Requires a public housing authority to file in the office of the commissioner of housing and community renewal and with the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly a physical needs assessment every five years; defines "physical needs assessment".
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A1907
SPONSOR: Zinerman
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public housing law, in relation to physical needs
assessments for public housing authorities
 
PURPOSE OF THE BILL:
This bill mandates that every Public Housing Authority within the State
of NY submit a Physical Needs Assessment (PNA) to the commissioner of
NYS Homes and Community Renewal, the temporary president of the senate
and the speaker of the assembly every five years.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends the public housing law to mandate that (a) public hous-
ing authorities submit a PNA to Homes and Community Renewal and it (b)
defines what a PNA is.
Section 2 establishes the effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:'
Currently, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development does not
require that housing authorities submit a PNA to them. A PNA is essen-
tial in evaluating the scope of capital repairs and improvements needed
within a housing development. The New. York City Housing Authority
(NYCHA) submits a PNA voluntarily (or as recommended but not mandated by
HUD) every five years. As a result, NYCHA reported that they were in a
capital deficit of $32B because of the 2017 PNA they conducted. This
should be a mandate of every public housing authority to create trans-
parency and financial clarity.
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
No additional costs to the State.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
SENATE of 2019
S.5783-A REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
05/14/19 REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
05/13/19
01/08/20
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.