Senate Bill S5566A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Authorizes the county of Nassau to transfer ownership of certain parkland to the village of Freeport

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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-S5566 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Nassau County
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S1372

2019-S5566 - Summary

Authorizes the county of Nassau to transfer ownership of certain parkland to the village of Freeport.

2019-S5566 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5566 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5566
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 7, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BROOKS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT in relation to authorizing  the  county  of  Nassau  to  transfer
   ownership of certain parkland to the village of Freeport
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the  contrary,
 the  Nassau  county  legislature  is  hereby authorized and empowered to
 convey the property described in section two  of  this  act,  which  was
 heretofore  used  by  such county for park and/or recreational purposes,
 upon terms agreed upon between the parties, to the village  of  Freeport
 for use by such village for park and/or recreational purposes, provided,
 however,  that such village of Freeport shall continue to provide access
 to such parkland and/or recreational facilities to all residents of  the
 county  of  Nassau  and  the village shall not enact any fees or charges
 which are higher for county residents who are not village residents. Any
 revenues received from the county from the transfer shall  be  used  for
 capital  improvements of existing park or recreational and/or the acqui-
 sition of additional park or recreational facilities.
   § 2. The lands referred to in section one of  this  act  are  located,
 bounded and described as follows:
   All  that certain plot, piece or parcel of land with the buildings and
 improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the village of
 Freeport, town of Hempstead, county of Nassau, State of New York,  being
 bounded and described as follows:
   Beginning  at a point, said point being the intersection of the south-
 erly line of West 5th Street and the westerly line of South Main Street;
 running thence along the westerly line of South Main  Street,  South  01
 degrees  29  minutes  00  seconds  west 160.00 feet to a point of inter-
 section with the southerly line of South  Main  Street;  running  thence
 along  the westly line of South Main Street, South 88 degrees 31 minutes
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2019-S5566A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Nassau County
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S1372

2019-S5566A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the county of Nassau to transfer ownership of certain parkland to the village of Freeport.

2019-S5566A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5566A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5566--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 7, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BROOKS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT in relation to authorizing  the  county  of  Nassau  to  transfer
   ownership of certain parkland to the village of Freeport
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the  contrary,
 the  Nassau  county  legislature  is  hereby authorized and empowered to
 convey the property described in section two  of  this  act,  which  was
 heretofore  used  by  such county for park and/or recreational purposes,
 upon terms agreed upon between the parties, to the village  of  Freeport
 for use by such village for park and/or recreational purposes, provided,
 however,  that such village of Freeport shall continue to provide access
 to such parkland and/or recreational facilities to all residents of  the
 county  of  Nassau  and  the village shall not enact any fees or charges
 which are higher for county residents who are not village residents. Any
 revenues received from the county from the transfer shall  be  used  for
 capital  improvements of existing park or recreational and/or the acqui-
 sition of additional park or recreational facilities.
   § 2. The lands referred to in section one of  this  act  are  located,
 bounded and described as follows:
   All  that certain plot, piece or parcel of land with the buildings and
 improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the village of
 Freeport, town of Hempstead, county of Nassau, State of New York,  being
 bounded and described as follows:
   Beginning  at a point, said point being the intersection of the south-
 erly line of West 5th Street and the westerly line of South Main Street;
 running thence along the westerly line of South Main  Street,  South  01
 degrees  29  minutes  00  seconds  west 160.00 feet to a point of inter-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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