BILL NUMBER:A11045
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend chapter 397 of the laws of 1996, relat-
ing to authorizing the town of Islip to lease certain lands to a busi-
ness corporation, in relation to the lease term
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:; To extend the turn of any lease for
any parkland located in Hidden Pond Park to be for a period of fifty
years
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends subdivi-
sion (a) of section 1 of chapter 397 of the laws of 1996by increasing
the maximum allowable time for a lease from thirty years to fifty years
JUSTIFICATION: On July 30, 1996, New York State enacted a law entitled
the "Laws of New York, Chapter397", which authorized the Town of Islip
to lease certain municipally-owned parkland located In Hidden Pond Park,
Hauppauge, to a business corporation. The Law authorized the term of any
lease to be for a period of thirty years.
The Parkland lease to a business corporation has provided the citizens
of Hauppauge with sport and recreation opportunities for dose to four-
teen years. The Town of Islip wishes to extend the maximum period a
business can lease the municipally-owned land from thirty In fifty
years. Facilities like "The Rinx" at Hidden Pond are essential in
providing the public with entertainment
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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11045
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 12, 2010
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Introduced by M. of A. FITZPATRICK -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend chapter 397 of the laws of 1996, relating to authorizing
the town of Islip to lease certain lands to a business corporation, in
relation to the lease term
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 1 of chapter 397 of the laws of
1996, relating to authorizing the town of Islip to lease certain lands
to a business corporation, is amended to read as follows:
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other general, special or
local law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the town of Islip, in the
county of Suffolk, is hereby authorized and empowered to lease the lands
hereinafter described for up to [thirty] FIFTY years, to a business
corporation for such consideration for fair market value and upon such
terms, conditions and provisions as the town board in its discretion may
deem proper.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD17032-01-0
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