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NY S01445

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/14/2019

Primary Sponsor

James Sanders

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Origin

Senate

2019-2020 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Establishes site selection procedures for community facilities (group homes, homeless shelters, detention centers, drug rehabilitation centers, halfway houses, and waste/power/chemical plants) in cities with populations of one million or more.

  • Requires sponsoring agencies to notify the municipality's chief executive officer in writing when a specific site is selected, including facility details and data on existing similar facilities in the area.

  • Grants municipalities 40 days to approve the proposed site, suggest alternative sites, or object based on concentration of community facilities that would substantially alter the area's character.

  • Allows either the sponsoring agency or municipality to request a hearing before the relevant commissioner within 15 days if they cannot agree on a site, with the commissioner making a determination within 30 days.

  • Prohibits licensing authorities from issuing operating certificates to facilities that fail to notify the municipality as required, with any certificates issued in violation deemed null and void.

Legislative Description

Relates to the site selection of community facilities in cities with a population of one million or more by municipalities; includes group homes, homeless shelters, detention centers, drug rehabilitation and detoxification centers, halfway houses, wastewater treatment plants, sewage facilities, waste transfer stations, landfills, power plants and chemical processing plants.

Last Action

REFERRED TO CITIES

1/8/2020

Committee Referrals

Cities1/14/2019

Full Bill Text

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