Senate Bill S180

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the reporting of alienation of municipal parkland

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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-S180 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3264
Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 16 §§16.01 - 16.05, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S5600, A10066
2015-2016: S705, A2228
2017-2018: S3051, A1954
2021-2022: S1355, A8083
2023-2024: S252

2019-S180 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the reporting of alienation of municipal parkland.

2019-S180 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S180 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    180
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SERRANO -- 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 the reporting of alienation of municipal parkland
 
   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 article 16 to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 16
                       MUNICIPAL PARKLAND ALIENATION
 SECTION 16.01 DEFINITIONS.
         16.03 PARKLAND ALIENATION REPORTING.
         16.05 PARKLAND ALIENATION ENFORCEMENT.
   § 16.01 DEFINITIONS. WHEN USED IN THIS ARTICLE:
   1.  "MUNICIPAL PARKLAND" SHALL MEAN REAL PROPERTY OR INTERESTS THEREIN
 THAT IS OWNED BY A MUNICIPALITY THAT PROVIDES PUBLIC  PARK,  RECREATION,
 OR  OPEN  SPACE  PROTECTION PURPOSES. MUNICIPAL PARKLAND INCLUDES: LANDS
 THAT HAVE BEEN DEDICATED FOR SUCH PURPOSES BY THE MUNICIPALITY THROUGH A
 FORMAL RESOLUTION OR SIMILAR ACTION; LANDS THAT HAVE BEEN  PURCHASED  OR
 ACCEPTED FOR SUCH PURPOSES; OR LANDS THAT CURRENTLY OR HISTORICALLY HAVE
 BEEN AVAILABLE TO AND USED BY THE PUBLIC FOR SUCH PURPOSES.
   2.  "MUNICIPAL PARKLAND ALIENATION" SHALL MEAN ANY ACTION BY A MUNICI-
 PALITY TO SELL, LEASE, DISCONTINUE, OR CHANGE THE USE OF MUNICIPAL PARK-
 LAND.
   3. "MUNICIPALITY" SHALL MEAN A COUNTY,  TOWN,  CITY,  OR  VILLAGE.  IT
 SHALL  ALSO  MEAN  A  SCHOOL  DISTRICT OR OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION IN
 INSTANCES WHERE SUCH ENTITY HAS OBTAINED STATE OR FEDERAL GRANT  FUNDING
 FOR THE CREATION OF MUNICIPAL PARKLAND.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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