SENATOR SERRANO 12-828-2420 Dec 16 2007 12:06 (iL) that akscovery of the cause pf death im necessary te meet on im diate and substantial threat to the public hoalth and that = diszoc- Tion or autopsy. jontiat to accortain the cause of death; oF (itl) that tho nepd for a dirgection ox autopsy is otablighed tn av. cordance with subdivigion Five of this section. Ch) wrelative” shall mean the percpa most clustly related #1 dent by consanguinity ar affinity. In the event such persea (2 able, the objection may ba 7aised on Ais behalf by the J person. Ike offtctal uke has authority ty order y ef the decedeot’s body may require a relative ¢ relavienshipeo fhe decedent, the rett ty tf aay. that the decedent hag relipi fo aa aotepsy, basis for such daties, aad thet me will responsibility for the lavful ¢isposttioa of the body of the deceased. (e) “Sriend” Shayl mean any porgon who, prior to the aeconent's dean. pelntained guch regulary rontact vith, tne decedgnt as Lo be Tamiliar with is activities, health and Teligioas beliefs and who presenty an affi- davit stating the facts and clrounstancys upon which the claim that he TP Such friend te based, the velipieus affiliation ef the decedent, tf any, that the decedoat had religious edjectioac to an outepsy, the baxit fer’ Such Belief, ana thet he will aggre veoponsibility for tho lowrul Akgeorition of the beady cf the deceased. B2. This act chal) tako offoct immediately, and chali apply to deaths ghich occur Gn or after the date upon which this'act shell have became = CHAPTER 899 AN AGT in relation to the creation of 4 puDlic Denerit corporation to Span, develop, operate, maintain and manage Rousevelt Taland and buthorizing the transfer of appropriations relating thereto Docame a. lav August 5, 1884, with the sppyoval of the Governor: Passed ‘on megsage of necessity purcuant to Article III, section 14 ef the Gonatitution bye majority voto, three. fifths boing present The People of thy Seate of Hew York, rapracented in Senate and-Astan- by, de eacet ez Jolieus: Section 1. The legislature hereby finds. determines and decleres thet: Cal the city of New York and the New York’ state urban development cor- poration have entered inte p leaso and related agresuonts providing for the urban develepmant corporation to Uso its statutory powers to create on Roosevelt Isiend new coamunity vhich vould retain and heighten tne benefits of prban living while preserving # sense Of scaie nd open Space. for Ransevelt Island residents and Now York city as 2 whole: Ch) the Urban development corporation has conatructed the first phase of the Jslend'’s development, including public facilities, pursuant to a yeneral development plan for Roosevelt 1gland, which plan iz being updated and Contenplates significant future agvelopment on the island, including Ui provision of additiona) housing, commercial, Civic, recreational ane Sthey facilities, (¢) Jt 1s in the public interest for tho urban Gevelopnent corperathon to transfer ali pf its rights and obligations with respect to the development, speretion ang supervision of both such Tailsine snd such wrepased development to a public. venefit conporation Sidch chal be under the gupervizion of the conmissioner of housing and Tonsunity renewal, ana (a) tt is in the pubsic interest that such = pub Sie honest. corporation plan, design, develop, operate, maintain and panaga Roorevait Ysiand. that each covsoration have vested a (it such Rovers s¢ ave necessary or convenient to effectuate those functions and That the division of howsimg and community renewal be authorized to as— sist such cornoration in the performance of its duties with tespect to Hoosevelt Ysiand. S'G (Az ned in Uhis act. the following teres shall have: the following meanings: 1. "Citys shall mean the city of New York. tet Logg. ci 390 LD69-9z-B1S"¥eg AgWUEIT or ‘931SENATOR SERRANO Fax:212-828-2420 Dec 16 2007 12:06 P02 aes LAWS: OF NEW YORK. 19B4 séor 2. “Commissioner” shal. sean the comintsstoner ef hous ims. end sommunity, vehewal. Te SGorporation™ snail mean the Roosevelt Talend operating corporation created by section three of this act. getee Ovelopment “subleases” shail muan (2) the aublesse sted angust first, nineteen hundred. eighty betyeen the urban develapnent corporation Baa ine city, Cb) tnp Ereund loase, doted October thirtieth, nineteon fundved seventy-tvo, between the Urken dovelopmont corporation’ and North Joun Phase. Sf Houaes, Ine-, (2) the ground leare. dated April twanty- Tittn, nineteen hundred seventy-three, between the urban development Sorpofation and North Town Phage 117 Houges, Inc.. and (a) the vestated Ercund lease, dated November thirtieth, nineteen hundred Seventy-seven EStucon the urban development corporation and Rivercross Tenants Corporation S'Division” shall mean the Rew Yerk state division of housing end community renewal Tr eiSise’ shal mean the lease, dated Deconber twenty-tnira. nineteen hundzed sixty-nine, ag heretofore or hereafter amended, among “the city Of New “York, tho New York state urban development corporation and the Roosavelt Island development corporation, pursuant to which the city JeoSed Substantially all of Koogevert faiand to the Rew York state arben development corporation for gevelopment substantially in accordance with the development pian referred to therein. 7. "Roosevelt Xsiand" hall mean the island lecated in the East River. city ana county Of New York, extending from. spprovimately fiftieth Street to cighty-siith atreot in Manhattan " Be Sees Sartordable heuring for everyone, ine.” shall mean the Hey York corporation organized under article six-a of the private housing Finance aw snd under tha supervision and contral of the comissicnor. O. "trsovey franchise” shall mean the franchise for the Roosevelt Island tramway granted by the city ta tho urban development corporation on February nineteenth. nineteen hundged seventy. four 16. “Orban development corporation” shall mean the New York state wr- bag development. correration. SS. 1 tp effectuate the purposes and provisions of this act, there ts hereby created the "Roosevelt Island operating corporation”. ” which Shall be a body corporate and politic constituting a public bengfit.cor- Royation anda political subdivision of the state of New York. 3) \the board of directors of the corporation shall be composed of nine meabers. One menber shall be the commissioner, who shall serve os the Ghaltmaa and chief executive’ officer of the corparation; ony senhor Ehall be the director o7 the budget; ana seven public members shall by Sprointed by the governor with the advice ond consent of the senato. Of iheedeuen pusiie menuers, two. members, one of whom shall be resident Gr Roogevele Island, ghell be appointed upon the rerormendation of the Slyor of the citys and ive additional momberc shail ba ‘residents of Resgeveie Yalend’ “Book member shall serve for a term of four years ond Rts Nis succeacor shell have boon appointed and Shall have avalified, Uisent tnae Cad two cf the anifial publi members appointed by the gov- Einot, one of whom i a resident of Roosevelt Island, and the (Roosevelt {Elana vestdent member appointed upen the recommendation of the mayor of the city shall gevve for terms of two years each, and (b)_ the | comnis- Honer and. the director of tha budget shall serve so Long as they con- Einue to hold thelr respective offices, any action taken by tng, direc: tors of the corporatign shall be taken by majority vote of tne directors thie fn oifice, The elected public officials who represent Roosevelt Poiana” Shall be representatives to the board of @irectors of the sov- poration entitled to receive notice of and attend all mectings of such Poratien eM onall. ‘not be entitied to vote. Failure to give such notice part not effect the validity of any action taken at @ meeting of such board. nh Se the governor may {111 any vacancy which occurs on the board of airéctors of the corporation in e manner conaiatent with the original Spoistment. ‘any member of the eerporation may be removed by the gover- Ror fer cause, but not withewe an oppartunity to be heard, In person, or ty counsel, in his defenge, upon not leas than ton days! written notice 4. “the Gonmigaioner and the divector-of the budget may each designate an officer or employee of his respective division to represent such Nem- bor at meetings of the corporstion, Such designation shall be by written on aterm wetrae tn Uralire te neue matted Ip heastate FY Fe od Jaw fod FEL Q00% et 290 1069-32r-aisimeg Auvugr °937} SENATOR SERRANO e992 Laws OF NEWYORK, 1984 S408 13. Enter inte ouch agrepmente with the tate, the urban develomment corporation and the city az the portios thereto decm approprista to oF. Festgere tho Prerigtens of this set 4. Assume apd perform. the obligations and responsibilities of the r= nan developnene corporspion under the isage, the tramway franchise, and ali “Sthor contracty. leases: and agvgenents heretatore entered inte by The urban development correration yelating fo the Aevelopment, managa: mont and ‘operation of Roosevelt ietand’ Cexcept. that. the corporation Shall not asaune any of the rights, duties ad reapcnsibilivies of the arban "devolopment corporation in retatien to any bonds er notes issued. Br nortgeges of security agreements held, by the Urban development cor- poration “or any of its subsidiaries) ahd exercise 411 of tne rights of The urban development corporation with respect thereto; and ‘is, Oo and Perform 911 other acts necescary or convenient to carry out the forexoing in connection with thé development, management or” opera ign of Roggevert Iazana Brat Tethe garparation snazi, promulgate such ries’ gud ryguiettvnd 99 1p shail deen spbropriate 12 provide an opportunity for "vealdents 0: Rocrerelt Esuend te gounent_ppen_any major weendnent of tho development Plan for Rovaevelt Island referred to In the Tease ot & public hoaring held iprior te iva adoption by the corporation "2 any amendment of the dovalopmant plan for Roosovelt: Island referred to in the lease shall be subject to” the review and approval of the Airocter, of the -budret, and the corporation shall not enter into any agreement for the design or construction of any Improvement provided for im any such aiendment prior to such approval, 3.’ the teauirements of al) local lava, ordinencas, codes, charters or regilations ghall be applitable to the construction, altersfion or im provenent. of any bujiding or structure on foosgvgit tsiand, provided that the corparation way, in lieu of such compliance, determine that the requirements of the New York state uniform fire prevention and building code, formulated by the state fire prevention and buliding code council pursuant to article olgntoen of tho executive Law, shall be applicable fovauch work. In the event of such compliance with the New York state Uniform “Fire prevention ang building code, the city shall nave no power to modity any Graxings, Plans or speckfiretions for such verk or for the Plunbing, “heating, Sighting vr other mevhenical branghes therest, oF to require that ony person, firm or souporation gnploved on any such work jeforn the gane except ax provided sy such plang end gpecitications or Sbtath any gaditional authority, apsroval, Permit ov certificate from the elty in’ connection thevew! th G6. 1" "Fao" corporation shall perform af] obligations of the urban development corporation ar any of itz subsidiaries with respect to. the @evolomment, management and. operation of Roosevelt Island. including. without Limitation, all such obligations arising under the lease and the tranvay franchise. 2iiThe urban development corporation, the division an the corporation shall each use their best efforts to obtain any required consents to the Sesignnent of tho lease and the. tramway. franchise from the urban Gevelopnant corporation te the corpevation and to any other assumption by the corporation of fhe obligations of. the urban development corpora Sion or any of Its” subsidiasigs unger” any. other contracts, leases, agreements oy inatrunents entered inte by the urban development corpora” tian, or any such subgidiery, relating to the development, management or operation of Rocacvelt Isiend Cother than any vonds gy notes issued, oF mortgages or sccurity oxrepments hold, by the urban dovelopment corpora. tion” Sy any of its subaidiaries) and, upon pbtsining such consents, the corporation and the Urban development’ corporation shall. eater ints euch agreements” and take such actions as hall be neceguary to effectuate sich assignments and assunptions. provided that in order to permit. the Urban development. corporation to recover the Investment which {t has heretofore mada in the development. of Roosevelt Txland, such agreements shall provide appropriate assurances satisfactory to the urban develop- ment corporation (a) for the prompt payment directly to the Urban developnent carporation of (1) all sums from tine to tine due from les- Sees under the development aubleases and (11) all suns received by the gorporation from the city, in’ connection. with the termination of the Tease, ond (b) for the amending or supplementing of the develooment sub. Jeased “to the extont, if any, necoasary to protect the rights of the pod ezter g00z 21 290 1069-929-815:Key AUVUBIT 12-828-2420 Dec 16 2007 12:07 Pp. O38 007