S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 15, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to create the Kings Park land redevelopment task force and to
postpone the sale of property at the former Kings Park Psychiatric
Center Campus
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general, special or
local law to the contrary, any state agency, authority or other special
entity empowered by the state to sell, lease or convey any real proper-
ties which may be available for sale, lease or conveyance at the former
campus of the Kings Park Psychiatric Center shall postpone any sale,
lease or conveyance of real property at the former Kings Park Psychiat-
ric Center until December 15, 2014 or thereafter or until the submission
of the final report and recommendations for appropriate zoning and plan-
ning by the Kings Park land redevelopment task force in accordance with
section two of this act.
S 2. (a) There is hereby created a Kings Park land redevelopment task
force. Such task force shall consist of eleven voting members to be
appointed by the governor as follows: one shall be appointed upon the
recommendation of the temporary president of the senate; one shall be
appointed upon the recommendation of the speaker of the assembly; one
shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the town supervisor of the
town of Smithtown; one shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the
town board of the town of Smithtown; two shall be residents of the Kings
Park central school district; two shall be members of the local chamber
of commerce; one shall be a local environmental representative; and two
shall be members of local civic associations. All members of the task
force shall be appointed within 30 days of the effective date of this
act. The chair and the vice chair of the task force shall be designated
by the governor and shall be members of the task force. Members in
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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general shall be selected for their expertise in land use and redevelop-
ment strategies, economic development knowledge and/or involvement in
local community issues. Eight members of the task force shall consti-
tute a quorum for the purposes of organizing the task force and conduct-
ing the meetings thereof. Members of the task force shall serve without
salary but shall be allowed their necessary and actual expenses incurred
in the performance of their duties.
The task force shall meet not less than once a month until a final
report and recommendations are submitted in accordance with subdivision
(d) of this section.
(b) Such task force shall serve to develop recommendations for the
potential reuse of land and buildings permitted to be developed at the
former Kings Park Psychiatric Center campus. All state agencies shall
provide their expertise and, where possible, their resources to assist
the task force in fulfilling its duties and responsibilities. Specif-
ically, the task force shall develop recommendations which include the
following:
(i) potential reuses for the land and buildings permitted to be devel-
oped including but not limited to reuse, rehabilitation and/or convey-
ance to private, commercial, governmental or not-for-profit interests
and an analysis of the impact of those new uses on the affected communi-
ties;
(ii) consideration of the best interests of the region and the state,
including employment needs of area residents;
(iii) community interests as embodied in local master plans including
the local waterfront revitalization plan, and laws or ordinances enacted
and in effect in community areas; and
(iv) direct input from the community concerning future uses of the
real property.
(c) Within six months after the appointment of the members of the task
force, the task force shall hold a public hearing. Thereafter, the task
force shall consider and incorporate the comments made at such hearing
into preliminary recommendations. Such preliminary recommendations shall
be published and made available to the public, and submitted to the
governor, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the
assembly within nine months of the effective date of this act. Following
the publishing and submission of such preliminary recommendations, the
task force shall provide at least 30 days but not more than 45 days for
public comment on the recommendations.
(d) Upon completion of assessments and evaluations for redevelopment
of the former Kings Park Psychiatric Center campus the task force shall
develop and submit a final report including but not limited to the
following:
(i) potential reuses for land and buildings at the former Kings Park
Psychiatric Center campus and an analysis of the impact of those new
uses on the affected communities;
(ii) the procedure used by the task force to involve and allow for the
participation of community residents and local governments in the iden-
tifying of alternate uses for land and buildings at the former Kings
Park Psychiatric Center campus; and
(iii) a final detailed recommendation for the reuse, redevelopment
and/or conveyance of designated available land and buildings on the
former Kings Park Psychiatric Center campus that are to the largest
extent feasible consistent with applicable state and local laws and, in
particular, with the town of Smithtown local waterfront revitalization
plan as approved by the state. The task force shall submit its final
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report of recommendations to the governor, the temporary president of
the senate and the speaker of the assembly on or before December 1,
2014.
S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.