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                                  6745--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 29, 2021
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 Introduced by M. of A. LAWLER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Local  Governments  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT in relation to authorizing the  town  of  Orangetown,  county  of
   Rockland to discontinue the use of certain park land

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subject to the provisions of this act, the town of  Orange-
 town,  Rockland  County,  acting  by and through its governing body, and
 upon such terms and conditions as determined by  such  body,  is  hereby
 authorized  to:  (a)  discontinue  the use as park land and alienate the
 lands described in section three of this act, and convey such  lands  by
 appropriate instrument to the county of Rockland, for the purpose of the
 county of Rockland completing roadway safety improvements, including the
 replacement  of  a structurally deficient bridge and channel realignment
 in order to reduce flooding in the area; and (b) temporarily discontinue
 the use of the parklands identified in section four  of  this  act,  for
 such construction.
   §  2.  The  authorization provided in section one of this act shall be
 effective only upon the condition that the town of  Orangetown  dedicate
 an  amount  of  land  equal  to or greater than the fair market value of
 parklands being discontinued towards the acquisition  of  new  parklands
 and/or  capital  improvements  to existing park and recreational facili-
 ties.
   § 3. The parklands to be permanently alienated by the town of  Orange-
 town, Rockland County, pursuant to section one of this act are described
 as follows:
   Parcel 1
 All  that certain piece or parcel of property, lying, being and situated
 in the Town of Orangetown, County of Rockland  and  State  of  New  York
 described as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD10612-04-1

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 Beginning  at a point on the northerly line of the original two and one-
 half Rod (41.25 foot) Right-of-Way of W  Washington  Ave  (County  Route
 30).  Said  point  being  the  following course and distance, along said
 original northerly Right-of-Way line, from  a  Rockland  County  Highway
 monument, concrete with brass plate, set at a deflection point of 5° 47'
 00"  left  on  the  original  Right-of-Way.  S 77°03'55" W a distance of
 208.63 feet.
 Thence, from said Point  of  Beginning  along  said  original  northerly
 Right-of-Way line of W Washington Ave
   1.  S  77°06'09" W a distance of 173.97 feet; thence, continuing along
 the northerly Right-of-Way line of W Washington Ave
   2. S 89°51'09" W a distance of 231.33 feet; thence,  still  along  the
 northerly Right-of-Way line of W Washington Ave
   3.  N  77°36'51"  W  a distance of 49.83 feet; thence, still along the
 northerly Right-of-Way line of W Washington Ave
   4. N 62°38'51" W a distance of 56.29 feet;  thence,  still  along  the
 northerly  Right-of-Way  line  of W Washington Ave to the beginning of a
 tangent curve to the right having a
   5. radius of 226.65 feet, a central angle of  41°44'47",  and  an  arc
 length of 165.14 feet to a point on the northerly Right-of-Way line of W
 Washington Ave and the Northwesterly corner of Parcel I; thence,
   6.  S 66°48'50" E a distance of 176.06 feet through Tax Lot 68.14-2-26
 to an angle point in the proposed northerly line of Parcel 1; thence,
   7. S 80°46'11" E a distance of 128.18 feet through Tax Lot  68.14-2-26
 to an angle point in the proposed northerly line of Parcel 1; thence,
   8.  N 87°18'30" E a distance of 311.93 feet through Tax Lot 68.14-2-26
 to a point on the division line between Tax Lot 68.14-2-26 and  Tax  Lot
 68.15-1-4; thence,
   9.  S  09°41'51"  E  a  distance of 42.96 feet along the division line
 between Tax Lot 68.14-2-26 and Tax Lot 68.15-1-4 and along a jog in  the
 northerly  Right-of-Way  line of W Washington Ave to the Point of Begin-
 ning.
 Containing an area of 39,525 square feet more or less,  or  0.907  acres
 +/-
   §  4.  The parklands for which a temporary easement may be temporarily
 granted by the town of Orangetown, Rockland County,  to  the  county  of
 Rockland pursuant to section one of this act are described as follows:
   Parcel 2
 All  that certain piece or parcel of property, lying, being and situated
 in the Town of Orangetown, County of Rockland  and  State  of  New  York
 described as follows:
 Beginning  at  a  point  on  the Northerly line of Parcel 1 described in
 subdivision (a) of section three of this act.    Said  point  being  the
 Southeast corner of parcel 2 and being the following course and distance
 from  the  Northeast  corner  of  Parcel  1, along the Northerly line of
 Parcel 1; S 87°18'30" W 135.10 feet to the Point of Beginning.
 Thence from said Point of Beginning;
   1. S 87° 18' 30" W 176.83 feet; thence,
   2. N 25° 06' 37" W 124.05 feet; thence,
   3. N 10° 55' 29" W 137.83 feet; thence,
   4. N 67° 21' 42" E 72.38 feet; thence,
   5. S 19° 39' 56" E 107.61 feet; thence,
   6. S 42° 34' 22" E 225.25 feet to the Point of Beginning.
 Containing an area of 31,129 square feet more or less,  or  0.714  acres
 +/-

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   §  5.  In  the  event that the town of Orangetown received any funding
 support or assistance from the  federal  government  for  the  purchase,
 maintenance  or improvement of the parklands set forth in sections three
 and four of this act, the discontinuance and  alienation  of  such  park
 land  authorized by the provisions of this act shall not occur until the
 town of Orangetown has complied with any federal requirements pertaining
 to the alienation or conversion of parklands, including  satisfying  the
 secretary  of  the  interior  that the alienation or conversion complies
 with all conditions which the secretary of the interior deems  necessary
 to  assure  the  substitution of other lands shall be equivalent in fair
 market value and usefulness to the lands being alienated or converted.
   § 6. Upon completion of construction by  the  county  of  Rockland  as
 authorized by this act, the county of Rockland shall restore the surface
 of the lands more  particularly described in section  four  of  this act
 and such lands shall continue to be used for park purposes by the town.
   § 7. This act shall take effect immediately.