Assembly Bill A2835

Vetoed By Governor
2017-2018 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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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A2835 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3457
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §13.14, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10452, S7457
2011-2012: A693, S1918
2013-2014: A159, S930
2015-2016: A4973, S955
2019-2020: A7675, S183

2017-A2835 - 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.

2017-A2835 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2835
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, DINOWITZ -- 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:
   § 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
 NOTICE  OF AND CONDUCT ONE OR MORE PUBLIC HEARINGS, INCLUDING ONE IN THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2017-A2835A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3457
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §13.14, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10452, S7457
2011-2012: A693, S1918
2013-2014: A159, S930
2015-2016: A4973, S955
2019-2020: A7675, S183

2017-A2835A (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.

2017-A2835A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2835--A
                                                         Cal. No. 193
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT,  DINOWITZ, McDONALD, GOODELL --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. PERRY -- read once and referred to  the
   Committee  on  Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development -- reported
   and referred to the Committee on  Ways  and  Means  --  reported  from
   committee, advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted,
   retaining its place on the order of third reading
 
 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:
   § 13.14 CLOSURE OF LANDS OWNED, HELD OR ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE. 1.
 EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION FIVE OF THIS SECTION,  NOT  LESS  THAN
 SIX  MONTHS  BEFORE  THE  PROPOSED  CLOSURE OF PUBLIC ACCESS TO ANY REAL
 PROPERTY OWNED, HELD OR ADMINISTERED BY  THE  OFFICE,  THE  COMMISSIONER
 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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