Sponsorship

A.3574 - OAKS, FINCH, calhoun, conte, crouch, duprey, kolb, molinaro, sayward, townsend / - 3

Memorandum in Support

BILL NUMBER: A3574

TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to authorizing participation by public benefit corporations in intermunicipal agreements

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To authorize municipalities to jointly contract with Public Benefit Corporations for all purposes under Article 5-G of the General Municipal Law. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Amends Section 119-o of the General Municipal Law to provide that public benefit corporations can enter into cooperative agreements with municipal corporations, districts and other public benefit corporations for the performance of any of the respective functions, powers or duties of the respective participants in the cooperative agreement. JUSTIFICATION : Public Benefit Corporations were formed with the intent of aiding counties while minimizing their exposure to liability. While they are funded at the county level, under current law, the Public Benefit Corporations are unable to contract with their respective counties or other municipalities. This bill would be a benefit both to local governments and Public Benefit Corporations. Public Benefit Corporations could reduce expenditures by participating in cooperative programs with counties and other municipalities and municipalities would benefit from the savings inherent in increasing participation in cooperative programs. PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY : 2002 held for consideration in local governments 2003 held for consideration in local governments 2004 referred to local governments 2005 referred to local governments (A4670) 2006 held for consideration in local governments

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS : Local governments may experience reduced costs as a result of this bill. EFFECTIVE DATE : Immediately.

Sponsorship

A.7335 - HOYT, PAULIN, CLARK, BRADLEY, ENGLEBRIGHT, FIELDS, CAHILL, PEOPLES, SCHROEDER, MILLMAN, COOK, COLTON, JAFFEE, KOON, PERALTA, KAVANAGH, alfano, barra, christensen, conte, diaz r, errigo, galef, gottfried, greene, john, lavine, lifton, lupardo, magee, magnarelli, markey, mcdonough, mceneny, molinaro, rosenthal, spano, sweeney, thiele, towns, walker, weisenberg / S.8612 - Not available at this time.

Memorandum in Support

BILL NUMBER:A7335A

TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to establishing the New York state smart growth principles

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this bill is to outline state smart growth principles and to direct state infrastructure agen- cies to implement these principles in funding future policies and programs.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This bill defines "smart growth princi- ples" in terms of public investment, economic development, conservation and restoration, intergovernmental partnerships, community livability, transportation, sustainability, and consistency, for future state infrastructure and development programs.

JUSTIFICATION: As development increases, shortsighted and poorly planned suburban and urban sprawl continue to threaten the well-being and quali- ty of life of citizens of the State. A recent survey revealed that, while the population in upstate New York grew by 2.6% from 1982-1997, the amount of land developed in the same area increased by 30%. This bill recognizes the State`s role in encouraging smart development by defining smart growth principles and requiring state agencies to recog- nize them when implementing new programs.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New Bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None

EFFECTIVE DATE: 180 days after it becomes law