S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6169
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 15, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. RAMOS, RAIA, ENGLEBRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by --
M. of A. SWEENEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Tour-
ism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
AN ACT to amend chapter 635 of the laws of 1987, establishing the Oak
Brush Plain State Preserve, located on Long Island, in relation to the
acquisition of lands previously comprising Pilgrim State Hospital
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Sections 7 and 8 of chapter 635 of the laws of 1987, estab-
lishing the Oak Brush Plain State Preserve, located on Long Island,
section 8 as amended by chapter 209 of the laws of 1989, are amended to
read as follows:
S 7. (A) The commissioner of the office of general services, THE
DORMITORY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR ANY OTHER SUCCESSOR IN
TITLE shall [arrange for the] transfer to the Oak Brush Plain State
Preserve such lands now OR FORMERLY comprising A PORTION OF THE Pilgrim
State Hospital [now or hereafter not necessary for use by Pilgrim State
Hospital and] where native foliage may reasonably be reestablished.
(B) THE LANDS TO BE TRANSFERRED SHALL BE APPROXIMATELY 118 ACRES, MORE
OR LESS, NOW OR FORMERLY COMPRISING PILGRIM STATE HOSPITAL AND SHALL NOT
INCLUDE ANY LAND PREVIOUSLY TRANSFERRED TO THE POWER AUTHORITY OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE LONG ISLAND POWER AUTHORITY AND GENERALLY
DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
ALL THAT PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATE IN THE TOWN OF ISLIP, COUNTY
OF SUFFOLK, STATE OF NEW YORK GENERALLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS;
BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE BOUNDARY LINE BETWEEN THE TOWN OF HUNTING-
TON AND THE TOWN OF ISLIP AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF A PARCEL OF LAND
CONVEYED TO LONG ISLAND POWER AUTHORITY SAID POINT ALSO BEING ON THE
EASTERLY BOUNDS OF AN 81.4 ACRE PARCEL OF LAND TRANSFERRED FROM THE
OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
ON JANUARY 13, 1999,
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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THENCE FROM SAID POINT OF BEGINNING ALONG THE EASTERLY BOUNDS OF SAID
81.4 ACRE PARCEL OF LAND THE FOLLOWING TWO COURSES AND DISTANCES:
1) N. 0° 36' 52" W. A DISTANCE OF 156.10 FEET TO A POINT; AND
2) N. 0° 59' 13" E. A DISTANCE OF 1063.76 FEET TO A POINT;
THENCE THROUGH THE LANDS NOW OR FORMERLY OF THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK, PILGRIM PSYCHIATRIC CENTER, THE FOLLOWING 11 COURSES AND
DISTANCES:
1) N. 89° 41' 36" E. A DISTANCE OF 788.41 FEET TO A POINT;
2) S. 44° 44' 39" E. A DISTANCE OF 42.80 FEET TO A POINT;
3) N. 67° 37' 46" E. A DISTANCE OF 174.25 FEET TO A POINT;
4) S. 22° 59' 01" E. A DISTANCE OF 360.19 FEET TO A POINT;
5) N. 67° 09' 21" E. A DISTANCE OF 405.98 FEET TO A POINT;
6) S. 22° 51' 14" E. A DISTANCE OF 638.85 FEET TO A POINT;
7) S. 63° 51' 55" E. A DISTANCE OF 1,224.63 FEET TO A POINT;
8) N. 68° 02' 05" E. A DISTANCE OF 143.78 FEET TO A POINT;
9) S. 21° 57' 55" E. A DISTANCE OF 253.50 FEET TO A POINT;
10) S. 45° 11' 47" E. A DISTANCE OF 774.45 FEET TO A POINT;
11) S. 0° 34' 26" E. A DISTANCE OF 340.00 FEET TO A POINT ON THE
SOUTHERLY BOUNDS OF SAID LANDS OF PILGRIM PSYCHIATRIC CENTER;
THENCE ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY BOUNDARY THE FOLLOWING TWO COURSES AND
DISTANCES:
1) S. 89° 25' 34" W. A DISTANCE OF 100.00 FEET TO A POINT; AND
2) S. 89° 29' 29" W. A DISTANCE OF 2,987.71 FEET TO A POINT;
THENCE N. 0° 26' 29" E. A DISTANCE OF 486.53 FEET TO A POINT AT THE
SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LANDS CONVEYED TO LONG ISLAND POWER AUTHORITY;
THENCE ALONG THE SOUTHERLY, EASTERLY AND NORTHERLY BOUNDS OF SAID
LANDS OF LONG ISLAND POWER AUTHORITY THE FOLLOWING THREE COURSES AND
DISTANCES:
1) S. 89° 33' 31" E. A DISTANCE OF 287.46 FEET TO A POINT;
2) N. 0° 26' 29" E. A DISTANCE OF 790.75 FEET TO A POINT; AND
3) S. 67° L2' 38" W. A DISTANCE OF 312.83 FEET TO A POINT AT THE
NORTHEAST CORNER OF LANDS CONVEYED TO THE POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE
OF NEW YORK;
THENCE ALONG THE NORTHERLY BOUNDS OF SAID LANDS TO AND ALONG THE EAST-
ERLY AND NORTHERLY BOUNDS OF OTHER LANDS CONVEYED TO LONG ISLAND POWER
AUTHORITY THE FOLLOWING THREE COURSES AND DISTANCES:
1) S. 67° 12' 38" W. A DISTANCE OF 152.50 FEET TO A POINT;
2) N. 23° 53' 06" W. A DISTANCE OF 201.65 FEET TO A POINT; AND
3) S. 67° 12' 38" W. A DISTANCE OF 367.44 FEET TO THE POINT OR PLACE
OF BEGINNING; CONTAINING 117.7 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS.
SUBJECT TO EASEMENT RIGHTS OF OTHERS AS THEY MAY EXIST.
EXCEPTING THEREFROM, ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND
SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT BRENTWOOD, TOWN OF ISLIP, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK
AND STATE OF NEW YORK, BEING BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE DIVISION LINE BETWEEN THE PROPERTY NOW OR
FORMERLY OF THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, PILGRIM PSYCHIATRIC
CENTER ON THE NORTH AND LAND NOW OR FORMERLY OF THE LONG ISLAND STATE
PARK COMMISSION SAGTIKOS STATE PARKWAY (MAP 23R-I821, PARCEL IV DATED
JANUARY 20, 1940) ON THE SOUTH, DISTANT 624.61 FEET WESTERLY FROM THE
INTERSECTION OF SAID DIVISION LINE WITH THE WESTERLY SIDE OF SAGTIKOS
PARKWAY, SAID POINT BEING THE NORTHEASTERLY CORNER OF LAND NOW OR
FORMERLY OF TOWN OF ISLIP INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY;
RUNNING THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 29 SECONDS WEST, ALONG LAND
NOW OR FORMERLY OF TOWN OF ISLIP INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 110.00
FEET
THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 26 SECONDS WEST, 15.71 FEET;
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THENCE NORTH 15 DEGREES 48 MINUTES 56 SECONDS EAST, 431.19 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 45 DEGREES 11 MINUTES 47 SECONDS EAST, 125.75 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 15 DEGREES 48 MINUTES 56 SECONDS WEST, 354.40 FEET TO THE
NORTHERLY SIDE OF LAND NOW OR FORMERLY OF THE LONG ISLAND STATE PARK
COMMISSION SAGTIKOS STATE PARKWAY (MAP 23R-I821, PARCEL IV DATED JANUARY
20, 1940) AND THE POINT OR PLACE OF BEGINNING.
CONTAINING: 44,072 SQUARE FEET OR 1.0117 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS.
(C) THE DESCRIPTION OF THE LANDS TO BE TRANSFERRED PURSUANT TO SUBDI-
VISION (B) OF THIS SECTION IS NOT INTENDED TO BE A LEGAL DESCRIPTION,
BUT IS INTENDED ONLY TO IDENTIFY THE PREMISES TO BE TRANSFERRED. THE
OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES MAY PREPARE AN ACCURATE SURVEY AND
DESCRIPTION OF SUCH LANDS WHICH MAY BE USED IN THE TRANSFER THEREOF.
(D) THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES, THE DORMITORY
AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR ANY OTHER SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST AT
THE TIME OF THE TRANSFER OF THE LANDS INTO THE OAK BRUSH PLAIN STATE
PRESERVE SHALL ALSO CONVEY THE EXCEPTED PARCEL OF LAND SPECIFICALLY
DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION (B) OF THIS SECTION TO THE TOWN OF ISLIP FOR
STREET OR HIGHWAY PURPOSES FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF ONE DOLLAR;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH EXCEPTED PARCEL SHALL REVERT AND BE
CONVEYED TO THE STATE OF NEW YORK FOR INCLUSION IN THE OAK BRUSH PLAIN
STATE PRESERVE IF THE TOWN OF ISLIP SHALL AT ANY TIME CEASE TO USE THE
EXCEPTED PARCEL FOR TOWN STREET OR HIGHWAY PURPOSES.
(E) ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF 2013
WHICH ADDED THIS SUBDIVISION, THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF GENERAL
SERVICES, THE DORMITORY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR ANY
SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST SHALL NOT SELL, TRANSFER OR CONVEY ANY OF THE LAND
IN THIS ACT TO A PARTY NOT AUTHORIZED TO HAVE SUCH LANDS SOLD, TRANS-
FERRED OR CONVEYED TO IT PURSUANT TO THIS ACT.
S 8. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 45-0113 of the environ-
mental conservation law or any other law, rule or regulation to the
contrary, the lands constituting the Oak Brush Plain State Preserve
shall be acquired by the state nature and historical preserve on January
1, 1991 and shall be dedicated for the purposes of article [forty-five]
45 of such law; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE LANDS TRANSFERRED TO THE OAK
BRUSH PLAIN STATE PRESERVE PURSUANT TO SECTION SEVEN OF THIS ACT SHALL
BE ACQUIRED BY THE STATE NATURE AND HISTORICAL PRESERVE ON OR BEFORE
DECEMBER 1, 2013 AND SHALL BE DEDICATED FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUCH ARTICLE
45.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.