Senate Bill S1558A

2019-2020 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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2019-S1558 - Details

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
2011-2012: S2749
2013-2014: S918
2015-2016: S706
2017-2018: S3198
2021-2022: S1364
2023-2024: S722

2019-S1558 - Summary

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

2019-S1558 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1558 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1558
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 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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2019-S1558A (ACTIVE) - Details

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
2011-2012: S2749
2013-2014: S918
2015-2016: S706
2017-2018: S3198
2021-2022: S1364
2023-2024: S722

2019-S1558A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2019-S1558A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1558A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1558--A
     Cal. No. 334
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 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 -- committee discharged  and  said  bill
   committed  to  the  Committee on Rules -- reported favorably from said
   committee, ordered to a third reading, passed by Senate and  delivered
   to  the Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered, restored to third read-
   ing, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in  the  order
   of third reading
 
 AN  ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
   relation to requiring the state commissioner of parks, recreation  and
   historic  preservation  to  consult  with the state board for historic
   preservation prior to entering into a resident curator lease  for  any
   at  risk  structure, including those eligible for listing on the state
   and national registers of historic places, and to adopt a plan identi-
   fying at risk structures within state parks and historic sites
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.   Subdivision 2-h of section 3.09 of the parks, recreation
 and historic preservation law, as amended by chapter 382 of the laws  of
 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   2-h. Be empowered, in addition to any other provision of law authoriz-
 ing the leasing of certain property under its jurisdiction, to establish
 a  resident  curator  program  to  encourage investment, restoration and
 occupancy of [buildings which serve no park-related purpose  and  which,
 if remain unoccupied, are at risk of progressive deterioration,] AT-RISK
 STRUCTURES by authorizing the leasing of such at-risk [buildings] STRUC-
 TURES  on  a competitive basis pursuant to the issuance of a request for
 proposal announced publicly including on the office website,  for  resi-
 dential  use  only,  as  a  single family dwelling, to individuals to be
 known as "resident curators" for terms of up to forty years in  exchange
 for  the  resident  curator  assuming liability and financial obligation
 associated with the rehabilitation, maintenance and use of  such  build-
 ings  and  any  other property, real or personal, included in the lease.
              

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