Assembly Bill A10009B

                            
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                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 1, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Operations

AN  ACT  authorizing  the transfer of certain state lands in the town of
  Orangetown

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

  Section  1.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, state
lands, including any buildings and improvements thereon  erected,  situ-
ate,  lying  and  being  within the bounds set forth in section three of
this act shall be made available by the commissioner of general services
for  acquisition only by the town of Orangetown,  upon  such  terms  and
conditions as such commissioner may deem proper, including consideration
as  he  or  she  may  fix  and determine, for a period commencing on the
effective date of this act and ending on December 31, 2020. During  such
period  the town may tender an offer to the state for the acquisition of
such lands, including any buildings and  improvements  thereon  erected,
which  such  commissioner may accept on behalf of the state at any time,
provided that the town has not notified such commissioner in writing  of
the revocation of such offer.
  (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require such commis-
sioner to sell any state lands.
  (c)  Such  commissioner  may  extend the period for acquisition estab-
lished by this section for  a  period  that  he  or  she  deems  proper,
provided  that written notice of such extension is delivered to the town
prior to the expiration of the period subject to the extension.
  S 2. (a) Within thirty days of the effective date  of  this  act,  the
commissioner of general services shall provide to the town of Orangetown
a written description of all whole parcels of state lands located within
the bounds set forth in section three of this act.
  (b)  Within the thirty days following the closing of any sale, convey-
ance or transfer by the state of any  state  lands  located  within  the
bounds  set  forth  in  section  three  of this act, the commissioner of
general services shall provide to  the  town  of  Orangetown  a  written

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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description of all remaining whole parcels of state lands located within
the bounds set forth in section three of this act.
  (c)  Written descriptions of land required by this section shall be of
such particularity as such commissioner deems appropriate, provided that
such descriptions shall adequately identify  any  such  available  whole
parcels of state lands for the purpose of procuring a land sale, convey-
ance or transfer.
  (d)  The effect of the provisions of this section shall continue until
December 31, 2020.
  S 3. The lands,  with  buildings  and  improvements  thereon  erected,
subject  to  the  provisions of this act are located within that part of
the town of Orangetown in the county  of  Rockland  bounded  by  a  line
described as follows:
  BEGINNING  at the intersection of the northern line of county of Rock-
land route number twenty and the western line of  the  Palisades  Inter-
state Parkway; RUNNING THENCE westerly along the northern line of county
of Rockland route number twenty to the intersection of the northern line
of county of Rockland route number twenty and the eastern line of county
of  Rockland route number twenty-three; THENCE northerly along the east-
ern line of county of Rockland route number twenty-three to  the  inter-
section  of  the eastern line of county of Rockland route number twenty-
three and the southern line of Convent Road; THENCE easterly  along  the
southern  line  of Convent Road to the intersection of the southern line
of Convent Road and the western line of the Palisades  Interstate  Park-
way; THENCE southerly along the western line of the Palisades Interstate
Parkway to the point of BEGINNING.
  S  4.  No  state  lands,  the sale, conveyance or transfer of which is
prohibited by the constitution, shall be affected by the  provisions  of
this act.
  S 5. No existing remedy or executed contract, lease or agreement shall
be impaired by this act.
  S  6.  Any  transaction  for  the sale, conveyance or transfer of land
authorized by this act is subject to any statement of facts an  accurate
survey  may  show  pertaining to any such land and is further subject to
any covenants, conditions, restrictions, easements and rights-of-way, if
any, contained in instruments of record affecting said premises  so  far
as the same may now be in force and effect.
  S  7.  The  town  of  Orangetown  may  affirmatively  waive  any right
conferred upon it by this act upon a majority vote  of  its  town  board
approving a resolution waiving any such right.
  S 8. This act shall take effect immediately.

                            
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                                10009--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 1, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on  Governmental  Operations  --  committee  discharged, bill amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT authorizing the transfer of certain state lands in  the  town  of
  Orangetown

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

  Section 1. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, state lands,
including any buildings and  improvements  thereon  erected  within  the
bounds set forth in section three of this act shall be made available by
the  commissioner  of  general  services  for acquisition by the town of
Orangetown for fair market value, and upon  such  additional  terms  and
conditions  as  the  commissioner  may  deem proper, for a period of two
years following the effective date of this act.
  S 2. (a) Within sixty days of the effective  date  of  this  act,  the
commissioner of general services shall provide to the town of Orangetown
an  accurate  survey  of all whole parcels of state lands located within
the bounds set forth in section three of this act that were declared  to
be no longer necessary or useful to the purposes of the office of mental
health by the commissioner of such agency.
  (b)  Within  the sixty days following the closing of any sale, convey-
ance or transfer by the state of any  state  lands  located  within  the
bounds  set  forth  in  section  three  of this act, the commissioner of
general services shall provide to  the  town  of  Orangetown  a  written
description of all remaining whole parcels of state lands located within
the  bounds  set  forth in section three of this act that are to be made
available to the town for purchase pursuant to this act.
  (c) Written descriptions of land required by this section shall be  of
such  particularity as the commissioner of general services deems appro-
priate, provided that such descriptions shall  adequately  identify  any
such available whole parcels of state lands for the purpose of procuring
a land sale, conveyance or transfer.
  S  3.  The  lands,  with  buildings  and improvements thereon erected,
subject to the provisions of this act are located within  that  part  of

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                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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the  town  of  Orangetown  in  the  county of Rockland bounded by a line
described as follows:
  BEGINNING  at the intersection of the northern line of county of Rock-
land route number twenty and the western line of  the  Palisades  Inter-
state  Parkway;  thence  westerly  along  the northern line of county of
Rockland route number twenty to the intersection of the northern line of
county of Rockland route number twenty and the eastern line of county of
Rockland route number twenty-three; thence northerly along  the  eastern
line of county of Rockland route number twenty-three to the intersection
of  the eastern line of county of Rockland route number twenty-three and
the southern line of Convent Road; thence easterly  along  the  southern
line of Convent Road to the intersection of the southern line of Convent
Road  and  the  western line of the Palisades Interstate Parkway; thence
southerly along the western line of the Palisades Interstate Parkway  to
the point of BEGINNING.
  S 4. No existing remedy or executed contract, lease or agreement shall
be impaired by this act.
  S  5.  Any  transaction  for  the sale, conveyance or transfer of land
authorized by this act is subject to any statement of facts an  accurate
survey  may  show  pertaining to any such land and is further subject to
any covenants, conditions, restrictions, easements and rights-of-way, if
any, contained in instruments of record affecting said premises  so  far
as the same may now be in force and effect.
  S 6. This act shall take effect immediately.