Senate Bill S6318B

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6318
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to authorize the commissioner of general services to transfer and
   convey certain unappropriated state land to the Cedarmore  Corporation
   for community programs

   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  but  notwithstanding
 any  other provision of law to the contrary, the commissioner of general
 services is hereby authorized to transfer and convey  to  the  Cedarmore
 corporation,  in consideration of one dollar and upon such other consid-
 eration as the commissioner may deem proper, the state land  located  at
 63  Babylon  Turnpike,  Freeport,  in the county of Nassau, known as the
 Freeport Armory, declared to be abandoned state land by the division  of
 military and naval affairs.
   § 2. The lands authorized by section one of this act to be transferred
 and conveyed are as follows:
   ALL  that  piece  or  parcel  of land, situate, lying and being in the
 Village of Freeport, in the County of Nassau, State of  New  York,  more
 particularly bounded and described as follows:
   BEGINNING  at  a  point  where the easterly line of Lakeview Avenue is
 intersected by the southerly  line  of  Hempstead-Babylon  Turnpike  and
 running  from  said  Point  of  Beginning thence southeasterly along the
 southerly line of Hempstead-Babylon Turnpike about six hundred forty-six
 (646) linear feet to the land of the City  of  New  York  and  the  Long
 Island State Park Commission; thence running southwesterly and along the
 lands  of  the  City  of  New  York and along the Long Island State Park
 Commission two hundred (200) linear feet; thence  running  northwesterly
 and parallel with the southerly line of Hempstead-Babylon Turnpike about
 four hundred thirty (430) linear feet to a point which would be ten (10)
 feet  easterly  from  the center line of the 18 inch diameter water main
 tank header pipe; thence running northwesterly  about  fifty-eight  (58)
 linear feet and parallel with the 18 inch diameter water main tank head-
 er  pipe,  to a point which would be about one hundred sixty-eight (168)
              

 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 linear feet southerly from the southerly line of Hempstead-Babylon Turn-
 pike, when measured at right angles thereto; thence running southwester-
 ly and ten (10) feet parallel with and northerly from the 12 inch  diam-
 eter water main tank header pipe, when measured at right angles thereto,
 about  one  hundred  seven  (107) linear feet to a point in the easterly
 line of Lakeview Avenue; thence running northerly and along the easterly
 line of Lakeview Avenue about two hundred fifty-eight (258) linear  feet
 to  a  point  in  the  southerly line of Hempstead-Babylon Turnpike, the
 point or place of beginning, containing within said bounds  about  three
 (3) acres.
   BEING  the same lands described in a deed from the Village of Freeport
 to the People of the State of New York, dated June 13, 1949 and recorded
 in the Nassau County Clerk's Office on June 20, 1949  in  Book  3857  of
 Deeds  at  page  384.  Said  premises also being known and designated on
 Nassau County Tax Map as Section 55 Block G Lot 50.
   § 3. The description in section two of this act  of  the  land  to  be
 conveyed  is  not  intended to be a legal description but is intended to
 identify the parcel to be conveyed. As a condition of the purchase,  the
 Cedarmore   corporation  may  submit  to  the  commissioner  of  general
 services, for his or her approval, an accurate survey and description of
 the lands to be conveyed, which may be used in the conveyance thereof.
   § 4. The office of general services shall not transfer or  convey  the
 aforesaid  land unless application in a form acceptable to the office of
 general services is made to the office of general services by the Cedar-
 more corporation within one year from the effective date of this act.
   § 5. The Cedarmore corporation is situated to help develop,  maintain,
 and  operate  the  facility  as  a refuge focusing on diverse family and
 youth programs that have specialized programs for at-risk youth and will
 house the organizations for their youth programs.  The Cedarmore  corpo-
 ration has the right to charge a reasonable fee and require indemnifica-
 tion of any rented space.
   The  Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. shall have separate office space
 large enough to accommodate a large number of people.  Such space  shall
 be  granted  free  of  charge,  but shall be responsible for maintaining
 their own indemnification.
   The Nassau County American Legion shall  have  separate  office  space
 large enough to accommodate a large number of people and to store a vast
 amount  of  equipment,  and the use of the main floor twice a year for a
 stand-down for homeless veterans by such Legion.  Such  space  shall  be
 granted  free  of charge, but shall be responsible for maintaining their
 own indemnification.
   The Quonset Hut may be used by the Freeport police department and  the
 Freeport Armory will also be accessible to EOC of Freeport/Roosevelt and
 Freeport  NAACP.  Such  space  shall  be  granted free of charge and the
 Village of Freeport shall be responsible for all utilities and  indemni-
 fication.
   §  6.  The  land described in section two of this act shall be used by
 the Cedarmore corporation  exclusively  for  not-for-profit  family  and
 youth  service  organizations, including recreational programs to assist
 at-risk youth, and for public safety purposes.
   Upon termination of such use title to the lands so  transferred  along
 with  any  improvements  made  thereto  shall revert to the state of New
 York.
   § 7. This act shall take effect immediately.

                            
 
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                                  6318--A
     Cal. No. 1124
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
   reported  favorably  from  said committee, ordered to first and second
   report, ordered to a third reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted,
   retaining its place in the order of third reading

 AN ACT to authorize the commissioner of general services to transfer and
   convey  certain unappropriated state land to the Cedarmore Corporation
   for community programs
 
   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 but notwithstanding
 any other provision of law to the contrary, the commissioner of  general
 services  is  hereby  authorized to transfer and convey to the Cedarmore
 corporation, in consideration of one dollar and upon such other  consid-
 eration  as  the commissioner may deem proper, the state land located at
 63 Babylon Turnpike, Freeport, in the county of  Nassau,  known  as  the
 Freeport  Armory, declared to be abandoned state land by the division of
 military and naval affairs.
   § 2. The lands authorized by section one of this act to be transferred
 and conveyed are as follows:
   ALL that piece or parcel of land, situate,  lying  and  being  in  the
 Village  of  Freeport,  in the County of Nassau, State of New York, more
 particularly bounded and described as follows:
   BEGINNING at a point where the easterly line  of  Lakeview  Avenue  is
 intersected  by  the  southerly  line  of Hempstead-Babylon Turnpike and
 running from said Point of  Beginning  thence  southeasterly  along  the
 southerly line of Hempstead-Babylon Turnpike about six hundred forty-six
 (646)  linear  feet  to  the  land  of the City of New York and the Long
 Island State Park Commission; thence running southwesterly and along the
 lands of the City of New York and  along  the  Long  Island  State  Park
 Commission  two  hundred (200) linear feet; thence running northwesterly
 and parallel with the southerly line of Hempstead-Babylon Turnpike about
 four hundred thirty (430) linear feet to a point which would be ten (10)
              

 feet easterly from the center line of the 18 inch  diameter  water  main
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10863-05-7

 S. 6318--A                          2
 
 tank  header  pipe;  thence running northwesterly about fifty-eight (58)
 linear feet and parallel with the 18 inch diameter water main tank head-
 er pipe, to a point which would be about one hundred  sixty-eight  (168)
 linear feet southerly from the southerly line of Hempstead-Babylon Turn-
 pike, when measured at right angles thereto; thence running southwester-
 ly  and ten (10) feet parallel with and northerly from the 12 inch diam-
 eter water main tank header pipe, when measured at right angles thereto,
 about one hundred seven (107) linear feet to a  point  in  the  easterly
 line of Lakeview Avenue; thence running northerly and along the easterly
 line  of Lakeview Avenue about two hundred fifty-eight (258) linear feet
 to a point in the southerly  line  of  Hempstead-Babylon  Turnpike,  the
 point  or  place of beginning, containing within said bounds about three
 (3) acres.
   BEING the same lands described in a deed from the Village of  Freeport
 to the People of the State of New York, dated June 13, 1949 and recorded
 in  the  Nassau  County  Clerk's Office on June 20, 1949 in Book 3857 of
 Deeds at page 384. Said premises also  being  known  and  designated  on
 Nassau County Tax Map as Section 55 Block G Lot 50.
   §  3.  The  description  in  section two of this act of the land to be
 conveyed is not intended to be a legal description but  is  intended  to
 identify  the parcel to be conveyed. As a condition of the purchase, the
 Cedarmore  corporation  may  submit  to  the  commissioner  of   general
 services, for his or her approval, an accurate survey and description of
 the lands to be conveyed, which may be used in the conveyance thereof.
   §  4.  The office of general services shall not transfer or convey the
 aforesaid land unless application in a form acceptable to the office  of
 general services is made to the office of general services by the Cedar-
 more corporation within one year from the effective date of this act.
   §  5. The Cedarmore corporation is situated to help develop, maintain,
 and operate the facility as a refuge  focusing  on  diverse  family  and
 youth programs that have specialized programs for at-risk youth and will
 house  the organizations for their youth programs.  The Cedarmore corpo-
 ration has the right to charge a reasonable fee and require indemnifica-
 tion of any rented space.
   The Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. shall have separate office  space
 large  enough to accommodate a large number of people.  Such space shall
 be granted free of charge, but  shall  be  responsible  for  maintaining
 their own indemnification.
   The  Nassau  County  American  Legion shall have separate office space
 large enough to accommodate a large number of people and to store a vast
 amount of equipment, and the use of the main floor twice a  year  for  a
 stand-down  for  homeless  veterans  by such Legion. Such space shall be
 granted free of charge, but shall be responsible for  maintaining  their
 own indemnification.
   The  Quonset Hut may be used by the Freeport police department and the
 Freeport Armory will also be accessible to EOC of Freeport/Roosevelt and
 Freeport NAACP. Such space shall be granted free of charge.
   § 6. The land described in section two of this act shall  be  used  by
 the  Cedarmore  corporation  exclusively  for  not-for-profit family and
 youth service organizations, including recreational programs  to  assist
 at-risk youth, and for public safety purposes.
   Upon  termination  of such use title to the lands so transferred along
 with any improvements made thereto shall revert  to  the  state  of  New
 York.
   § 7. This act shall take effect immediately.