ยง 21. Public or municipal purpose and general welfare defined.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the terms "public or
municipal purpose," and "general welfare," as used in this article,
shall each include the promotion of education, art, beauty, charity,
amusement, recreation, health, safety, comfort and convenience, and the
promotion, creation, development or expansion of business, commerce,
industry or job opportunities, and all of the purposes enumerated in
sections twenty, twenty-a, twenty-b, and twenty-e.
Structure New York Laws
Article 2-A - Powers of Cities
20 - Grant of Specific Powers.
20-A - Purchasing Department or Agency.
20-B - Cities Authorized to Impose Taxes on Utilities.
20-C - Temporary Investment of Certain City Funds in Obligations of the United States.
20-E - State Office Buildings and Other Public Improvements in Certain Cities.
20-F - Transfer of Development Rights; Definitions; Conditions; Procedures.
20-G - Intermunicipal Cooperation in Comprehensive Planning and Land Use Regulation.
21 - Public or Municipal Purpose and General Welfare Defined.
21-B - Debt Service in Relation to Certain Municipal Cooperative Activities.
21-C - Passenger Stations of Railroad Redevelopment Corporations in Certain Cities.
21-D - Establishment of Blood Credit Systems by Cities.
21-E - Operating Assistance for Water-Works Corporations in Certain Cities.
21-F - Operating Assistance for Certain Public Utility Services.
22 - This Grant in Addition to Existing Powers.