Sentences with phrase «land bank legislation»

Assemblyman Bill Magnarelli, D - Syracuse, helped push the land bank legislation through a Legislature that was reluctant to shift the government work to a separate public authority.

In 2011, the state approved land bank legislation to help communities deal with vacant and abandoned properties after the housing crisis, but until recently the effort lacked the needed funding.

DeFrancisco said he doubts the land bank legislation would have passed the GOP - controlled Senate if Valesky had remained part of the mainstream Democratic caucus.

Some of these initiatives include, the Better Buffalo Fund; Upstate Revitalization Initiative; an enhanced historic preservation tax credit; land banks legislation; zombie properties reforms; brownfield redevelopment reforms; Complete Streets law and funding; Community Risk & Resiliency Act; Age Friendly / Health Across All Policies; Cleaner Greener and Clean Energy Communities; Climate - Smart Communities grants; and craft beverage reforms.

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Speaker Sheldon Silver and Local Governments Committee Chair William Magnarelli announced yesterday the passage of legislation that would authorize the increase of the number of land banks in New York State from 10 to 20 (A. 8819, Magnarelli).

Other sustainability and development programs that have been initiated or reformed over the last six years under Governor Cuomo include: · Cleaner, Greener Regional Sustainability Plans · Regional Economic Development Councils · Land Bank Act to convert vacant properties · Legislation to combat zombie properties · Complete Streets design initiative · Upstate Revitalization Initiative · Hudson Valley Farmland Preservation and Southern Tier Agricultural Industry Enhancement Programs · Clean Energy Communities · Brownfield Redevelopment Reform · Historic Preservation Tax Credit · Climate Smart Communities Grants · Community Risk and Resiliency Act Elaine Kamarck, Founding Director of the Center for Effective Public Management at the Brookings Institution and Author of Why Presidents Fail and How They Can Succeed Again said, «Whenever I get a chance to come home I'm always impressed at the rapid progress being made here in the Finger Lakes.

This is because the state legislation authorizing the formation of land banks limited the number of such entities to ten.

I've passed legislation that's had a positive effect on the environment, I've passed legislation to address the city's blight and urban decay through enacting our county land bank, which has been incredibly successful.

Mayor Bill de Blasio, a Democrat, suggested creating a land bank in his housing plan, and the City Council already has pending legislation on it.

The mayor himself proposed establishing a city land bank while running for office in 2013, and Bronx Councilman Ritchie Torres and Brooklyn Councilman Brad Lander have sponsored legislation to create one.

He, along with a slew of other environmental and civic organizations, backed the legislation to create a land bank that was passed by lawmakers at the end of their session.

The final legislation renames the Tappan Zee Bridge after former Gov. Mario Cuomo; provides a financial incentive package to entice Vernon Downs racino and harness track to remain open; offers $ 55 million in relief for Lake Ontario communities ravaged by flooding; tweaks a law to allow New York City first responders to receive an accidental disability pensions even if they don't receive a federal Social Security disability pension; and creates a 250 - acre forest land bank to allow for certain public utility projects under a constitutional amendment.

With regard to banking legislation, the Government Savings Bank (Rural Bank) Act 1920 (NSW) was passed, which enabled Commissioners of the Bank to conduct the work of a Rural Bank and to offer loans against leases granted under the WLA and other Crown lands legislation.

For greater clarity, we direct the Agencies to the language in the House - passed HVCRE legislation [1] which allows banks to establish borrower contributed land value as equity into projects as established by certain safeguards, such as a fully - compliant appraisal and thorough bank review.