S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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I N A S S E M B L Y
June 18, 2010
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Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Jaffee) --
read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments
AN ACT to authorize the town of Orangetown, county of Rockland to
discontinue the use of certain town lands as parkland and to sell and
convey such lands
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The town of Orangetown, county of Rockland, is hereby
authorized to discontinue as parklands and alienate, grant a utility
easement and convey the lands described in section three of this act and
in exchange therefor, dedicate as parklands the lands described in
section four of this act, such land to be used for park purposes.
S 2. Notwithstanding the failure of the town of Orangetown to seek or
receive state legislative authorization to alienate certain of the park-
lands described in section three of this act and used for electric tran-
smission wires, such use is validated, ratified and confirmed.
S 3. The lands to be subject to the utility easement and discontinued
as parklands and alienated, and conveyed are described as follows:
BEGINNING at a point in the existing Westerly line of the existing
easement for T/L 701 and 702 South of tower 33 and goes thence, N-29
degrees-51 minutes-27 seconds-W 285.75' to a point; thence, N-12
degrees-41 minutes-48 seconds-E 76.87' to a point; thence, N-42
degrees-20 minutes-03 seconds-E 390.79' to a point in the aforesaid
existing Westerly line of the said easement for T/L 701 and 702; thence,
turning and running along the said Westerly line of this existing ease-
ment, S-12 degrees-41 minutes-48 seconds-W 202.22, to a point; thence,
leaving the said existing easement for T/L 701 and 702, S-42 degrees-20
minutes-03 seconds-W 138.01' to a point; thence, S-12 degrees-41
minutes-48 seconds-W 82.65' to a point; thence, S-29 degrees-51
minutes-27 seconds-E 100.92' to a point in the aforesaid existing
Westerly line of T/L 701 and 702; thence, along the said existing ease-
ment for T/L 701 and 702, S-12 degrees-41 minutes-48 seconds-W 147.87'
to the point and place of BEGINNING. Containing 1.28 acres.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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S 4. The replacement lands to be dedicated by the town of Orangetown
to use as parkland for public park purposes are located in the town of
Orangetown, Rockland county comprise a total of 2.09 acres more or less
and particularly described as follows: Parcel 1. BEGINNING at a point
in the southerly line of Orangeburg Road at the easterly edge of an
existing 100 foot wide right-of-way of Orange and Rockland Utilities,
Inc. and running thence along the southerly line of Orangeburg Road, on
a course South 86° 48' 56" East, 53.84 feet to the northeasterly corner
of the lands herein described; and running thence along the easterly
line of land of Remat and Landa on a course South 24° 57' 40" West
997.78 feet to land now or formerly of Ramland Properties, Inc.; thence
along said last mentioned land the following two courses and distances:
(1) North 65° 02' 20" East 50 feet, and (2) North 24° 57' 40" East,
977.81 feet to the point or place of beginning.
Parcel 2. BEGINNING at a point in the Westerly most line of the
existing easement for T/L 701 and 702 located between towers number 33
and 32 and goes thence, along the said Westerly line of the said ease-
ment, N-12 degrees-41 minutes-48 seconds-E 276.94' to a point; thence,
cutting diagonally across the aforesaid existing easement, N-42
degrees-20 minutes-03 seconds-E 202.22' to a point in the Easterly most
line of the aforesaid easement for T/L 701 and 702; thence, turning and
following the said Easterly line of the said easement, S-12 degress-41
minutes-48 seconds-W 561.63' to a point; thence, turning and cutting
back diagonally across the said easement. N-29 degrees-51 minutes-27
seconds-W 147.87 to the point and place of BEGINNING. Containing 0.96
acres of lands.
S 5. In the event that the replacement town parklands to be dedicated
in section four of this act are not equal to the size of the lands to be
alienated in section three of this act, or are not equal to or greater
than the fair market value of the lands to be alienated in section three
of this act, the town of Orangetown shall dedicate additional town-owned
lands for parkland and/or cause funds to be made available for capital
improvements to its existing park and recreational facilities, as neces-
sary, to equal such fair market value.
S 6. The discontinuance and conveyance of parkland authorized by the
provisions of this act shall not occur until the town of Orangetown has
complied with any federal requirements pertaining to the alienation or
conversion of parklands, including satisfying the Secretary of the Inte-
rior that the conversion complies with all conditions which the Secre-
tary of the Interior deems necessary to assure the substitution of other
lands shall be equivalent in fair market value and recreational useful-
ness to the lands being alienated or converted.
S 7. This act shall take effect immediately.