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Senate Bill S2768B

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes the city of New York to discontinue use of certain park land and convey it to the St. Michael's cemetery

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2009-S2768 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4317
Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
New York City
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S2513, A4874
2013-2014: S581, A3535
2015-2016: S3691, A5246

2009-S2768 - Summary

Authorizes the city of New York to discontinue use of certain park land and convey it to the St. Michael's cemetery.

2009-S2768 - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2768 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2768

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 2, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. ONORATO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

AN ACT to authorize the city of New  York  to  discontinue  use  of  and
  convey certain park land

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subject to the provisions of this act, but  notwithstanding
any provision of general, special or local law to the contrary, the city
of New York is authorized to discontinue use as park land and to convey,
in  fee  simple,  the  land described in section three of this act. Such
land is authorized to be conveyed to the Saint Michael's  Cemetery  upon
such  terms  and  conditions as the city council of the city of New York
shall determine to be fair and reasonable.
  S 2. The authorization provided in section one of this  act  shall  be
subject  to  the  requirement  that  the  city of New York shall use any
proceeds and/or land received in exchange for the conveyance  authorized
by  this  act  to acquire land, to be dedicated for park purposes, in an
amount equal to or greater than the fair market value of the land  being
conveyed  pursuant  to  this act and/or used for capital improvements to
existing park and recreational facilities.
  S 3. The land authorized to be discontinued as park land and  conveyed
is as follows:
  The  subject  property  is  bounded by Astoria Boulevard to the north,
30th Avenue to the south, the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway  to  the  east,
and  St.    Michael's  Cemetery  to  the west, in the Astoria section of
Queens, City and State of New York. The property  consists  of  a  3.77±
acre  (164,221± square foot), highly irregularly shaped parcel of vacant
land known as St. Michael's Park.
  S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07529-01-9

2009-S2768A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4317
Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
New York City
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S2513, A4874
2013-2014: S581, A3535
2015-2016: S3691, A5246

2009-S2768A - Summary

Authorizes the city of New York to discontinue use of certain park land and convey it to the St. Michael's cemetery.

2009-S2768A - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2768A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 2768--A
    Cal. No. 163

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 2, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. ONORATO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
  reported  favorably  from  said committee, ordered to first and second
  report, ordered to a third reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted,
  retaining its place in the order of third reading

AN  ACT  to  authorize  the  city  of New York to discontinue use of and
  convey certain park land

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Subject to the provisions of this act, but notwithstanding
any provision of general, special or local law to the contrary, the city
of New York is authorized to discontinue use as park land and to convey,
in fee simple, the land described in section three  of  this  act.  Such
land  is  authorized to be conveyed to the Saint Michael's Cemetery upon
such terms and conditions as the city council of the city  of  New  York
shall determine to be fair and reasonable.
  S  2.  The  authorization provided in section one of this act shall be
subject to the requirement that the city  of  New  York  shall  use  any
proceeds  and/or land received in exchange for the conveyance authorized
by this act to acquire land, to be dedicated for park  purposes,  in  an
amount  equal to or greater than the fair market value of the land being
conveyed pursuant to this act and/or used for  capital  improvements  to
existing park and recreational facilities.
  S  3. The land authorized to be discontinued as park land and conveyed
is as follows:
  ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, lying and being in the
Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New  York,  bounded  and
described as follows:
  BEGINNING  at  the  corner  formed by the intersection of the westerly
side of Brooklyn-Queens Expressway East (Service Road),  also  known  as

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07529-04-9

2009-S2768B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4317
Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
New York City
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S2513, A4874
2013-2014: S581, A3535
2015-2016: S3691, A5246

2009-S2768B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the city of New York to discontinue use of certain park land and convey it to the St. Michael's cemetery.

2009-S2768B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2768B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 2768--B

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 2, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. ONORATO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
  reported  favorably  from  said committee, ordered to first and second
  report, ordered to a third reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted,
  retaining  its  place  in the order of third reading -- recommitted to
  the Committee on Local Government in accordance with  Senate  Rule  6,
  sec.  8 -- committee discharged and said bill committed to the Commit-
  tee on Cities -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
  as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to authorize the city of New  York  to  discontinue  use  of  and
  convey certain park land

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subject to the provisions of this act, the city of New York
is authorized to discontinue use as park land  and  to  convey,  in  fee
simple,  the  land  described in section three of this act. Such land is
authorized to be conveyed to the  Saint  Michael's  Cemetery  upon  such
terms  and  conditions as the city council of the city of New York shall
determine to be fair and reasonable.
  S 2. The authorization provided in section one of this  act  shall  be
subject  to  the  requirement  that  the  city of New York shall use any
proceeds and/or land received in exchange for the conveyance  authorized
by  this  act  to acquire land, to be dedicated for park purposes, in an
amount equal to or greater than the fair market value of the land  being
conveyed  pursuant  to  this act and/or used for capital improvements to
existing park and recreational facilities.
  S 3. The land authorized to be discontinued as park land and  conveyed
is as follows:
  ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, lying and being in the
Borough  and  County  of Queens, City and State of New York, bounded and
described as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07529-05-0

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