Assembly Actions -
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Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development |
Feb 23, 2011 |
referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development |
Assembly Bill A5579
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ENGLEBRIGHT
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Michelle Schimel
Dennis H. Gabryszak
Robert Reilly
Linda Rosenthal
multi-Sponsors
Deborah Glick
Richard Gottfried
Margaret Markey
Dean Murray
2011-A5579 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A5579 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Regulates the closure and reduction in use of state parks, recreational facilities and historic sites; requires the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to publish a parks informational closure report and hold public hearings thereon; requires state legislative approval of any such action.
2011-A5579 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5579 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 23, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, SCHIMEL, GABRYSZAK, REILLY, ROSEN- THAL, CAHILL, LAVINE, McENENY, MAISEL, JAFFEE, MILLMAN, ROBINSON, SPANO, WEISENBERG, J. RIVERA, GIBSON, LIFTON, CASTRO -- Multi-Spon- sored by -- M. of A. DESTITO, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, MARKEY, MURRAY, PHEF- FER, SWEENEY, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in relation to regulating the closure and diminution of state parks, recreational facilities and historic sites THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The parks, recreation and historic preservation law is amended by adding a new article 13-A to read as follows: ARTICLE 13-A CLOSURE OR REDUCTION SECTION 13.51 PURPOSES. 13.53 PARKS INFORMATIONAL CLOSURE REPORT; PUBLIC HEARINGS. 13.55 CLOSURE OR REDUCTION. S 13.51 PURPOSES. IT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS ARTICLE THAT THE OFFICE BE REQUIRED TO CONSIDER THE FULL ARRAY OF CONSEQUENCES OF EVERY CLOSURE OR REDUCTION IN THE USE OF ANY STATE PARK, RECREATIONAL FACILITY OR HISTOR- IC SITE. THE LEGISLATURE HEREBY FINDS THAT THE CLOSURE OR REDUCTION IN THE USE OF REAL PROPERTY OWNED OR OPERATED BY THE OFFICE MAY: 1. VIOLATE THE TERMS OF COVENANTS AND DEEDS WHICH GRANT OWNERSHIP OF OR CONTROL OVER SUCH REAL PROPERTY TO THE STATE AND THE OFFICE; 2. VIOLATE THE OFFICE'S DUTY TO MAINTAIN AND PROVIDE PARKS, RECRE- ATIONAL FACILITIES AND HISTORIC SITES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE; 3. HAVE A SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE IMPACT ON THE ECOLOGY AND BIODIVERSITY OF THE STATE PARK, RECREATIONAL FACILITY OR HISTORIC SITE, AS WELL AS EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00403-01-1
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