S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      May 8, 2015
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       Introduced by M. of A. HOOPER -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Local Governments
       AN  ACT  to  amend the general municipal law, in relation to payments in
         lieu of taxes for certain projects approved by the town  of  Hempstead
         industrial development agency
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 905 of the general municipal  law,
    2  as  added  by  chapter  493  of  the laws of 2014, is amended to read as
    3  follows:
    4    2. Prior to the approval of any application for a payment in  lieu  of
    5  taxes  (hereinafter referred to in this section as "PILOT") agreement by
    6  the agency for a project located in  the  village  of  Freeport  or  the
    7  village of Hempstead, THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF the chief executive officer
    8  [of  the  affected  village]  shall be [consulted] OBTAINED.  The agency
    9  shall also [consult with the village governing body prior to  any  PILOT
   10  agreement  being  approved  by  the  agency for a project located in the
   11  village of Freeport or the village of Hempstead] OBTAIN THE APPROVAL, BY
   12  THREE-FIFTHS MAJORITY, OF THE VILLAGE GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO ANY  PILOT
   13  AGREEMENT  BEING  APPROVED  BY  THE  AGENCY FOR A PROJECT LOCATED IN THE
   14  VILLAGE OF FREEPORT OR THE VILLAGE OF HEMPSTEAD.  In addition, the agen-
   15  cy shall obtain an impact  analysis  to  determine  the  impact  on  the
   16  village  of  the  project and the planned PILOT agreement. The applicant
   17  for such PILOT agreement shall bear the costs related  to  the  required
   18  impact analysis. The agency and the village governing body shall jointly
   19  select a qualified entity to conduct the impact analysis. The membership
   20  of  the  agency,  when reviewing applications and approving PILOT agree-
   21  ments for projects located in the village of Freeport or the village  of
   22  Hempstead, shall include at least one member of such village's governing
   23  body  and  at least three at large members drawn from a cross section of
   24  the village community.
   25    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD10827-01-5