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NY S04544
Bill
Status
6/8/2023
Primary Sponsor
James Skoufis
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AI Summary
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Amends General Municipal Law Section 858 to authorize industrial development agencies to make grants to their host municipalities for open space preservation, parkland improvements, and conservation easements.
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Requires the municipality's governing board to accept grants and find that they encourage tourism or improve quality of life in the municipality.
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Adds this grant authority as a new power (subdivision 17) alongside existing agency powers, with general authority to carry out necessary functions moved to subdivision 18.
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Legislative Description
Allows industrial development agencies to make grants to municipalities for open space preservation, parkland improvements and conservation easements where the municipal governing body finds that the grant encourages tourism or otherwise improves quality of life.
Last Action
referred to local governments
2/28/2024