BILL NUMBER: S5551
SPONSOR: CLEARE
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in
relation to recording and posting of certain public hearings
 
PURPOSE:
To ensure that when the ESDC holds a public hearing on major land use
projects, the hearing is recorded and posted in a timely manner.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Requires in the various iterations that the ESDC is required to hold a
public hearing that the hearing is recorded and posted in a timely
manner.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
The ESDC undertakes major projects with State money, funds, lands and
tax and bond obligations. At various stages of these projects a public
hearing is required. There is presently no requirement that the record-
ing and posting of the public hearing be made in a timely matter, or at
all. This legislation will correct such deficiency.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.