land in specific counties. The program only applies to state-owned land in counties with a population density between 1,600 and 5,000 people per square mile, and specifically excludes the largest cities (those with over 1 million residents). This focuses the benefits on moderately dense, non-urbanized areas that may have unmet affordable housing or recreation needs.
Strict eligibility and usage requirements. Only land identified as “non-essential or non-preserved” can be sold, and it must be used for affordable housing or recreational purposes. This helps guard against the loss of valuable or protected public assets and ensures the land serves a public good.
Built-in accountability. If the land is not used for its intended purpose within two years of transfer, ownership automatically reverts to the state’s Office of General Services. This reduces the risk of land speculation or neglect, and strengthens the focus on prompt, community-oriented development.
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Sell State Land for Housing
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History
- Held for consideration in governmental operations
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3156
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 27, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. RAIA, GIGLIO, McKEVITT, FINCH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. FITZPATRICK, McDONOUGH, McLAUGHLIN, SALADINO, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to creating within the office of general services a home ownership and local development program
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 201-b to read as follows:
§ 201-b. Home ownership and local development program. 1. There shall be created within the office of general services a home ownership and local development program, with the purpose of identifying non-essential or non-preserved state owned land.
2. The office of general services shall authorize the sale of state owned land, identified as non-essential or non-preserved pursuant to subdivision one of this section, for one dollar for the construction of affordable housing projects or recreational purposes.
3. Such state owned land shall be located in a county with a population of more than one thousand six hundred inhabitants per square mile and less than five thousand inhabitants per square mile according to the two thousand federal census and shall not be located in a city with a population of one million or more inhabitants.
4. Such state owned land shall be transferred to the applicable city, town, village or municipal housing authority. If such property after transfer is not used for affordable housing or recreational purposes within two years then the sale shall be void and transferred back to the office of general services.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law. Any rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed to be promulgated on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06845-01-7
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