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Assembly Bill A8569

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation to take a parcel of land by the eminent domain procedure for a state park and community garden

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2015-A8569 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6073
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Kings County
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S2453

2015-A8569 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation to take a parcel of land by the eminent domain procedure for a state park and community garden.

2015-A8569 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  8569

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            November 16, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  RICHARDSON  -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Judiciary

AN ACT requiring the commissioner  of  parks,  recreation  and  historic
  preservation  to  take  a  parcel  of  land through the eminent domain
  procedure for a state park and community garden

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  legislature  hereby finds that it is necessary for a
public purpose to procure certain property within the city of New  York.
To that extent, the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic pres-
ervation  is  hereby  directed  to  take, through the use of the eminent
domain procedure as established under the eminent domain procedure  law,
the  parcel in the borough of Brooklyn known as 237 Maple Street, Brook-
lyn, Block 5030 Lot 72, for a state park  and  community  garden  to  be
managed  by  neighborhood  volunteers  through  the  New York City parks
department green thumb program.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11858-02-5

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