New York S 6187: Requires the preparation of a comprehensive economic development plan for the use of eminent domain when the primary purpose is economic development

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Amd §§103, 204 & 207, add §204-a, EDP L; amd §1411, N-PC L; add §858-c, Gen Muni L; add §1831-b, Pub Auth L

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Requires the preparation of a comprehensive economic development plan for the use of eminent domain when the primary purpose is economic development and certain residential premises are to be acquired; requires municipal approval of the exercise of eminent domain power in such cases; enacts the "eminent domain reform act".

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03/06/2025REFERRED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6187

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 6, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Economic Devel-
 opment and Small Business

 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, the not-for-profit corpo-
 ration law, the general municipal law and the eminent domain procedure
 law, in relation to eminent domain reform

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "eminent domain reform act".
 3 § 2. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new section
 4 1831-b to read as follows:
 5 § 1831-b. Exercise of power of eminent domain; limitations. The local
 6 legislative body of each city, town, or village in which the authority
 7 seeks to exercise the power of eminent domain shall have the authority
 8 to approve or disapprove any exercise of such power by the authority.
 9 Every such local legislative body shall approve or disapprove any exer-
 10 cise of such power by majority vote. Where applicable in the enactment
 11 of local laws, the chief executive officer of such locality if the
 12 office of such chief executive officer is elective shall approve or
 13 disapprove such local legislative body's decision, subject to any appli-
 14 cable right to override.
 15 § 3. Paragraph (i) of section 1411 of the not-for-profit corporation
 16 law is relettered paragraph (j) and a new paragraph (i) is added to read
 17 as follows:
 18 (i) Municipal input.
 19 The local legislative body of each city, town, or village in which any
 20 part of the real property to be acquired is located shall have the
 21 authority to approve or disapprove any corporation's use of eminent
 22 domain. Each such local legislative body shall approve or disapprove any
 23 proposed corporate use of the power of eminent domain by majority vote.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10651-01-5

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 1 Where applicable in the enactment of local laws, the chief executive
 2 officer of such locality if the office of such chief executive officer
 3 is elective shall approve or disapprove such governing body's decision,
 4 subject to any applicable right to override.
 5 § 4. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section
 6 858-c to read as follows:
 7 § 858-c. Municipal input. The governing body of each city, town, or
 8 village for whose benefit, in whole or in part, an agency is established
 9 shall have the authority to approve or disapprove any agency use of
 10 eminent domain. Each such governing body shall approve or disapprove the
 11 use of eminent domain by majority vote. Where applicable in the enact-
 12 ment of local laws, the chief executive officer of such locality if the
 13 office of such chief executive officer is elective shall approve or
 14 disapprove such governing body's decision, subject to any applicable
 15 right to override.
 16 § 5. Section 103 of the eminent domain procedure law is amended by
 17 adding two new subdivisions (H) and (I) to read as follows:
 18 (H) "Economic development project" means any project