New York S 6958: Relates to establishing a permanent environmental justice advisory group and an environmental justice interagency coordinating council

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S06958 Summary:

BILL NOS06958 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORJACKSON

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 16 §§700 - 723, Pub Hous L; add §99-ss, St Fin L

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Enacts the New York fair housing act to require municipalities to take affirmative steps to address the creation and maintenance of affordable housing.

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03/27/2025REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6958

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 27, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and
 Community Development

 AN ACT to amend the public housing law and the state finance law, in
 relation to enacting the New York fair housing act

 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 "New York fair housing act".
 3 § 2. The public housing law is amended by adding a new article 16 to
 4 read as follows:
 5 ARTICLE XVI
 6 NEW YORK FAIR HOUSING ACT
 7 Section 700. Legislative findings and intent.
 8 701. Definitions.
 9 702. Housing regions.
 10 703. Affordable housing committee.
 11 704. Fair housing obligations.
 12 705. Municipal housing element and fair share plan.
 13 706. Municipal housing element; contents.
 14 707. Calculation of available land for municipal adjustment;
 15 certain land excluded.
 16 708. Municipal housing element; techniques for providing fair
 17 share of low and moderate income housing.
 18 709. Accessibility requirement for new construction.
 19 710. Prohibition of demolition of certain residential structures
 20 for fair housing purposes.
 21 711. Municipalities; provision for purchase of certain residen-
 22 tial property.
 23 712. Certification of housing element.
 24 713. Affordable housing dispute resolution program.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01029-01-5

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 1 714. Affordable housing programs.
 2 715. Allocation of federal low-income tax credits.
 3 716. Annual report on activities promoting affordable housing.
 4 717. Administration of online portal for affordable housing
 5 listings and searches.
 6 718. Marketing of affordable housing units; posting; lottery;
 7 proof of listing; penalties for noncompliance.
 8 719. Contractual agreements with willing municipalities or
 9 developers of inclusionary developments for adminis-
 10 tration of resale and rent controls.
 11 720. Purchase, lease or acquisition by gift of real property;
 12 acquisition, construction and maintenance of buildings
 13 and structures; private sale or lease by municipality.
 14 721. Coordination and review of housing elements; reservation of
 15 housing units made available for occupancy by very low-
 16 income households.
 17 722. Collection and expenditure of affordable housing develop-
 18 ment fees by municipalities; exclusion from collection.
 19 723. Status report concerning petitions for substantive certif-
 20 ication; housing unit information; fair share plan infor-
 21 mation.
 22 § 700. Legislative findings and intent. New York state's housing
 23 production has been insufficient to meet growing demand due to policies
 24 that severely limit construction of housing. The National Low Income
 25 Housing Coalition estimates that New York has a shortage of 656,000
 26 housing units. The legislature finds that this shortage of affordable
 27 housing is an emergency. It has made New York unaffordable to millions,
 28 slowed economic growth, fueled gentrification, limited individuals'
 29 freedom to choose where they live, and entrenched racial segregation and
 30 inequality.
 31 The Mount Laurel decisions by the New Jersey Supreme Court, S.
 32 Burlington County N.A.A.C.P. v Mount Laurel Tp., 67 NJ 151, 336 A2d 713
 33 (197