S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
May 16, 2014
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IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Govern-
ment -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
amended and recommitted to said committee
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Local Governments -- committee discharged, bill
amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
tee
AN ACT in relation to the alienation and substitution of certain park-
lands in the town of Southampton in the county of Suffolk
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subject to the provisions of this act, the town of South-
ampton, in the county of Suffolk, 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 for the purpose of county road
traffic safety improvements.
S 2. The authorization contained in section one of this act shall take
effect only upon the condition that the town of Southampton shall
acquire and dedicate the lands of equal or greater fair market value
that have never been used for park purposes described in section four of
this act as additional parklands of the town.
S 3. The lands authorized by section one of this act to be discontin-
ued as parklands are as follows:
ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND situate in the town of Southampton,
county of Suffolk and state of New York being part of Parcel No. 1,
described as follows:
Beginning at a point at the northeasterly side of Center Drive (Nugent
Drive) County Road No. 94 at the westerly end of a curve connecting the
northeasterly side of Center Drive (Nugent Drive) County Road No. 94
with the westerly side of Peconic Avenue:
Thence along the northerly side of Center Drive (Nugent Drive) County
Road No. 94, North 54°06'00" West, 172.95 feet to a point;
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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Thence along the lands now or formerly Suffolk County South 73°51'50"
East, 30.55 feet to a point;
Thence through the lands now or formerly Town of Southampton South
60°33'16" East, 135.91 feet to a point;
Thence northeasterly and easterly along a curve bearing to the left
having a radius of 65.00 feet a distance of 112.73 feet to a point;
Thence North 20°04'34" East, 84.17 feet to a point;
Thence North 35°50'56" East, 23.07 feet to a point;
Thence South 85°19'00" East, 11.52 feet to a point on the northwester-
ly side of Peconic Avenue;
Thence South 22°09'00" West along the northwesterly side of Peconic
Avenue 138.08 feet to the northerly end of a curve connecting the
northeasterly side of Center Drive (Nugent Drive) County Road 94 to the
northwesterly side of Peconic Avenue;
Thence southwesterly and westerly along said curve bearing to the
right having a radius of 67.72 feet a distance of 122.63 feet to the
point of beginning, being 7,510± square feet.
S 4. Prior to the discontinuance and alienation of the parkland
described in section three of this act, the town of Southampton, acting
through its town board, shall acquire and dedicate replacement lands for
use as parkland for public park purposes, as follows:
ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND situated in the county of Suffolk,
state of New York being part of Parcel No. 2, described as follows:
Beginning at a point at the northeasterly corner of Parcel 2, said
point being the following two courses and distances from a point on the
westerly side of Peconic Avenue at the northerly end of a curve having a
radius of 67.72' and a distance of 122.63' connecting the westerly side
of Peconic Avenue with the northerly side of Center Drive (C.R. 94):
(1) North 22° 09' 00" West, 138.08 feet to a point and the division
line between lands now or formerly Town of Southampton on the north and
lands now or formerly Town of Southampton to the south;
(2) South 85° 19' 00" East, 212.29 feet to the point of Beginning:
Thence along the division line of property of the People of the County
of Suffolk and the Town of Southampton the following six courses and
distances:
(1) North 85° 19' 00" West, 63.29 feet to a point;
(2) South 35° 54' 00" West, 7.98 feet to a point;
(3) South 03° 02' 40" West, 88.10 feet to a point;
(4) North 73° 51' 50" West, 46.17 feet to a point, thence through the
lands now or formerly Suffolk County;
(5) North 53° 44' 39" West, 99.18 feet to a point;
(6) North 36° 15' 21" East, 119.19 feet to the waterline of Griffings
Pond;
Thence running along the waterline of Griffings Pond the following
seven tie line courses and distances:
(1) South 05° 11' 00" East, 26.65 feet to a point;
(2) South 52° 16' 24" East, 46.76 feet to a point;
(3) North 54° 37' 12" East, 12.58 feet to a point;
(4) North 14° 09' 55" East, 33.32 feet to a point;
(5) North 07° 41' 59" East, 23.04 feet to a point;
(6) North 07° 10' 04" West, 18.35 feet to a point;
(7) North 06° 43' 41" East, 26.33 feet to a point along the lands now
or formerly Town of Southampton;
Thence along the said mentioned lands the following four courses and
distances:
(1) South 02° 11' 10" East, 50.30 feet to a point;
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(2) South 77° 56' 30" East, 16.80 feet to a point;
(3) South 26° 19' 40" East, 37.61 feet to a point;
(4) South 34° 50' 40" East, 51.74 feet to the point of beginning,
being 15,286± square feet.
S 5. In the event that the parklands to be dedicated by the town of
Southampton pursuant to this act are not equal to or greater than the
fair market value of the parkland to be discontinued, the town of South-
ampton shall dedicate the difference of the fair market value of the
lands to be alienated and the lands to be dedicated for the acquisition
of additional parklands and/or for capital improvements to existing park
and recreational facilities.
S 6. In the event that the town of Southampton received any funding
support or assistance from the federal government for the purchase,
maintenance or improvement of the parklands set forth in section three
of this act, the discontinuance and alienation of such parkland author-
ized by the provisions of section three of this act shall not occur
until the town of Southampton has complied with any federal requirements
pertaining to the alienation or conversion of such parklands, including
satisfying the secretary of the interior that the alienation or conver-
sion complies with all conditions which the secretary of the interior
deems necessary to assure the substitution of other lands shall be
equivalent in fair market value and usefulness to the lands being alien-
ated or converted.
S 7. This act shall take effect immediately.