Senate Bill S5901

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  5901

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 18, 2009
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Introduced  by Sen. McDONALD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT authorizing the county of Saratoga to discontinue for  reforesta-
  tion purposes the use of certain lands and to convey such lands

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

  Section 1. Notwithstanding section  219  of  the  county  law  to  the
contrary,  the  county  of  Saratoga, acting through its county board of
supervisors, is hereby  authorized  to  discontinue  the  use  of  lands
described in section two of this act acquired for reforestation purposes
and to enter into a contract to convey its interest in the real property
as  described  in  section  two  of  this  act, to the town of Moreau to
construct a court and public safety facility and  a  future  town  hall.
The  authorization provided in this section shall be effective only upon
the acquisition by the county of Saratoga of the parcel as described  in
section  three  of this act, which is currently vacant property not used
by the public for recreational or reforestation purposes.
  S 2. The real property authorized to be  conveyed  by  the  county  of
Saratoga  pursuant  to  section  one  of  this  act shall be bounded and
described as follows:
  ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF  LAND  situate  north  of  NYS  Rte.  197,
Reynolds  Road,  Town  of Moreau, Saratoga County, State of New York and
being more particularly bounded and described as follows:
  Beginning at a point at the southeast corner of the  herein  described
parcel and also being the northeast corner of other lands of the Town of
Moreau  (formerly  Jehovah's Witnesses Lands) and also being on the west
boundary of the White Birch MHC, LLC (L. 1562 P. 189), thence

S 89-26'-14"W   200.94   along other lands of the Town of Moreau to
                         a point at the northeast corner of lands of

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14415-01-9

              

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                         Magdalena Malave (L. 1327 P. 636), thence
S 89-27'-09"W   104.25   along Malave to a point at the northeast corner
                         of lands of South Glens Falls Fire Company, Inc.,
                         thence
S 89-26'-33"W   432.42'  along South Glens Falls Fire Company, Inc.
                         to a point at the northeast corner of lands
                         of Peter Phair (L. 1512 P. 459), thence the
                         following two courses thru lands of Saratoga
                         County
N 00-41'-11"W   500.02'  to a point, thence
N 89-26'-36"E   785.19'  to a point on the west boundary of White
                         Birch MHC, LLC, thence
S 00-41'-11"E   500.00'  along White Birch MHC, LLC to the point and
                         place of beginning

Subject to easements and rights-of-way of record. Said parcel containing
9.013 plus or minus acres.
  S  3.   The authorization provided in section one of this act shall be
effective only upon the condition that on or before the  alienation  and
conveyance  of lands described in section two of this act, the county of
Saratoga shall acquire and  dedicate  real  property  for  reforestation
purposes,  of  equal  or  greater  fair  market value to the lands being
alienated. In the event that the lands to be acquired by the  county  of
Saratoga  for  reforestation purposes pursuant to this act are not equal
to or greater than the fair market value of the lands to be alienated by
the county of Saratoga, the county shall dedicate the difference between
the fair market value of the lands to be alienated and the  fair  market
value  of  the  lands  to be acquired; for the acquisition of additional
lands for reforestation purposes. The additional  real  property  to  be
acquired  and  dedicated  for reforestation purposes, being more partic-
ularly bound and described as follows:
  ALL that tract or parcel of land situate south of Butler Road and west
of Redmond Road, Town of Moreau, Saratoga County, State of New York  and
being more particularly bounded and described as follows:
  Beginning  at  a point at the northwest corner of the herein described
parcel and being on the south boundary of Butler Road and also being the
northeast corner of lands of Saratoga County, thence from said point  of
beginning the following two courses along Butler Road;

S 87-19'-38"E   418.97'  to a point, thence
S 84-18'-39"E   41.66'   to a point on the west boundary of Redmond Road,
                         thence the following three courses along the west
                         boundary of Redmond Road
S 39-22'-10"E   80.00'   to a point, thence
S 09-22'-47"E   373.46'  to a point, thence
S 09-32'-35"E   371.69'  to a point at the northeast corner of lands of
                         Saratoga County, thence the following two
                         courses along lands of Saratoga County
N 86-48'-58"W   500.61'  to a point, thence
N 09-32'-58"W   803.86'  to the point and place of beginning

Subject to easements and rights-of-way of record. Said parcel
containing 9.013 plus or minus acres.
  S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.