S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7461
I N S E N A T E
May 22, 2012
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Introduced by Sen. STEWART-COUSINS -- read twice and ordered printed,
and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
AN ACT to amend the surrogate's court procedure act, in relation to
requiring public administrators to provide notice prior to the
disposal of certain properties
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The surrogate's court procedure act is amended by adding a
new section 1220 to read as follows:
S 1220. NOTICE PRIOR TO DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY
THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR SHALL NOTIFY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING
MUNICIPAL COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF MUNICIPAL BOARDS OF TRUSTEES,
AND, WHERE APPLICABLE, THE MUNICIPAL LANDMARK BOARD PRIOR TO DISPOSING
OF ANY INTESTATE PROPERTY WHICH IS ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC
PLACES, THE STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES OR WHICH IS SEVENTY-FIVE
YEARS OR OLDER.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14931-02-2