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This bill establishes the City of White Plains Industrial Development Agency, outlining its powers, governance, and limitations.
Why it matters
Creates a dedicated agency with broad powers. to stimulate economic development specifically for White Plains, enabling targeted efforts to attract and retain businesses, create jobs, and revitalize the city using tools like tax incentives and financing.
Limits eminent domain authority. , requiring specific approval from the city council before the agency can condemn property, which adds a layer of local oversight and protects property owners from unilateral government action.
Aligns agency actions with local planning. , mandating consideration of local zoning, planning regulations, and comprehensive land use plans, which helps ensure that development projects are compatible with community goals and do not disrupt established neighborhoods.
Establishes local political accountability. , as the mayor appoints agency members (with city council confirmation) and designates the chair, with all serving at the mayor’s pleasure—giving city leadership direct influence over the agency’s priorities and operations.
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Create White Plains Development Agency
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Sponsors
3 Co-sponsors
4 Multi-sponsors
History
- Referred to local governments
- Referred to local governments
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STATE OF NEW YORK
521
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled)
January 9, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, COLTON, CYMBROWITZ, RIVERA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, AUBRY, GUNTHER, PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the establishment of the White Plains industrial development agency
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section 902-d to read as follows:
§ 902-d. City of White Plains industrial development agency. For the benefit of the city of White Plains and the inhabitants thereof, an industrial development agency, to be known as the CITY OF WHITE PLAINS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, is hereby established for the accomplishment of any or all of the purposes specified in title one of this article. It shall constitute a body corporate and politic, and be perpetual in duration. It shall have the powers and duties now or hereafter conferred by title one of this article upon industrial development agencies, except that the agency's power of condemnation shall not be exercised without prior approval of the city council of the city, and provided that the exercise of the powers by such agency with respect to the acquisition of real property, whether by purchase, condemnation or otherwise, shall be limited to the corporate limits of the city of White Plains, and such agency shall take into consideration the local zoning and planning regulations as well as the regional and local comprehensive land use plans. It shall be organized in a manner prescribed by and be subject to the provisions of title one of this article, except that the members shall be appointed by the mayor of said city, subject to confirmation by its governing body, and shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor. The mayor shall designate the chair, who shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the
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agency, its members, officers and employees and its operations and activities shall in all respects be governed by the provisions of title one of this article.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the secretary of state or his or her appointed designee shall notify the legislative bill drafting commission as to whether or not the office of the secretary of state has timely received the certificate required to be filed pursuant to section 856 of the general municipal law in order that the commission may maintain an accurate and timely effective data base of the official text of the laws of the state of New York in furtherance of effecting the provisions of section 70-b of the public officers law; and provided further that upon receiving notification from the secretary of state that such certificate has not been so timely filed, this act shall be deemed repealed on the thirtieth day after the legislative bill drafting commission has received such notification of failure to timely file such certificate.
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