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Assembly Bill A4973

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires the conducting of public hearings and reports thereon prior to the closure of any real property by the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation Committee

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2015-A4973 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S955
Current Committee:
Senate Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง13.14, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10452, S7457
2011-2012: A693, S1918
2013-2014: A159, S930
2017-2018: A2835, S3457
2019-2020: A7675, S183

2015-A4973 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the conducting of public hearings and reports thereon prior to the closure to public access of any real property by the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation.

2015-A4973 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4973

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 10, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, DINOWITZ, SCARBOROUGH -- read once
  and referred to the Committee  on  Tourism,  Parks,  Arts  and  Sports
  Development

AN  ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
  relation to requiring an evaluation of the impacts of the  closure  of
  public  access  to  any land owned or operated by the office of parks,
  recreation and historic preservation

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

  Section  1.  The  parks,  recreation  and historic preservation law is
amended by adding a new section 13.14 to read as follows:
  S 13.14 CLOSURE OF LANDS OWNED, HELD OR ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE. 1.
NOT LESS THAN SIX MONTHS BEFORE THE PROPOSED CLOSURE OF PUBLIC ACCESS TO
ANY REAL PROPERTY OWNED, HELD OR ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE, THE COMMIS-
SIONER SHALL ISSUE A DRAFT REPORT THAT PROVIDES  THE  JUSTIFICATION  AND
RATIONAL FOR SUCH CLOSURE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
  (A) A FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE REAL PROPERTY;
  (B)  THE  PURPOSES  THAT THE REAL PROPERTY SERVES TO THE PEOPLE OF THE
STATE;
  (C) A COMPARISON OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF CLOSURE  VERSUS  CONTINUED
OPERATION  OF SUCH REAL PROPERTY TO THE STATE, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND THE
PUBLIC;
  (D) AN ANALYSIS OF THE POTENTIAL  HARM  TO  SUCH  REAL  PROPERTY  FROM
VANDALISM,  LACK  OF  MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE, AND OTHER IMPACTS FROM
THE LACK OF REGULAR OVERSIGHT BY THE OFFICE;
  (E) THE IMPACT OF SUCH PROPOSED CLOSURE ON THE  ENTIRE  REAL  PROPERTY
SYSTEM OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE OFFICE; AND
  (F)  SUCH  OTHER  FACTORS  THAT  ARE PARTICULARLY RELEVANT TO THE REAL
PROPERTY AND ITS FUNCTION AS STATE LAND.
  2. NOT LESS THAN FOUR MONTHS BEFORE THE  PROPOSED  CLOSURE  OF  PUBLIC
ACCESS  TO  SUCH  REAL  PROPERTY,  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE PUBLIC

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04312-01-5

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