Senate Bill S3198

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to establish a resident curator program for the rehabilitation of state park buildings

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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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2017-S3198 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9657
Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3.09, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7986, A11219
2011-2012: S2749, A5710
2013-2014: S918, A5800
2015-2016: S706, A950
2019-2020: S1558, A7391
2021-2022: S1364
2023-2024: S722

2017-S3198 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to establish a resident curator program for the rehabilitation of state park buildings.

2017-S3198 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3198 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3198
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 20, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. SERRANO, SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs,
   Tourism, Parks and Recreation
 
 AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law,  in
   relation  to establishing a resident curator program for the rehabili-
   tation of state park buildings

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 3.09 of the parks, recreation and historic preser-
 vation law is amended by  adding  a  new  subdivision  2-i  to  read  as
 follows:
   2-I. BE EMPOWERED, IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW AUTHORIZ-
 ING THE LEASING OF PROPERTY UNDER ITS JURISDICTION, TO ESTABLISH A RESI-
 DENT  CURATOR  PROGRAM. THE TERM "RESIDENT CURATOR" SHALL MEAN A PRIVATE
 INDIVIDUAL OR INDIVIDUALS, OR NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION SELECTED BY THE
 COMMISSIONER, WHO OR WHICH MEETS ESTABLISHED CRITERIA OF THE  OFFICE  TO
 INVEST  PRIVATE  OR  OTHER  NON-STATE BUDGETED FUNDS TO REHABILITATE AND
 MAINTAIN AN AT RISK STRUCTURE UNDER THE OFFICE'S JURISDICTION.  FOR  THE
 PURPOSES  OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE TERM "AT RISK STRUCTURE" SHALL MEAN A
 HOUSE, BUILDING OR OTHER ROOFED STRUCTURE UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF  THE
 OFFICE  THAT  IS  OR  HAS  BECOME  FUNCTIONALLY ISOLATED FROM THE DIRECT
 PUBLIC SERVICE MISSION OF THE OFFICE SUCH THAT SUCH STRUCTURE IS  VACANT
 AND  AT  RISK  OF UNDERGOING PROGRESSIVE DETERIORATION AND/OR FUNCTIONAL
 ABANDONMENT BECAUSE OF FISCAL OR OTHER CIRCUMSTANTIAL DIFFICULTIES.
   THE COMMISSIONER SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO LEASE SUCH AT  RISK  STRUCTURE
 TO A RESIDENT CURATOR FOR THE LIFE OF THE RESIDENT CURATOR OR FOR A TERM
 OF  UP  TO FORTY YEARS IN EXCHANGE FOR THE RESIDENT CURATOR ASSUMING THE
 FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REHABILITATION AND MAINTENANCE OF  SUCH
 AT RISK STRUCTURE, AND TO PROVIDE REASONABLE RIGHTS OF ACCESS, UTILITIES
 AND  PARKING FOR THE PURPOSE OF RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCY OR OTHER USES THAT
 ARE DEEMED BY THE COMMISSIONER TO BE APPROPRIATE  TO  TAKE  PLACE  AT  A
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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