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5717--A
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
June 7, 2013
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Introduced by Sen. DeFRANCISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and
when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government --
committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
recommitted to said committee
AN ACT in relation to authorizing the New York state canal corporation
to abandon certain canal lands and authorizing the commissioner of
general services to sell and convey the right, title and interest of
the people of the state of New York, in and to certain lands of the
New York state canal corporation located in the city of Syracuse,
county of Onondaga
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The New York state canal corporation is hereby authorized
to abandon certain canal lands as described in section two of this act
as such lands are determined to be no longer necessary or useful as a
part of the barge canal system, as an aid to navigation thereon, or for
barge canal terminal purposes. Such abandonment shall be in accordance
with the applicable provisions of the canal law.
S 2. The subject lands herein are described generally as follows:
All that tract or parcel of land, situate in the City of Syracuse,
County of Onondaga and State of New York, being Parcel AR according to a
map "New York State Canal Corporation Map Showing Abandoned Barge Canal
Terminal Lands in the City of Syracuse, County of Onondaga and State of
New York" by John E. McIntosh III dated June 29, 2011, bounded and
described as follows:
Beginning at the most southerly corner of said Parcel AR, said point
being the following courses and distances from the intersection of the
northerly boundary of West Kirkpatrick Street with the westerly boundary
of an abandoned portion of West Court Street: 1) S 56°23'00" W along
said northerly boundary of West Kirkpatrick Street, a distance of 395.76
feet to the southwesterly boundary of Parcel A2 according to said "New
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11416-04-3
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York State Canal Corporation Map Showing Abandoned Barge Canal Terminal
Lands in the City of Syracuse, County of Onondaga and State of New
York"; 2) N 37°34'00" W along said southwesterly boundary of Parcel A2,
a distance of 51.59 feet; 3) N 62°54'30" W continuing along said south-
westerly boundary of Parcel A2, a distance of 81.13 feet; 4) S 57°24'46"
W continuing along said southwesterly boundary of Parcel A2, a distance
of 110.10 feet; 5) N 32°16'39" W continuing along said southwesterly
boundary of Parcel A2, a distance of 11.75 feet; 6) N 57°24'46" E
continuing along said southwesterly boundary of Parcel A2, a distance of
84.33 feet; 7) N 50°39'10" W continuing along said southwesterly bounda-
ry of Parcel A2, a distance of 14.30 feet to said point of beginning;
running thence around said Parcel AR the following courses and
distances: 1) N 50°39'10" W, 52.28 feet; 2) N 56°21'00" E, 736.26 feet;
3) N 50°17'00" W, 173.44 feet; 4) S 56°21'00" W, 365.60 feet; 5)N
33°39'00" W, 99.29 feet; 6) N 56°21'00" E, 335.94 feet; 7) N 50°17'00"
W, 173.05 feet; 8) S 56°21'00" W, 365.21 feet; 9) N 33°39'00" W, 99.21
feet; 10) N 56°21'00" E, 335.57 feet; 11) N 50°17'00" W, 173.62 feet;
12) S 56°21'00" W, 364.95 feet; 13) N 33°39'00" W, 50.00 feet; 14) N
56°21'00" E, 402.20 feet; 15) S 50°17'00" E, 305.00 feet; 16) S
39°43'00" W, 30.00 feet; 17) S 50°17'00" E, 204.86 feet; 18) N 39°43'00"
E, 30.00 feet; 19) S 50°17'00" E, 298.98 feet to said westerly boundary
of an abandoned portion of West Court Street; 20) Southerly along said
westerly boundary of an abandoned portion of West Court Street following
a curve to the left having a radius of 515.00 feet, an arc length of
30.05 feet to the northwesterly boundary of said Parcel A2; 21) S
56°21'00" W along said northwesterly boundary of Parcel A2, 627.30 feet;
22) N 33°39'00" W along said northwesterly boundary of Parcel A2, 31.90
feet; 23) S 56°21'00" W along said northwesterly boundary of Parcel A2,
60.00 feet; 24) S 33°39'00" E along said northwesterly boundary of
Parcel A2, 31.90 feet; 25) S 56°21'00" W along said northwesterly bound-
ary of Parcel A2, 73.64 feet to the point of beginning.
Containing 3.615 acres of land, more or less.
All as shown on a map "Parcel AR, Lands to be Abandoned by New York
State Canal Corporation, Map Showing Abandoned Barge Canal Terminal
Lands, City of Syracuse, County of Onondaga and State of New York" by
Ianuzi & Romans Land Surveying, P.C. dated June 6, 2013.
S 3. The commissioner of general services is hereby authorized to sell
and convey at fair market value at public or private sale certain aban-
doned lands of the New York state canal corporation, related to the
Inner Harbor Project in Syracuse, described in section two of this act.
Conveyance of such lands shall be made in such parcel or parcels, and
upon such terms and conditions, including consideration, as the commis-
sioner of general services may determine; provided, however, all such
conveyances shall be subject to an easement or easements or permit or
permits acquired by grant or grants by any utility company, public util-
ity company, utility corporation or public utility corporation, as
defined in subdivisions 23 and 24 of section 2 of the public service
law, which has installed any structure or transmission lines upon, over
or under any such lands. Such conveyances shall be subject to the
approval of the director of the budget.
S 4. Such private sales or conveyances may be made without public
bidding to the owners of structures erected on the lands to be conveyed,
or to incorporated property owners associations representing such
persons, or to such other persons as the commissioner of general
services may determine. The commissioner of general services may also
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lease such lands to the owners of such structures who do not purchase
such lands under the provisions of this act.
S 5. The commissioner of general services shall promulgate rules and
regulations establishing the procedures to be followed in the disposi-
tion of these lands, including a schedule of the consideration to be
charged for each conveyance. Such schedule shall be subject to the
approval of the director of the budget.
S 6. The authorization to sell at private sale pursuant to section
three of this act shall expire 5 years after the effective date of this
act.
S 7. This act shall take effect immediately.