Assembly Bill A9861

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the sale of state lands to municipal corporations

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A9861 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Public Lands Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §33, Pub Lds L

2023-A9861 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits the sale of state lands to municipal corporations either without consideration or for such consideration and upon terms approved by the commissioner of general services without a public auction.

2023-A9861 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9861
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 24, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. STERN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the public lands law, in relation to the sale  of  state
   lands to municipal corporations
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 33 of the public lands law is amended by  adding  a
 new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6.  (A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF THIS SECTION TO THE CONTRARY,
 THE COMMISSIONER OF GENERAL SERVICES MAY SELL, TRANSFER OR LEASE  TO  OR
 EXCHANGE WITH ANY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, SCHOOL DISTRICT, BOARD OF COOP-
 ERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, OR FIRE DISTRICT, EITHER WITHOUT CONSIDER-
 ATION  OR  FOR  SUCH CONSIDERATION AND UPON SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS
 SHALL BE APPROVED BY SUCH COMMISSIONER, ANY UNAPPROPRIATED  STATE  LANDS
 WITHOUT  PUBLIC AUCTION OR SEALED BIDS; AND ANY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OR
 FIRE DISTRICT MAY ACQUIRE OR LEASE SUCH REAL  PROPERTY  AS  PROVIDED  IN
 THIS  SECTION.  THE  TERM  OF  ANY  LEASE  ENTERED  INTO PURSUANT TO THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT EXCEED TEN YEARS BUT NOTHING HEREIN
 CONTAINED SHALL PREVENT THE RENEWAL OF ANY SUCH LEASE.
   (B) THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY REAL PROPER-
 TY WHICH IS MADE  INALIENABLE  UNDER  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  ANY  GENERAL,
 SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW OR OF ANY CHARTER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10642-01-3

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