Senate Bill S5859

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes the city of New York to alienate certain parkland

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S5859 - Details

Law Section:
Parks

2015-S5859 - Summary

Authorizes the Bronx Children's Museum program.

2015-S5859 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5859 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5859

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to authorize the city of New York, county of Bronx,  to  alienate
  certain parklands

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

  Section 1. Subject to the provisions of this act, the city of New York
is hereby authorized to alienate a section of the outer wall of building
J located on Mill Pond Park in the  county  of  Bronx  and  convey  such
section  of wall to the Bronx Children's Museum for the purpose of plac-
ing a sign with the museum's name on it.
  S 2. The authorization provided in section one of this  act  shall  be
effective  only upon the condition that the city of New York dedicate an
amount equal to or greater than the fair market value of the section  of
wall  being conveyed by this act, for an acquisition of additional park-
lands and/or for capital improvements to existing park and  recreational
facilities within the borough of the Bronx.
  S  3.  Should  the  section of the outer wall cease to be used for the
purpose described in section one of this act, such section of the  outer
wall  shall  revert  back to the city of New York, county of Bronx to be
used for park and recreational purposes.
  S 4. If the parkland that is subject to this act has received  funding
pursuant to the federal land and water conservation fund, the discontin-
uance  of  parkland  authorized  by the provisions of this act shall not
occur until the municipality has complied with the federal  requirements
pertaining  to  the  conversion  of  parklands, including satisfying the
secretary of the interior  that  the  discontinuance  will  include  all
conditions which the secretary of the interior deems necessary to assure
the  substitution  of  other  lands  equivalent in fair market value and
recreational usefulness to the lands being discontinued.
  S 5. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10550-03-5
              

2015-S5859A - Details

Law Section:
Parks

2015-S5859A - Summary

Authorizes the Bronx Children's Museum program.

2015-S5859A - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5859A - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 5859--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Rules  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT  to authorize the city of New York, county of Bronx, to alienate
  certain parklands

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

  Section 1. Subject to the provisions of this act, the city of New York
is hereby authorized to alienate a section of the outer wall of building
J  located  on  Mill  Pond  Park  in the county of Bronx and convey such
section of wall to the Bronx Children's Museum for the purpose of  plac-
ing a sign with the museum's name on it.
  S  2.  The  authorization provided in section one of this act shall be
effective only upon the condition that the city of New York dedicate  an
amount  equal to or greater than the fair market value of the section of
wall being conveyed by this act, for an acquisition of additional  park-
lands  and/or for capital improvements to existing park and recreational
facilities within the borough of the Bronx.
  S 3. Should the section of the outer wall cease to  be  used  for  the
purpose  described in section one of this act, such section of the outer
wall shall revert back to the city of New York, county of  Bronx  to  be
used for park and recreational purposes.
  S  4. If the parkland that is subject to this act has received funding
pursuant to the federal land and water conservation fund, the discontin-
uance of parkland authorized by the provisions of  this  act  shall  not
occur  until the municipality has complied with the federal requirements
pertaining to the conversion  of  parklands,  including  satisfying  the
secretary  of  the  interior  that  the  discontinuance will include all
conditions which the secretary of the interior deems necessary to assure

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10550-07-5

              

2015-S5859B (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Parks

2015-S5859B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the Bronx Children's Museum program.

2015-S5859B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5859B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 5859--B

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Rules  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Cities in accord-
  ance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to authorize the commissioner of parks and recreation of the city
  of  New  York  to enter into an agreement for the operation of a chil-
  dren's program known as the Bronx Children's Museum in a portion of  a
  building located in Mill Pond Park in the borough of the Bronx

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

  Section 1. Subject to the provisions of this act, the commissioner  of
parks  and  recreation  of  the city of New York is hereby authorized to
enter into an agreement  with  the  Kids'  Powerhouse  Discovery  Center
Limited  Liability  Corporation  for  the maintenance and operation of a
children's program known as the Bronx Children's Museum  on  the  second
floor of building J, as such building is presently constructed and situ-
ated,  in  Mill  Pond Park in the borough of the Bronx. The terms of the
agreement may allow the placement of signs identifying the museum.
  S 2. The authorization provided in section one of this  act  shall  be
effective  only upon the condition that the city of New York dedicate an
amount equal to or greater than the fair market value of any portion  of
parkland  which  may be authorized to be used by this act for a non-park
purpose for an acquisition of additional parklands  and/or  for  capital
improvements  to  existing  park  and recreational facilities within the
borough of the Bronx.
  S 3. The portion of parkland authorized to be used for the Bronx Chil-
dren's Museum pursuant to section one of this act consists of the second
floor comprised of approximately 12,500 square feet of Building J  situ-
ated in Mill Pond Park in the borough of the Bronx.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10550-09-6
              

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