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NY Gen Mun L § 980-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 19-A - Business Improvement Districts 980-B - Local Adoption of Article.

§  980-b.  Local  adoption  of  article.  Every  municipality shall be   authorized to adopt a  local  law,  subject  to  permissive  referendum,   providing that the provisions of this article shall be applicable to the   establishment or extension of districts in the municipality.
NY Gen Mun L § 980-C (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 19-A - Business Improvement Districts 980-C - Local Legislative Powers.

§  980-c.  Local  legislative powers. Upon establishment of a district pursuant to the provisions of this article, the legislative  body  shall have  authority  to  exercise  the following powers with respect to such district, subject to the provisions of this article to: (a) provide  for district improvements located on or within municipally or district owned or  leased  property  which will restore or promote business activity in the district:  (1) construction and installation of landscaping, planting,  and  park areas;  (2) construction of lighting and heating facilities;  (3)   construction  of  physically  aesthetic  and  decorative  safety fixtures, equipment and facilities;  (4) construction of improvements to enhance security  of  persons  and property within the district;  (5)   construction   of  pedestrian  overpasses  and  underpasses  and connections between buildings;  (6) closing, opening, widening or narrowing of existing streets;  (7) construction of ramps, sidewalks, plazas, and pedestrian malls;  (8) rehabilitation or removal of existing structures as required;  (9) removal and relocation of utilities and vaults as required;  (10) construction of parking lot and parking garage facilities; and  (11) construction of fixtures, equipment, facilities and appurtenances as may enhance the movement, convenience and enjoyment of the public and be of economic benefit to  surrounding  properties  such  as:  bus  stop shelters;  benches  and street furniture; booths, kiosks, display cases, and exhibits; signs;  receptacles;  canopies;  pedestrian  shelters  and fountains.  (b)  provide  for  the  operation  and  maintenance  of  any  district improvement;  (c) provide for additional maintenance or  other  additional  services required  for  the  enjoyment  and  protection  of  the  public  and the promotion and enhancement of the district whether or not in  conjunction with improvements authorized by this section, including:  (1) enhanced sanitation services;  (2) services promoting and advertising activities within the district;  (3) marketing education for businesses within the district;  (4) decorations and lighting for seasonal and holiday purposes; and  (5)  services  to  enhance the security of persons and property within the district.  (d)  enter  into  contracts  to  provide  for  the   construction   of accessibility improvements adjacent to public areas by businesses within the  district  which  will  increase  access  from  public areas to such businesses for persons with disabilities  and  the  general  public  and assist  businesses  in meeting requirements for removal of architectural barriers  in  existing  facilities,  pursuant  to  the  Americans   with disabilities act of 1990, as amended (P.L. 101-336).
NY Gen Mun L § 980-H (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 19-A - Business Improvement Districts 980-H - Publication; Filing; Judicial Review.

§ 980-h. Publication; filing; judicial review. (a) The municipal clerk shall  cause  a  certified copy of the local law of the legislative body adopted pursuant to the  provisions  of  this  article  establishing  or extending  any district, or increasing the maximum total amount proposed to be expended for the improvement in  any  district  or  extension,  or changing  the method of assessment, or authorizing the district to incur debt to provide for  additional  improvements  or  services  within  the district, to be duly recorded in the municipal clerk's office within ten days after such local law becomes effective. When so recorded this local law  shall  be presumptive evidence of the regularity of the proceedings for the establishment or extension of the district, of  the  proceedings instituted  for  the  construction  of  any improvement and of all other actions taken in relation to it.  (b) Within ten  days  after  the  local  law  becomes  effective,  the municipal  clerk shall, in addition to any other filing required by law, cause a certified copy thereof to be filed in the office  of  the  state comptroller  at  Albany, New York, and within two weeks thereafter shall cause a copy of the local law or a summary thereof to  be  published  at least  once in the official paper or newspaper of general circulation in the municipality.  (c) This local law shall be final and conclusive unless  a  proceeding to  review  is commenced in accordance with this subdivision. Any person aggrieved by any local law adopted pursuant to  this  article  may  seek judicial  review  of  the  local  law  in the manner provided by article seventy-eight  of  the  civil  practice  law  and  rules,  provided  the proceeding  is  commenced  within  thirty  days  from  the  date  of the publication of the  copy  or  summary  of  the  local  law  pursuant  to subdivision  (b)  of  this  section.  No  review shall be had unless the petitioner shall give an undertaking approved by the supreme court, or a justice thereof, as to form, amount and sufficiency of  sureties,  that, in  the  event  of  failure  to  modify the local law he will pay to the municipality, all costs and expenses as are incurred by it on account of the proceedings, as shall be determined by the court. In the event  that upon  this  review  there  shall be any modification by the court of the local law, the court shall direct the  modification  by  judgment  which shall  be  final and conclusive, and the municipal clerk shall cause the judgment to be recorded and filed in the same places and manner  as  was the local law which was modified.
NY Gen Mun L § 980-I (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 19-A - Business Improvement Districts 980-I - Amendments to the District Plan.

§  980-i.  Amendments  to the district plan. (a) At any time after the establishment or extension of a district pursuant to the  provisions  of this  article,  the  district  plan  upon  which  the  establishment  or extension was based,  may,  upon  the  recommendation  of  the  district management  association,  be  amended  by  the  legislative  body  after compliance with the procedures set forth in this section.  (b) Amendments to the  district  plan  which  provide  for  additional improvements  or services or any change in the method of assessment upon which the district charge is based, or an increase only in the amount to be  expended  annually  for  improvements,  services,  maintenance   and operation  may be adopted by local law of the legislative body, provided that the legislative body shall, after a public hearing, determine  that it  is  in the public interest to authorize the additional improvements, services or increase in the maximum annual amount and that the  tax  and debt  limits prescribed in section nine hundred eighty-k of this article will not be exceeded. The legislative body  shall  give  notice  of  the hearing  by  publication  of  a  notice in at least one newspaper having general circulation in the district specifying the  time  when  and  the place  where  the hearing will be held and stating the increase proposed in the maximum amount to be  expended  annually.  The  notice  shall  be published  once  at  least  ten days prior to the date specified for the hearing.  (c) Amendments to the district plan which provide for the district  to incur  indebtedness  in  order to provide for additional improvements or which provide for an increase in the total maximum amount to be expended for improvements in the district, may be adopted by  local  law  of  the legislative  body,  provided  that  the  legislative body shall, after a public hearing, determine that it is in the public interest to authorize the  district  to  incur  indebtedness   to   provide   for   additional improvements  or to increase the maximum total amount to be expended for improvements in the district and that the tax and debt limits prescribed in section nine hundred eighty-k of this article will not  be  exceeded. Notice  of  the  hearing  shall  be  published  and mailed in the manner provided in section nine hundred eighty-e of this article. The local law adopted pursuant to  this  subdivision  shall  not  be  effective  until reviewed  by  the  state  comptroller  in  accordance  with section nine hundred eighty-g of this article.
NY Gen Mun L § 980-J (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 19-A - Business Improvement Districts 980-J - Expense of the District.

§  980-j.  Expense  of  the  district. (a) The expense incurred in the construction or operation of any improvement or provision of  additional services  in  a  district  pursuant to this article shall be financed in accordance with the  district  plan  upon  which  the  establishment  or extension  of  the  district  was  based.  Services  for  which district property owners are charged pursuant to the plan must be in addition  to or  an  enhancement  of  those provided by the municipality prior to the establishment of the district.  The  expense  and  cost  apportioned  to benefited  real  property  in accordance with the plan shall be a charge upon each benefited parcel of real property within the district.  (b) The charge upon benefited real property pursuant to  this  article shall  be  imposed  as  provided  in  the  district plan. If the formula includes an ad valorem component, this component shall be determined  by the  assessed  value  of  each parcel as entered on the latest completed assessment roll used  by  the  municipality  for  the  levy  of  general municipal taxes. The charge shall be determined, levied and collected in the  same  manner, at the same time and by the same officers, as general municipal taxes are levied and collected.  (c) Any municipality which has established a district pursuant to this article, may, for the purpose of  providing  funds  for  making  capital improvements  within a district, issue and sell bonds or other municipal obligations as provided in the local finance law  and  other  applicable laws  and  statutes.  Principal  and interest payments on these bonds or other municipal obligations may be made in whole or  in  part  from  the proceeds  of  charges  imposed  upon  benefited real property within the district.
NY Gen Mun L § 980-K (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 19-A - Business Improvement Districts 980-K - Tax and Debt Limitations.

§  980-k.  Tax  and  debt  limitations.  (a)  The  aggregate amount of outstanding indebtedness that is incurred to provide funds  for  capital improvements  pursuant  to  this article shall be chargeable against the municipality's constitutional debt limit and may not exceed ten  percent of  the  amount  allowable  under  that  limit.  The aggregate amount of outstanding indebtedness that is incurred to provide funds  for  capital improvements pursuant to this article and that is chargeable against the property within the district may not exceed seven percent of the average full valuation of taxable real property in the district.  (b)  The district charge, exclusive of debt service, levied in a given year against real property in a district may not exceed  twenty  percent of  the  total  general  municipal taxes levied in that year against the taxable real property in the district. The  district  charge  so  levied shall  be included in the total amount, if any, that the municipality is permitted by law to raise in that year by a tax on real property.
NY Gen Mun L § 980-L (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 19-A - Business Improvement Districts 980-L - Expenditure of District Funds.

§ 980-l. Expenditure of district funds. (a) The proceeds of any charge imposed  pursuant  to  this  article  shall  be held by the chief fiscal officer and shall be separately accounted for in the books  and  records of  the  municipality.  None  of the proceeds collected pursuant to this article shall be used for any purposes other than those set forth in the district plan. These funds may be paid  out  for  district  purposes  in accordance  with  the  general procedures for payment of other municipal expenditures.  (b) All contracts for improvements, goods or services to  be  provided in the district shall be subject to all applicable provisions of the law relating to the letting of contracts by the municipality.
NY Gen Mun L § 980-O (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 19-A - Business Improvement Districts 980-O - Dissolution.

§  980-o.  Dissolution.  (a)  Any  district  established  or  extended pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  this  article,  where  there  is   no indebtedness,  outstanding and unpaid, incurred to accomplish any of the purposes of  the  district,  may  be  dissolved  by  local  law  by  the legislative body upon its own motion or upon the written petition of (1) the  owners  of at least fifty-one percent or more of the total assessed valuation of all benefited real property included in the  boundaries  of the  district  and  (2)  at  least  fifty-one  percent  of the owners of benefited real property within the area included in  the  district.  The legislative  body  shall request and consider the recommendations of the district management association  concerning  any  proposed  dissolution; provided  that  if  the association has not submitted recommendations to the legislative body within  sixty  days  after  request  therefor,  the legislative  body  may  adopt  any  such  proposed  dissolution  without considering such recommendations.   In the  event  of  dissolution,  all assets of the district shall revert to the municipality.  (b)  A  certified copy of the order of dissolution shall be filed with the state comptroller at Albany, New York.
NY Gen Mun L § 980-P (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 19-A - Business Improvement Districts 980-P - Existing Districts.

§  980-p.  Existing  districts.  Any special improvement or assessment   districts, or any business improvement districts established pursuant to   article two-B of the general city law, or any districts having filed  an   application with the state comptroller as provided in such article prior   to  the  effective  date  of  this  article,  shall  be  subject  to the   provisions of this article but shall not be required to comply with  any   provisions  of  this  article  which are contrary to or more restrictive   than those under which the district was established or  proposed  to  be   established  as  evidenced  by  an  application  filed  with  the  state   comptroller prior to the effective date of this article.  Any  reference   to  article  two-B of the general city law or any section thereof in any   state or local law, plan or agreement shall be deemed to be a  reference   to this article or the appropriate provision of this article.
NY Gen Mun L § 980-Q (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 19-A - Business Improvement Districts 980-Q - Severability.

§ 980-q. Severability. If any provision of any section of this article   or  the  application  thereof  to  any  person  or circumstance shall be   adjudged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such  order  or   judgment  shall be confined in its operation to the controversy in which   it was rendered and shall not affect or invalidate the remainder of  any   provisions of any section of this article or the application of any part   thereof  to  any  other  person  or  circumstance  and  to  this end the   provisions of each section of this article are  hereby  declared  to  be   severable.
NY Gen Mun L § 990 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 19-B - Municipal Theme Districts 990 - Short Title.

§  990.  Short  title. This article shall be known and may be cited as   the "Municipal theme districts act".
NY Gen Mun L § 990-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 19-B - Municipal Theme Districts 990-A - Statement of Legislative Findings and Declaration.

§ 990-a. Statement of legislative findings and declaration. Across the   nation  municipal theme districts have arisen to construct, renovate and   geographically coordinate areas of a municipality into a common area for   art, entertainment, education, culture or business. These areas  develop   the  economy,  tourism,  culture, education and the quality of life of a   community. It shall be the public policy of the state to  encourage  the   development  of  theme  districts  and  to  promote their establishment,   designation, administration and success.
NY Gen Mun L § 990-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 19-B - Municipal Theme Districts 990-B - Definitions.

§ 990-b. Definitions. As used in this article:  (a) "Municipal theme district" shall mean a geographic area designated by  a  county,  city,  town or village, pursuant to section nine hundred ninety-d of this article, to be a theme  district  for  the  purpose  of promoting,  advancing  or  coordinating  an  approved  theme pursuant to section nine hundred ninety-c of this article.  (b) "Theme district board" shall mean the board of  directors  of  the theme   district,  appointed  by  the  county,  city,  town  or  village establishing the district, and responsible for  the  administration  and operation of the district.
NY Gen Mun L § 990-C (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 19-B - Municipal Theme Districts 990-C - Criteria for Municipal Theme District Designation.

§  990-c.  Criteria  for  municipal  theme  district  designation. Any   county, city, town or village may designate, pursuant  to  section  nine   hundred  ninety-d  of  this article, a theme district for the purpose of   promoting, advancing or coordinating an approved theme. A theme district   shall consist of not less than ten acres of land and shall  contain  not   less  than  thirty  buildings.  The theme district may contain less than   thirty buildings if within five years of the designation  of  the  theme   district such district will within a reasonable certainty contain thirty   buildings.  Any  theme  district  designated  pursuant  to  section nine   hundred ninety-d of this article shall contain a single common  approved   theme of art, entertainment, education, culture or business.
NY Gen Mun L § 990-D (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 19-B - Municipal Theme Districts 990-D - Designation of Municipal Theme Districts.

§   990-d.   Designation   of  municipal  theme  districts.  Upon  the   application of a resident or business  owner  within  a  proposed  theme   district,  any  county, city, town or village may by resolution or local   law designate a theme district for the purpose of  promoting,  advancing   or  coordinating  an  approved  theme  pursuant  to section nine hundred   ninety-c of this article. An  application  for  such  designation  shall   specify  the  geography to be contained within such district, the number   of parcels contained within such district,  the  common  theme  of  art,   entertainment,  education,  culture  or  business sought to be promoted,   advanced or coordinated by the district and the municipal theme district   development plan that will be implemented and administered by the  theme   district board.
NY Gen Mun L § 990-E (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 19-B - Municipal Theme Districts 990-E - Municipal Theme District Development Plan.

§ 990-e. Municipal theme district development plan. An application for   the  designation  of a municipal theme district made pursuant to section   nine hundred ninety-d of this article shall contain  a  municipal  theme   district  development  plan.  Such  municipal theme district development   plan shall describe in detail the plans for  development  of  the  theme   district,   including   the   changes   in   buildings,  structures  and   infrastructure within the  district,  the  activities  to  be  conducted   within  the  district,  and the proposed benefits that the district will   have for the community.
NY Gen Mun L § 990-F (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 19-B - Municipal Theme Districts 990-F - Administration of Municipal Theme Districts.

§  990-f.  Administration  of municipal theme districts. The municipal   theme district shall be administered by a seven  person  theme  district   board  appointed  by  the  county, city, town or village designating the   district. The members of the board shall serve at the  pleasure  of  the   appointing  entity  and  shall  be responsible for the administration of   theme district activities and events as well as  the  implementation  of   the municipal theme district development plan.
NY Gen Mun L § 990-G (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 19-B - Municipal Theme Districts 990-G - Termination or Revision of Municipal Theme District.

§  990-g.  Termination  or  revision  of  municipal  theme district. A   municipal theme district may be terminated or  revised  by  the  county,   city, town or village designating the district.
NY Gen Mun L § 1000 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 20 - Laws Repealed; When to Take Effect 1000 - Laws Repealed.

§  1000.  Laws repealed. Of the laws enumerated in the schedule hereto   annexed, that portion specified in the last column is hereby repealed.
NY Gen Mun L § 1001 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 20 - Laws Repealed; When to Take Effect 1001 - When to Take Effect.

§   1001.  When  to  take  effect.  This  chapter  shall  take  effect   immediately.
NY Gen Oblig L § 12-101 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GOB - General Obligations Article 12 - Drug Dealer Liability Act 12-101 - Short Title.

§ 12-101. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as   "the drug dealer liability act".
NY Gen Oblig L § 12-103 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GOB - General Obligations Article 12 - Drug Dealer Liability Act 12-103 - Liability Established.

§  12-103.  Liability established. A person who knowingly participates   in a drug market within this state and has been convicted of a crime for   such participation in a drug market and is a drug  trafficker  shall  be   liable for civil damages as provided in this article.