Assembly Bill A8238

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Authorizes the city of New York to sell waterfront property in the Broad channel area

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S6442 - In Senate Committee Ways And Means Committee

  • 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-A8238 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6442
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Queens County
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1 - 4, Chap 239 of 1995

2019-A8238 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the city of New York to sell waterfront property in the Broad channel area.

2019-A8238 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8238
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 10, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Cities
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 239 of the laws of 1995, relating to authorizing
   the city of New York to sell waterfront property  including  the  land
   under  water  appurtenant thereto owned by or which may be acquired in
   the future by such city in the lands known as  Broad  channel  in  the
   borough of Queens, in relation to sale of certain land
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 of chapter 239 of the laws of  1995,
 relating to authorizing the city of New York to sell waterfront property
 including the land under water appurtenant thereto owned by or which may
 be acquired in the future by such city in the lands known as Broad chan-
 nel in the borough of Queens, sections 2 and 3 as amended by chapter 177
 of the laws of 2000, are amended to read as follows:
   Section  1.  Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 20
 of the general city law or section 383 of  the  New  York  city  charter
 restricting  the alienation of waterfront property and land under water,
 the city of New York is hereby authorized to sell and convey all or  any
 part  of  the right, title, and interest which the city now has or which
 it may hereafter acquire by virtue of in rem tax foreclosure proceedings
 in the lands known as "Broad channel"[, tax  blocks  15300  through  and
 including tax block 15500 on the tax map of the city of New York for the
 borough of Queens] AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE OF THIS ACT.
   Except  as otherwise provided in [sections] SECTION two [and three] of
 this act, the sale of such lands shall be subject to section 384 of  the
 New York city charter.
   § 2. [Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of section 384 of the
 New  York  city charter and subject to review pursuant to sections 197-c
 and 197-d of the New York city charter, for a period of six years  after
 the effective date of this act, the mayor of such city may authorize the

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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