L.L. 2006/023

Enactment date: 7/11/2006

Int. No. 368-A

By the Speaker (Council Member Quinn) and Council Members Gentile, Reyna, Monserrate, Dickens, Comrie, Gerson, Gonzalez, Mark-Viverito, Nelson and Palma

A Local Law in relation to the naming of five thoroughfares and public places, Actors' Equity Corner, Borough of Manhattan, Josephine Diana Blvd., Borough of Brooklyn, Rev. Msgr. Bryan J. Karvelis Way, Borough of Brooklyn, Sgt. Jose Gomez Place, Borough of Queens and Dr. Reverend Wyatt Tee Walker Square, Borough of Manhattan and the repeal of sections 3, 26 and 47 of local law number 13 for the year 2006.

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Section 3 of local law number 13 for the year 2006 is hereby REPEALED.

§ 2. Section 26 of local law number 13 for the year 2006 is hereby REPEALED.

§ 3. Section 47 of local law number 13 for the year 2006 is hereby REPEALED.

§ 4. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.

 

New Name	Present Name	Limits
Actors' Equity Corner	None	Northeast corner of 46th Street and 7th Avenue

 

§ 5. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.

 

New Name	Present Name	Limits
Josephine Diana Blvd.	None	17th Avenue and 72nd Street

 

§ 6. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.

 

New Name	Present Name	Limits
Rev. Msgr. Bryan J. Karvelis Way	Marcy Avenue	Between Hewes and Hooper Streets

 

§ 7. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.

 

New Name	Present Name	Limits
Sgt. Jose Gomez Place	104th Street	Between 37th and 38th Avenues

 

§ 8. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.

 

New Name	Present Name	Limits
Dr. Reverend Wyatt Tee Walker Square	None	West 116th Street and Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard

 

§ 9. This local law shall take effect immediately.

L.L. 2006/024

Enactment date: 7/11/2006

Int. No. 384

By the Speaker (Council Member Quinn) and Council Members Yassky, Weprin, Recchia Jr., James, Gioia, Jackson, Arroyo, Martinez, Comrie, Mealy and Nelson (in conjunction with the Mayor)

A Local Law to amend local law number 2 for the year 2005, in relation to film production tax credits.

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Sections 4, 5 and 6 of local law 2 of 2005 are hereby amended to read as follows:

§ 4. Maximum amount of credits.

   (a)   The aggregate amount of tax credits allowed pursuant to [sections one and two of this legislation] subdivision (m) of section 11-503 of the administrative code of the city of New York and subdivision twenty of section 11-604 of the administrative code of the city of New York in any calendar year shall be $12.5 million in 2004 and 2005 and $30 million in 2006 through 2011. Such aggregate amount of credits shall be allocated by the mayor's office of film, [theater] theatre and broadcasting among taxpayers in order of priority based upon the date of filing an application for allocation of film production credit with such office. If the total amount of allocated credits applied for in any particular year exceeds the aggregate amount of tax credits allowed for such year under this section, such excess shall be treated as having been applied for on the first day of the subsequent year.

§ 5. The [Mayor's Office of Film, Theater, and Broadcast] mayor's office of film, theatre and broadcasting shall, in accordance with [§7 of Part P of Chapter 60 of the Laws of 2004] sections two and three of part Y of a chapter of the laws of 2006, as set forth in legislative bill number S.6460-C, which was delivered to the secretary of state on April 28, 2006, [promulgate] amend, as soon as practicable, rules to establish procedures for the allocation of tax credits as required by section [4] four of this local law. Such rules shall include provisions describing the application process, the due dates for such applications, the standards which shall be used to evaluate the applications, the documentation that will be provided [to] by taxpayers to substantiate the amount of tax credits allocated to such taxpayers, and such other provisions as deemed necessary and appropriate.

§ 6. This local law shall take effect immediately, except that sections two and three of this local law shall take effect as of the effective date of a chapter of the laws of New York that authorizes the enactment of an empire state film production credit against the unincorporated business income tax of the city of New York. This local law shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2005 with respect to "qualified production costs" paid or incurred on or after August 20, 2004, in connection with qualified films completed on or after January 1, 2005 regardless of whether the [production of the] initial application relating to such qualified film [commenced] was first submitted before August 20, 2004; provided, however, that this local law shall expire and shall be deemed to have no force and effect as of [August 20, 2008] December 31, 2011, and provided further, that the expiration of this local law shall not affect the carry over of any credit allowed pursuant to this local law and, subsequent to the expiration of this local law, such carry over credits shall be allowed as provided by and pursuant to the provisions of this local law.

§ 2. This local law shall take effect immediately.

L.L. 2006/029

Enactment date: 7/27/2006

Int. No. 362-A

By the Speaker (Council Member Quinn) and Council Members Vallone Jr., Addabbo Jr., Brewer, Clarke, Comrie, Felder, Fidler, Gentile, Gerson, Gonzalez, James, Koppell, Liu, Mark-Viverito, Martinez, Monserrate, Nelson, Recchia Jr., Stewart, Vann, Weprin, Garodnick, McMahon, Gioia, Sears, Gennaro, Dilan, Foster, Jackson, Yassky, Katz, Oddo and The Public Advocate (Ms. Gotbaum) (by request of the Mayor)

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to a gun offender registry.

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section one. Legislative findings and intent. The Council of the City of New York finds that people who have been convicted of felony gun offenses pose unique dangers to the people of this City and should, therefore, be monitored to prevent them from reoffending and to ensure their prompt apprehension if they do commit further crimes.

The New York City Police Department has shown that information about past offenders can be used to prevent future crimes. The Specially Targeted Offenders Project (STOP) led to 247 arrests of offenders who had violated a duty to report changes in address under the state's Correction Law from 2003 to 2004, almost doubling the rate of such arrests from the previous year.

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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]

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§ 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or other portion of this local law is, for any reason, declared unconstitutional or invalid, in whole or in part, by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed severable, and such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this law, which remaining portions shall continue in full force and effect.

§ 4. This local law shall take effect 240 days after it shall have been enacted into law, provided that the commissioner may take any actions necessary prior to such effective date for the implementation of this local law including, but not limited to, promulgating rules and regulations.

L.L. 2006/030

Enactment date: 7/27/2006

Int. No. 363-A

By the Speaker (Council Member Quinn) and Council Members Vallone Jr., Addabbo Jr., Brewer, Clarke, Comrie, Felder, Fidler, Gentile, Gonzalez, James, Koppell, Liu, Mark-Viverito, Martinez, Monserrate, Nelson, Recchia Jr., Stewart, Vann, Weprin, Mealy, Garodnick, McMahon, Gioia, Gennaro, Sears, Dilan, Foster, Jackson, Yassky, Katz, Oddo and The Public Advocate (Ms. Gotbaum) (by request of the Mayor)

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to detecting and preventing the theft of firearms from licensed firearms dealers.

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Declaration of legislative findings and intent. The Council finds that action is necessary to detect, and therefore prevent, the theft of firearms from licensed dealers. Firearms illicitly removed from licensed dealers provide one avenue of supply for the illegal handgun market and for gun crime. Given the lethality of modern handguns and the existence of a market for the illegal resale of handguns to people who should not legally possess them, every missing gun should be the focus of police attention as soon as practicable. This can be accomplished through effective and mandatory inventory controls by licensed firearms dealers.

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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]

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§ 4. Severability. If any provision of this local law is for any reason found to be invalid, in whole or in part, by any court of competent jurisdiction, such finding shall not affect the validity of all remaining portions of this local law, which shall continue in full force and effect.

§ 5. This local law shall take effect 120 days after its enactment into law, provided that, prior to such effective date, the police commissioner shall promulgate such rules and take such other actions as are necessary to its timely implementation.