S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7484--A
Cal. No. 1170
I N S E N A T E
May 15, 2014
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Introduced by Sen. BALL -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government --
reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first report,
amended on first report, ordered to a second report and ordered
reprinted, retaining its place in the order of second report
AN ACT to authorize the town of Yorktown, Westchester County to alienate
and convey certain parcels of land used as parkland
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. (a) Subject to the provisions of this act, the town of
Yorktown, Westchester County, acting by and through its town board, is
hereby authorized to discontinue as parklands and alienate, the lands
described in section three of this act, to Algonquin Gas Transmission,
LLC for the purpose of a launcher and receiver above grade facility.
(b) Additionally, the town of Yorktown, Westchester County, acting by
and through its town board, is hereby authorized to convey by appropri-
ate instruments to Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, a temporary easement
in town parkland as described in section four of this act, for the
purpose of providing staging areas, workspace and a contractor ware yard
to facilitate construction work to replace the existing pipeline with a
larger one. Upon completion of construction, the surface of the lands
shall be restored and the lands shall continue to be used for park
purposes.
S 2. The authorization provided in section one of this act shall be
effective only upon the condition that the town of Yorktown dedicate an
amount equal to or greater than the fair market value of the conveyance
and easement interest being alienated pursuant to section one of this
act to the acquisition of new parklands and/or capital improvements to
existing park and recreational facilities.
S 3. The lands authorized by subdivision (a) of section one of this
act to be discontinued as parklands are as follows:
BEGINNING at a point on the westerly side of Stoney Street Thence,
South 02°58'58" East along said Stoney Street a distance of 46.88',
Thence, South 02°16'22" East a distance of 33.61', Thence, South
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15201-04-4
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66°01'21" West a distance of 380.00', Thence, North 23°58'39" West a
distance of 75.00', Thence, North 66°01'21" East a distance of 409.02'
to the POINT OF BEGINNING. Consisting of 0.68 acres more or less.
S 4. The temporary easements to be conveyed by the town of Yorktown
pursuant to the provisions of subdivision (b) of section one of this act
are described as follows:
BEGINNING at a point on the easterly line of Lexington Avenue at the
northerly line of an Algonquin Gas Transmission Company easement; Thence
North 08°53'51" West along said easterly line of Lexington Avenue a
distance of 83.45 feet; Thence North 64°34'02" East a distance of 10.17
feet; Thence North 81°23'05" East a distance of 94.81 feet; Thence South
25°25'58" East a distance of 7.57 feet; Thence North 64°36'19" East a
distance of 25.09 feet; Thence North 81°23'05" East a distance of 155.90
feet to the northerly line of the Algonquin Gas Transmission Company
easement; Thence along the Algonquin Gas Transmission Company easement,
South 64°36'57" West a distance of 146.00 feet; Thence along the Algon-
quin Gas Transmission Company easement South 64°34'02" West a distance
of 153.01 feet to the point of beginning. Consisting of 0.282 acres
more or less.
BEGINNING at a point on the northerly line of an Algonquin Gas Trans-
mission Company easement; Thence North 08°59'03" West a distance of
46.91 feet; Thence North 64°37'06" East a distance of 79.30 feet; Thence
North 25°22'54" West a distance of 35.00 feet; Thence North 64°37'06"
East a distance of 3.33 feet; Thence North 46°30'29" East a distance of
96.67 feet; Thence South 43°29'31" East a distance of 35.00 feet; Thence
North 46°30'29" East a distance of 139.13 feet; Thence North 53°58'24"
East a distance of 152.64 feet; Thence North 54°59'24" East a distance
of 200.28 feet; Thence North 55°41'28" East a distance of 990.64 feet;
Thence North 81°41'54" East a distance of 102.73 feet to the existing
Algonquin Gas easement. Thence along the Algonquin Gas Transmission
Company easement South 55°41'36" West a distance of 1082.67 feet; Thence
along the Algonquin Gas Transmission Company easement South 54°59'24"
West a distance of 199.62 feet; Thence along the Algonquin Gas Trans-
mission Company easement South 53°58'24" West a distance of 149.31 feet;
Thence along the Algonquin Gas Transmission Company easement South
46°30'29" West a distance of 245.61 feet; Thence along the Algonquin Gas
Transmission Company easement South 64°36'57" West a distance of 108.62
feet to the point of beginning. Consisting of 1.872 acres more or less.
BEGINNING at a point on the northerly line of an Algonquin Gas Trans-
mission Company easement; Thence South 81°41'54" West, a distance of
102.73 feet; Thence North 55°41'28" East, a distance of 180.22 feet;
Thence North 34°20'20" West, a distance of 34.79 feet; Thence North
55°11'27" East, a distance of 100.00 feet; Thence South 34°48'33" East,
a distance of 35.00 feet; Thence North 55°22'29" East, a distance of
357.72 feet; Thence North 34°31'35" West, a distance of 35.00 feet;
Thence North 55°28'25" East, a distance of 100.00 feet; Thence South
34°31'35" East, a distance of 35.00 feet; Thence North 55°37'22" East, a
distance of 479.62 feet; Thence North 34°25'00" West, a distance of
35.00 feet; Thence North 55°35'00" East, a distance of 100.00 feet;
Thence South 34°25'00" East, a distance of 8.21 feet; Thence South
37°29'19" West, a distance of 233.41 feet to the northerly line of the
Algonquin Gas Transmission Company easement; Thence along the Algonquin
Gas Transmission Company easement South 55°32'13" West, a distance of
1003.74 feet to the point of beginning. Consisting of 1.391 acres more
or less.
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BEGINNING at a point on the northerly line of an Algonquin Gas Trans-
mission Company easement; Thence North 37°29'19" East a distance of
233.41 feet; Thence South 34°25'00" East a distance of 26.79 feet;
Thence North 55°54'05" East a distance of 114.30 feet; Thence South
07°12'30" East a distance of 50.04 feet to the northern line of the
Algonquin Gas Transmission Company easement; Thence along the Algonquin
Gas Transmission Company easement South 55°28'46" West a distance of
313.28 feet to the point of beginning, Consisting of 0.290 acres more or
less.
BEGINNING at a point on the westerly side of Stoney Street Thence,
South 02°58'58" East along said Stoney Street a distance of 139.24',
Thence, South 66°01'21" West a distance of 1104.88', Thence, South
55°57'16" West a distance of 1264.39', Thence, South 81°54'27" West a
distance of 3.37', Thence, South 81°52'23" West a distance of 99.58',
Thence, North 55°57'16" East a distance of 424.35', Thence, North
34°02'44" West a distance of 35.00', Thence, North 55°57'16" East a
distance of 100.00', Thence, South 34°02'44" East a distance of 35.00',
Thence, North 55°57'16" East a distance of 204.59', Thence, North
34°02'44" West a distance of 35.00', Thence, North 55°57'16" East a
distance of 100.00', Thence, South 34°02'44" East a distance of 35.00',
Thence, North 55°57'16" East a distance of 536.01', Thence, North
66°01'21" East a distance of 807.63', Thence, North 23°58'39" West a
distance of 85.00;, Thence, South 66°01'21" East a distance of 351.10',
to the POINT OF BEGINNING consisting of 3.323 acres more or less.
BEGINNING at a point on the westerly side of Stoney Street Thence,
South 02°16'22" East along said Stoney Street a distance of 10.76',
Thence, South 66°01'21" West a distance of 376.02', Thence, North
23°58'39" West a distance of 10.00', Thence, South 66°01'21" West a
distance of 380.00, to the POINT OF BEGINNING. Consisting of 0.086 acres
more or less.
BEGINNING at a point on the westerly side of Stoney Street Thence,
South 02°58'58" East along said Stoney Street a distance of 52.99',
Thence, South 66°01'21" West a distance of 351.10', Thence, South
23°58'39" East a distance of 85.00', Thence, South 66°01'21" West a
distance of 807.63', Thence, South 55°57'16" West a distance of 68.10',
Thence, North 06°40'32" West a distance of 1131.76', Thence, North
82°45'53" East a distance of 410.23', Thence, North 83°07'23" East a
distance of 175.02', Thence, South 04°44'09" East a distance of 564.77',
Thence, South 59°15'30" East a distance of 283.36', Thence, North
66°01'21" East a distance of 370.51' to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
Consisting of 15.40 acres more or less.
S 5. The conveyances authorized by the provisions of this act shall
not occur until the town of Yorktown has complied with any federal
requirements as applicable pertaining to the alienation or conversation
of parklands, including satisfying the secretary of the interior with
all conditions which the secretary of the interior deems necessary to
assure that the substitution of other lands be equivalent in fair market
value and recreational usefulness to the lands being alienated or
converted.
S 6. This act shall take effect immediately.