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NY A05968

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/25/2025

Primary Sponsor

Michael Fitzpatrick

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Expands the Urban Development Action Area Act to apply to all cities in New York, removing the previous population threshold of 100,000 or more residents
  • Allows any city (not just New York City with 1 million+ population) to designate property conveyed through tax lien foreclosure proceedings as eligible areas for urban development projects
  • Authorizes housing agencies in all cities to make or participate in mortgage loans for neighborhood improvement projects, eliminating the restriction that limited this authority to cities with 1 million+ population
  • Maintains existing provisions that exclude substantially undeveloped wooded land of two or more contiguous acres from eligible area designation
  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment

Legislative Description

Expands the provisions of the urban development action area act by amending the definition of municipality and eligible area to include any city instead of specifically applying to a city with one million or more.

Last Action

referred to local governments

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Local Governments2/25/2025

Full Bill Text

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