L.L. 2009/044

Enactment date: 6/29/2009

Int. No. 1026

By Council Members Weprin, Arroyo, Fidler, Gentile, Jackson, James, Mark-Viverito, Mealy, Nelson, Palma, Seabrook and Gerson (by request of the Mayor).

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to administration of the senior citizen rent increase exemption program.

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]

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§ 14. Any agency or officer to whom are assigned by this local law any powers or duties shall exercise such powers and duties in continuation of their exercise by the agency or officer by which the same were heretofore exercised and shall have power to continue any business, proceeding or other matter commenced by the agency or officer by which such powers and duties were heretofore exercised. Any provision in law, rule, regulation, contract, grant, or other document relating to the subject matter of such powers or duties and applicable to the agency or officer formerly exercising such powers and duties shall, so far as not inconsistent with provisions of this local law, apply to the agency or officer to which such powers and duties are assigned by this local law. Any rule in force upon the effective date of this local law and promulgated by an agency or officer whose power to promulgate such rule is assigned by this local law to another agency or officer, shall continue in force as the rule of the agency or officer to whom such power is assigned, unless and until such rule is superseded, amended, or repealed.

§ 15. No civil, criminal, or administrative action or proceeding pending at the time when this local law shall take effect, brought by or against the city or any agency or officer of the city, shall be affected or abated by the enactment of this local law or by anything contained herein; but any or all such actions and proceedings previously involving the department for the aging may be assigned to the department of finance, at the department of finance's request. Provided, further, that in that event the same may be prosecuted or defended by the commissioner of finance.

§ 16. No existing right or remedy of the city of any character shall be lost or impaired or affected by reason of the enactment of this local law.

§ 17. This local law shall take effect 60 days after it is enacted into law, provided that for an additional period of 60 days following such effective date the department of finance may by written agreement between the agencies delegate to the department for the aging responsibilities necessary for the efficient administration of the senior citizen rent increase exemption program.