Title GMU, General Municipal

§ 960. Designation of empire zones. (a) The empire zones designation\nboard is hereby created. Such board shall consist of the commissioner of\ntaxation and finance, the director of the budget, the commissioner of\nlabor and two members to be appointed by the governor; one membe…

§ 961. Application for empire zone designation. (a) A city, county\n(other than a county located wholly within a city), town or village may\nadopt a local law authorizing such municipal corporation to prepare and\nsubmit an application to the commissioner for designation of an a…

§ 962. Empire zone development plan. An empire zone development plan\nshall be submitted for approval with the commissioner and with the local\nempire zone administrative board, and shall demonstrate the methods by\nwhich the applicant intends to promote the development of new b…

§ 963. Local administration of empire zones. (a) The local empire zone\nadministrative board shall:\n (i) develop short-term goals for zone activities on an annual basis;\n (ii) prepare, or cause to be prepared, an annual report and submit\ncopies to the department of audit and …

§ 964. Empire zone capital corporations. (a) No more than three empire\nzone capital corporations may be established in each zone for the\npurpose of raising funds through private and public grants, donations or\ninvestments, to be used in making investments in, and loans to, bu…

§ 965. Designation of empire zone as a foreign trade zone. Any city,\ncounty, town or village which contains an area which is designated an\nempire zone in accordance with this article, is hereby authorized to\nmake application to the foreign trade zones board established by an …

§ 966. Special provisions relating to empire zones and zone equivalent\nareas. In addition to the benefits provided for in this article, other\nbenefits applicable to empire zones are provided elsewhere in the\nconsolidated laws, and benefits are provided in the case of zone\neq…

§ 967. Division of taxes by governmental bodies. (a) The governing\nboard of any city, town, village or county in which an empire zone is\nlocated is hereby authorized and empowered to:\n (i) adopt a local law providing that any taxes levied by or on behalf\nof such city, town, …

§ 968. Disposition of property. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of\nany other law to the contrary, in order to further the purposes of the\nempire zones program, any real or personal property located within an\nempire zone and owned by any local governmental entity in whose\nj…

§ 969. Termination or revision of an empire zone. (a) Except as\nprovided in this section, any designation of an area as an empire zone\nshall remain in effect during the period beginning on the date of\ndesignation and ending June thirtieth, two thousand ten.\n (b) After consul…

§ 97. Power of municipalities to furnish and contract for fire and\npolice communication system. In a county having a population of more\nthan five hundred twenty-five thousand and less than six hundred fifty\nthousand according to the last decennial federal census, it shall be\…

§ 970-a. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as\nthe "municipal redevelopment law".\n

§ 970-b. Legislative findings and declaration. It is hereby found and\ndeclared that there exists in many communities blighted areas which\nthreaten the economic and social well-being of the people of the state.\nBlighted areas are characterized by one or more of the conditions …

§ 970-c. Definitions. (a) "Blighted area" means an area within a\nmunicipality in which one or more of the following conditions exist: (i)\na predominance of buildings and structures which are deteriorated or\nunfit or unsafe for use or occupancy; or (ii) a predominance of\necon…

§ 970-d. Survey area studies. Upon a finding that a study to determine\nif a redevelopment project within a specified area is feasible, the\nlegislative body of a municipality may by resolution designate such area\nas a survey area and upon such designation shall undertake or ca…

§ 970-e. Project area. Based on the results of a survey area study or\nstudies a legislative body may by resolution select one or more project\nareas for redevelopment pursuant to this article and provide for the\npreparation of preliminary plans for such redevelopment projects.…

§ 970-f. Redevelopment plan. If the legislative body, by resolution,\napproves a preliminary plan it shall provide for preparation of a\nredevelopment plan for each project area.\n Each such redevelopment plan:\n (a) shall contain a legal description of the boundaries of the pro…

§ 970-g. Plan review. Before any redevelopment plan is adopted by the\nlegislative body, it shall:\n (a) Submit such plan to the planning agency for its review and\nrecommendations. Such review shall consider the conformity of such\nredevelopment plan with any master plan which …

§ 970-h. Public hearings and plan adoption. (a) Before any\nredevelopment plan is adopted by the legislative body it shall conduct a\npublic hearing on such plan and shall, at least biennially, conduct a\npublic hearing for the purpose of reviewing the redevelopment plan for\nea…

§ 970-i. Acquisition of property. (a) Within the project area a\nmunicipality may upon adoption of the redevelopment plan by the\nlegislative body, purchase, lease, obtain option upon, acquire by gift,\ngrant, bequest, devise, or otherwise, any real or personal property, any\nin…

§ 970-j. Relocation of displaced persons. The legislative body shall\nprepare a feasible plan for relocation of all families and persons to be\ntemporarily or permanently displaced from housing facilities in the\nproject area. The legislative body shall insure that such plan for…

§ 970-k. Clearance, improvements and site preparation. (a) A\nmunicipality may demolish or move buildings, structures, or other\nimprovements from any real property acquired. The municipality may\ndevelop as a building site any real property owned or acquired by it. In\nconnecti…

§ 970-l. Property disposition, rehabilitation and development. (a) A\nmunicipality in order to implement a redevelopment plan adopted by the\nlegislative body, may for purposes of redevelopment, sell, lease,\nexchange, subdivide, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber by mortgage,\n…

§ 970-m. Amendment of redevelopment plan. If at any time after the\nadoption of a redevelopment plan for a project area by the legislative\nbody, it becomes necessary or desirable to amend or modify such plan,\nthe legislative body may by resolution amend such plan. Such amendme…

§ 970-n. Joint undertakings. Two or more municipalities may in\ncombination jointly exercise the powers granted under this article\npursuant to either subdivision (a) or (b) of this section.\n (a) (i) The legislative bodies of two or more municipalities acting\nseparately may ea…

§ 970-o. Tax increment bonds. (a) For the purpose of carrying out or\nadministering a redevelopment plan adopted by the legislative body, a\nmunicipality is hereby authorized, without limiting its authority under\nother provisions of law, to issue by resolution of its legislativ…

§ 970-p. Allocation of taxes. (a) Any redevelopment plan may contain a\nprovision that real property taxes levied upon taxable real property in\nthe project area each year by or for the benefit of the municipality or\nmunicipalities and school districts after the effective date …

§ 970-q. Annual report. The municipality shall submit to the state\ncomptroller, on or before March thirty-first of each year, a progress\nreport and financial statement for the preceding calendar year for each\nredevelopment project undertaken pursuant to this article.\n

§ 970-r. State assistance for brownfield opportunity areas. 1.\nDefinitions. a. "Applicant" shall mean the municipality, community board\nand/or community based organization submitting an application for state\nassistance or a nomination for designation in the manner authorized …

§ 975. Town of Islip Foreign Trade Zone Authority. For the benefit of\nthe town of Islip and the inhabitants thereof, a foreign trade zone\nauthority to be known as the TOWN OF ISLIP FOREIGN TRADE ZONE AUTHORITY,\nis hereby established for purposes of establishing, operating, an…

§ 98. Operation and maintenance of railroad passenger stations in\ncertain municipalities. 1. For the purposes of this section only,\n"municipality" means (i) a county not wholly contained within a city,\n(ii) a city having a population of more than twenty-five thousand but\nles…

§ 98-a. Acquisition and lease of railroad facilities. 1. Two or more\ncities, towns or villages in the same county or adjoining counties may\njointly acquire, by purchase, lease, condemnation or otherwise, railroad\nrights-of-way and other railroad facilities and property, excep…

§ 98-b. Municipal assistance to public authorities furnishing\ntransportation services. Every city, village, town or county not wholly\ncontained within a city the whole or any part of which is directly\nserved by a transportation facility operated by a public authority shall\nb…

§ 980. Definitions. As used in this article:\n (a) "Average full valuation of taxable real property" means the\nvaluation obtained by taking the assessed valuation of taxable real\nproperty in the district as it appears upon the last completed and four\npreceding assessment roll…

§ 980-a. Contents of the district plan. The district plan shall\ncontain the following:\n (a) a map of the district;\n (b) the written report or reports of the legislative body containing:\n(1) a description of the boundaries of the district proposed for\nestablishment or extens…

§ 980-b. Local adoption of article. Every municipality shall be\nauthorized to adopt a local law, subject to permissive referendum,\nproviding that the provisions of this article shall be applicable to the\nestablishment or extension of districts in the municipality.\n

§ 980-c. Local legislative powers. Upon establishment of a district\npursuant to the provisions of this article, the legislative body shall\nhave authority to exercise the following powers with respect to such\ndistrict, subject to the provisions of this article to: (a) provide …

§ 980-d. District plan. (a) The legislative body of any municipality\nother than a municipality having a population of one million or more may\nprovide by resolution for the preparation of a district plan, upon its\nown motion, or at the request of the chief executive officer or…

§ 980-e. Notice and hearing. (a) After the filing of the district plan\nin the office of the municipal clerk, the legislative body may adopt a\nresolution and shall enter the same in the minutes of its proceedings.\nThis resolution shall contain a copy of the district plan, any …

§ 980-f. Establishment or extension of the district. (a) Not earlier\nthan thirty days after the conclusion of the last day of the public\nhearing held pursuant to section nine hundred eighty-e of this article,\nthe legislative body shall determine:\n (1) whether the notice of h…

§ 980-g. Review by the state comptroller. (a) The state comptroller\nshall review as provided in this section: (1) the establishment or\nextension of a district; and (2) the amendment of a district plan\npursuant to subdivision (c) of section nine hundred eighty-i of this\nartic…

§ 980-h. Publication; filing; judicial review. (a) The municipal clerk\nshall cause a certified copy of the local law of the legislative body\nadopted pursuant to the provisions of this article establishing or\nextending any district, or increasing the maximum total amount propo…

§ 980-i. Amendments to the district plan. (a) At any time after the\nestablishment or extension of a district pursuant to the provisions of\nthis article, the district plan upon which the establishment or\nextension was based, may, upon the recommendation of the district\nmanage…

§ 980-j. Expense of the district. (a) The expense incurred in the\nconstruction or operation of any improvement or provision of additional\nservices in a district pursuant to this article shall be financed in\naccordance with the district plan upon which the establishment or\nex…

§ 980-k. Tax and debt limitations. (a) The aggregate amount of\noutstanding indebtedness that is incurred to provide funds for capital\nimprovements pursuant to this article shall be chargeable against the\nmunicipality's constitutional debt limit and may not exceed ten percent\…

§ 980-l. Expenditure of district funds. (a) The proceeds of any charge\nimposed pursuant to this article shall be held by the chief fiscal\nofficer and shall be separately accounted for in the books and records\nof the municipality. None of the proceeds collected pursuant to thi…

§ 980-m. District management association. (a) There shall be a\ndistrict management association for each district established pursuant\nto the provisions of this article (which shall pursuant to the\nnot-for-profit corporation law have one or more classes or membership,\nvoting …

§ 980-n. Cooperative operation and management of business improvement\ndistricts. (a) Whenever two or more municipalities have each created a\nbusiness improvement district pursuant to this article, the\nmunicipalities may enter into, amend, and terminate agreements with each\no…

§ 980-o. Dissolution. (a) Any district established or extended\npursuant to the provisions of this article, where there is no\nindebtedness, outstanding and unpaid, incurred to accomplish any of the\npurposes of the district, may be dissolved by local law by the\nlegislative bod…

§ 980-p. Existing districts. Any special improvement or assessment\ndistricts, or any business improvement districts established pursuant to\narticle two-B of the general city law, or any districts having filed an\napplication with the state comptroller as provided in such artic…