What's happening
This bill subjects municipal housing authorities in New York City to review and regulation by the authorities budget office.
Why it matters
Increases Oversight. By subjecting New York City's municipal housing authorities to the Authorities Budget Office (ABO), the bill introduces independent state-level oversight where there was previously an exemption, potentially leading to greater transparency and accountability in how public housing funds are managed.
Potential for Improved Financial Practices. The ABO review could help identify inefficiencies, waste, or mismanagement within housing authorities, possibly driving reforms or improvements in budget practices that affect tens of thousands of public housing residents.
Impacts Housing Authority Autonomy. Municipal housing authorities in NYC would lose a special exemption from state oversight that they have had since 1957, meaning their operations, finances, and decisions would be more directly scrutinized and regulated by state authorities.
Broader Policy Implications. This change may set a precedent for extending similar oversight to other types of local authorities or agencies, signaling a shift towards stronger state control over entities that manage significant public assets or services.
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Put City Housing Under Review
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Sponsors
1 Multi-sponsor
History
- Enacting clause stricken
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
Companion bill
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Oversight for NYC Housing Authorities
In Senate Committee · Corporations, Authorities And Commissions · Sponsor Kevin S. Parker
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STATE OF NEW YORK
7378
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
April 29, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, DINOWITZ, SEAWRIGHT, D'URSO, MONTESANO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to making municipal housing authorities subject to the review and regulation of the authorities budget office; and to repeal section 7 of chapter 913 of the laws of 1957 amending the public housing law relating to incorporating certain provisions of the public authorities law therein, relating to exempting municipal housing authorities from the public authorities law
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 2 of the public authorities law, as amended by chapter 257 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
2. "local authority" shall mean (a) a public authority or public benefit corporation created by or existing under this chapter or any other law of the state of New York whose members do not hold a civil office of the state, are not appointed by the governor or are appointed by the governor specifically upon the recommendation of the local government or governments; (b) a not-for-profit corporation affiliated with, sponsored by, or created by a county, city, town or village government; (c) a local industrial developmental agency or authority or other local public benefit corporation; (d) an affiliate of such local authority; [or] (e) a land bank corporation created pursuant to article sixteen of the notfor-profit corporation law; or (f) any municipal housing authority located within a city having a population of one million or more.
§ 2. Section 7 of chapter 913 of the laws of 1957 amending the public housing law relating to incorporating certain provisions of the public authorities law therein is REPEALED.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02022-01-9
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