New York A 7528: Establishes a system of community improvement grants to be administered by and through neighborhood citizens' participation committees

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A07528 Summary:

BILL NOA07528 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORFitzpatrick

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 6-B §§270 - 273, Priv Hous Fin L

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Establishes a system of community improvement grants to be administered by and through neighborhood citizens' participation committees; makes definitions; directs commissioner of the New York state division for housing and community renewal to create the community improvement grant program; provides that municipalities receiving such grants establish citizens' participation committees.

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BILL NOA07528 

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04/01/2025referred to housing

01/07/2026referred to housing

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 7528

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 1, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. FITZPATRICK -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Housing

 AN ACT to amend the private housing finance law, in relation to creating
 a demonstration program establishing a system of community improvement
 grants to be administered by and through neighborhood citizens'
 participation committees

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

 1 Section 1. The private housing finance law is amended by adding a new
 2 article 6-B to read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 6-B
 4 DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM: CITIZENS' PARTICIPATION COMMITTEES
 5 Section 270. Legislative intent.
 6 271. Definitions.
 7 272. Community improvement grants.
 8 273. General and administrative provisions.
 9 § 270. Legislative intent. The legislature hereby finds and declares
 10 that in certain regions of the state a supply of housing stock in excess
 11 of that needed by the population of those regions has accumulated in
 12 recent years, much of which is old, deteriorated, substandard, unmarket-
 13 able, and often abandoned.
 14 The legislature further finds that this excess housing has had a
 15 blighting effect upon the communities in which it is located, reduces
 16 the value of other residential properties in the surrounding neighbor-
 17 hoods, and may cause persons, families, and businesses to abandon those
 18 municipalities containing an overabundance of excess and blighted hous-
 19 ing stock.
 20 The legislature further finds that it is in the public interest to
 21 encourage persons, families, and businesses to locate or remain in those
 22 municipalities, in order to both utilize existing building stock and to
 23 preserve the open spaces of the state, and that improving the quality of

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04304-01-5

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 1 life within those municipalities is a most effective method of accom-
 2 plishing this goal. In addition, declining home values in these munici-
 3 palities discourages home ownership by adversely affecting the ability
 4 of families of moderate income to build and/or maintain equity in their
 5 homes.
 6 The legislature further finds that the residents of a community are
 7 often in the best position to know and understand the needs of their
 8 community, and have the greatest stake in the future of their community.
 9 The legislature further finds that no state program presently exists
 10 with the primary purpose of supporting and funding the identification
 11 and demolition of surplus housing stock or for disposing of the real
 12 estate upon which that housing stock is located.
 13 The legislature hereby determines that such a program is in the
 14 public's interest.
 15 § 271. Definitions. As used in this article, the following words and
 16 phrases shall have the following meanings:
 17 1. "Commissioner" shall mean the commissioner of the state division of
 18 housing and community renewal.
 19 2. "Division" shall mean the state division of housing and community
 20 renewal.
 21 3. "Municipality" shall mean any city, town, or village within the
 22 state with a population of less than one million persons.
 23 4. "Grant" shall mean a community improvement grant as defined in this
 24 ar