S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6413
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 26, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. KATZ, GALEF, ORTIZ, SALADINO, FINCH, STEVENSON,
PAULIN, COLTON, LAVINE, GRAF -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABINAN-
TI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to authorizing the
state to acquire from the federal government the Franklin Delano
Roosevelt campus of the department of veterans affairs Hudson Valley
health care system at Montrose
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 403 of the public health law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
3. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER INCONSISTENT PROVISIONS OF LAW, THE
COMMISSIONER, WITH APPROVAL OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET AND THE DIREC-
TOR OF THE DIVISION OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, MAY ACQUIRE OR CONTRACT TO
ACQUIRE FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BY GRANT, PURCHASE, CONDEMNATION OR
OTHERWISE, THE FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT CAMPUS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS HUDSON VALLEY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AT MONTROSE, EXCEPT
THOSE STRUCTURES BUILT OR ACQUIRED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WHICH ARE
BEING USED FOR VETERANS' PURPOSES, OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN, SUBJECT, IF
ACQUIRED BY CONDEMNATION TO THE PROCEDURES SET FORTH IN THE EMINENT
DOMAIN PROCEDURE LAW; PROVIDED THAT SUCH PROPERTIES BE USED BY THE STATE
FOR VETERANS' PURPOSES. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "VETERANS'
PURPOSES" SHALL NOT ENCOMPASS THOSE PROPERTY USES THAT ARE BROUGHT ABOUT
AS A RESULT OF THE ENHANCED USE LEASE PROCEDURES SET FORTH IN SECTIONS
EIGHTY-ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE THROUGH EIGHTY-ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-NINE OF
TITLE THIRTY-EIGHT OF THE UNITED STATES CODE.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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