Assembly Bill A6979

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Authorizes the city of New York to lease certain parklands to the New York Botanical Garden for a term of 30 years

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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A6979 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
New York City

2011-A6979 - Summary

Authorizes the city of New York to lease certain parklands to the New York Botanical Garden for a term of 30 years.

2011-A6979 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6979

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 7, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. J. RIVERA, P. RIVERA, JAFFEE, STEVENSON, SPANO,
  GABRYSZAK, CORWIN, MONTESANO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  COOK,
  HEASTIE,  MARKEY,  SALADINO,  TOWNS  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Cities

AN ACT to authorize the city of New York to lease  certain  parkland  in
  the  borough  of the Bronx to the New York Botanical Garden for a term
  of 99 years

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

  Section 1. The city of New York, acting by and through the commission-
er  of  parks and recreation of such city, is hereby authorized to lease
the parkland, inclusive of any rights-of-way, described in section  four
of  this  act to the New York Botanical Garden for a term of ninety-nine
years in exchange for an annual payment of one dollar per year and other
valuable consideration and upon such other terms and conditions  as  may
be  agreed  upon  between  the  parties.  The  term  of such lease shall
commence within 3 years of the effective date of this act.
  S 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, general,  special  or
local,  the  lease  of  the  parkland,  inclusive  of any rights-of-way,
described in section four of this act to the New York  Botanical  Garden
shall  not  be subject to review and approval pursuant to sections 197-c
and 197-d of the New York city charter.
  S 3. The parkland described in section four of this act on the  effec-
tive  date  of  this  act  shall remain parkland during the term of such
lease.
  S 4. The parkland, inclusive of any rights-of-way,  authorized  to  be
leased to the New York Botanical Garden is described as follows:
  ALL  THAT  CERTAIN  TRACT, Parcel, or Piece of Land situate, lying and
being in the Borough of Bronx, County of Bronx, City and  State  of  New
York and being more particularly described as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10130-02-1

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2011-A6979A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
New York City

2011-A6979A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the city of New York to lease certain parklands to the New York Botanical Garden for a term of 30 years.

2011-A6979A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6979--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 7, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. J. RIVERA, P. RIVERA, JAFFEE, STEVENSON, SPANO,
  GABRYSZAK, CORWIN, MONTESANO, LINARES -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of
  A.  BING,  CALHOUN, COOK, HEASTIE, KATZ, MARKEY, SALADINO -- read once
  and referred to the Committee on Cities -- committee discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee

AN ACT to authorize the city of New York to lease  certain  parkland  in
  the  borough  of the Bronx to the New York Botanical Garden for a term
  of 30 years

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

  Section 1. The city of New York, acting by and through the commission-
er  of  parks and recreation of such city, is hereby authorized to lease
the parkland described in section four of  this  act  to  the  New  York
Botanical  Garden  for a term of thirty years for such consideration and
upon such other terms and conditions as may be agreed upon  between  the
parties for the extension and development of the work and objects of the
Botanical  Garden including, but not limited to, the improvement of such
parkland through upgraded landscaping  and  maintenance.  Such  authori-
zation  includes  the  right  to  lease any of the parkland described in
section four of this act that may have been mapped for street  purposes.
Any  agency  of  the  city to which any of the land described in section
four of this act has been assigned for street purposes is authorized  to
transfer  such  land  to  the department of parks and recreation of such
city for use as parkland.
  S 2. The lease of parkland to the New York Botanical  Garden  pursuant
to  section  one  of  this  act and any necessary change of the city map
shall not be subject to review and approval pursuant to  sections  197-c
and 197-d of the New York city charter.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10130-08-1

A. 6979--A                          2

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