S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7950
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
June 2, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. GRIFFIN, LAVINE -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend chapter 269 of the laws of 1979 relating to authorizing
the county of Nassau to lease certain lands acquired pursuant to the
provisions of article fifteen of the parks and recreation law, in
relation to extending the authorization to lease or permit such lands
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Sections 1, 1-a, and 1-b of chapter 269 of the laws of 1979
relating to authorizing the county of Nassau to lease certain lands
acquired pursuant to the provisions of article fifteen of the parks and
recreation law, section 1 as amended and sections 1-a and 1-b as added
by chapter 459 of the laws of 1998, are amended to read as follows:
Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
the governing body of the county of Nassau, may lease for fair market
value and upon such terms and conditions as such governing body, in its
discretion, shall deem fair and reasonable, for an initial period not to
exceed twenty years and may thereafter lease for an additional period
not to exceed ten years Lots 1, 2, 7 and 8 set forth in Section 58,
Block A on the Land and Tax Map of the county of Nassau, and located at
Silver Point, Atlantic Beach in the town of Hempstead, such lands having
been acquired by the county pursuant to article fifteen of the former
parks and recreation law, AND THE AUTHORIZATION PROVIDED HEREBY SHALL
FURTHER INCLUDE ANY PERIOD WHERE THERE WAS OR IS A LEASE OR PERMIT FOR
THE SUBJECT PREMISES IN EFFECT UP TO AND INCLUDING JANUARY 1, 2021, AND
THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE COUNTY OF NASSAU MAY THEREAFTER LEASE SUCH
PREMISES FOR FAIR MARKET VALUE AND UPON SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS THE
GOVERNING BODY, IN ITS DISCRETION, SHALL DEEM FAIR AND REASONABLE, FOR
AN ADDITIONAL PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED TWENTY YEARS. During the period of
such lease OR PERMIT, such land shall remain on the assessment rolls of
the municipality, school districts and other districts in which they are
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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located and shall be subject to real estate taxes and assessments in the
same manner as privately owned lands. The tenant's OR PERMITEE'S rights
under such lease OR PERMIT to occupy and use such lands shall be condi-
tioned on the prompt payment of the full amount of such taxes and
assessments with interest and penalties, if any. A copy of such lease OR
PERMIT shall be filed with the Nassau county clerk within ten days after
such lease OR PERMIT is executed.
§ 1-a. Any amounts received by the county of Nassau pursuant to [the]
ANY lease OR PERMIT authorized pursuant to section one of this act shall
be used by such county for the acquisition of additional parklands or
capital improvements to existing parks or financing of additional park-
lands or additional improvements to existing parks; provided, however,
that such amounts shall be placed into an account which is utilized only
for park and recreational purposes.
§ 1-b. If the lessee OR PERMITTEE of the lands authorized to be leased
pursuant to section one of this act shall fail or cease to use such
lands and improvements thereon for public recreational purposes, the
leasehold OR PERMIT on such lands and improvements shall terminate and
possession thereof shall immediately revert to the county of Nassau.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.