BILL NUMBER:  S6774

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend chapter 387 of the laws of 2013
relating to including the trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty
of the town of Southampton, trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty
of the town of East Hampton and the trustees of Freeholders and
Commonalty of the town of Southold as municipal corporations for the
purposes of section 72-h of the general municipal law, in relation to
extending the expiration of such provisions

 PURPOSE :

This bill would extend until July 31, 2019 provisions relating the
inclusion of the Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the
Town of Southampton, the Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of
the Town of East Hampton and the Trustees of the Freeholders and
Commonalty of the town of Southold as municipal corporations for the
purposes of section 72-h of the general municipal law.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1. Extends the sunset date of Chapter 86 of the Laws of 2015
to July 31, 2019 for the inclusion of the Trustees of the Freeholders
and Commonalty of the Town of Southampton, the Trustees of the
Freeholders and Commonalty of the Town of East Hampton and the
Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the Town of Southold as
              

municipal corporations for the purposes of section 72-h of the general
municipal law.

Section 2. Effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Typically, the County of Suffolk transfers land pursuant to section
72-h of the general municipal law. This section states that land
transfers only occur to municipal corporations, which through
definition are limited to county, town and village government. While
not a taxing jurisdiction, the Trustees of the Freeholders and
Commonalty of the Town of Southampton, the Trustees of the Freeholders
and Commonalty of the Town of East Hampton and the Trustees of the
Freeholders and Commonalty of the Town of Southold are clearly a form
of local elected government and would greatly benefit from the ability
to receive land at no cost from the County to be placed under their
stewardship. This legislation would provide that for the purposes of
section 72-h of the general municipal law, the term "municipal
corporation" shall include the Trustees of the Freeholders and
Commonalty of the Town of Southampton, the Trustees of the Freeholders
and Commonalty of the Town of East Hampton and the Trustees of the
Freeholders and Commonalty of the Town of Southold.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2014 S.1759/A.1221 Chapter 387 of the Laws of 2013
2016 S.5915/A.8183 Chapter 86 of the Laws of 2015

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None to the State.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
Immediately.