senate Bill S1355

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the reporting of alienation of municipal parkland

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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Mar 31, 2022 referred to local governments
delivered to assembly
passed senate
Mar 07, 2022 advanced to third reading
Mar 03, 2022 2nd report cal.
Mar 02, 2022 1st report cal.613
Jan 05, 2022 referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation
returned to senate
died in assembly
Feb 03, 2021 referred to local governments
delivered to assembly
passed senate
Feb 01, 2021 advanced to third reading
Jan 26, 2021 2nd report cal.
Jan 25, 2021 1st report cal.181
Jan 11, 2021 referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation

Votes

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Mar 1, 2022 - Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation committee Vote

S1355
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committee
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Aye
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Nay
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Aye with Reservations
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Absent
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Excused
0
Abstained
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Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation Committee Vote: Mar 1, 2022

aye wr (2)

Jan 25, 2021 - Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation committee Vote

S1355
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committee
5
Aye
0
Nay
2
Aye with Reservations
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Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation Committee Vote: Jan 25, 2021

aye wr (2)

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S1355 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8083
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
2019-2020: S180, A3264
2023-2024: S252

S1355 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the reporting of alienation of municipal parkland.

S1355 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S1355 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1355
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 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.
                                                            LBD03303-01-1

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