Assembly Bill A7535D

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Amends the constitution to convey land to Debar Pond Institute Inc. in order to facilitate the preservation of historic buildings

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2021-A7535 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7868
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 14 §1, Constn
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A2816, S3030

2021-A7535 - Summary

Amends the constitution to convey land to Debar Pond Institute, Inc. in order to facilitate the preservation of historic buildings.

2021-A7535 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7535
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 13, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. JONES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Environmental Conservation
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing an amendment to section 1 of article 14 of  the  Constitution,
   in  relation  to  conveying  land  to Debar Pond Institute in order to
   facilitate the preservation of historic buildings
 
   Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 1 of  article
 14 of the constitution be amended as follows:
   Section  1.  The  lands of the state, now owned or hereafter acquired,
 constituting the forest preserve as now fixed by law, shall  be  forever
 kept  as wild forest lands. They shall not be leased, sold or exchanged,
 or be taken by any corporation, public or private, nor shall the  timber
 thereon  be  sold,  removed or destroyed. Nothing herein contained shall
 prevent the state from  constructing,  completing  and  maintaining  any
 highway  heretofore specifically authorized by constitutional amendment,
 nor from constructing and maintaining to federal standards  federal  aid
 interstate  highway  route five hundred two from a point in the vicinity
 of the city of Glens Falls, thence northerly  to  the  vicinity  of  the
 villages  of  Lake  George and Warrensburg, the hamlets of South Horicon
 and Pottersville and thence northerly in a generally  straight  line  on
 the  west side of Schroon Lake to the vicinity of the hamlet of Schroon,
 then continuing northerly to the  vicinity  of  Schroon  Falls,  Schroon
 River and North Hudson, and to the east of Makomis Mountain, east of the
 hamlet  of New Russia, east of the village of Elizabethtown and continu-
 ing northerly in the vicinity of the hamlet of Towers Forge, and east of
 Poke-O-Moonshine Mountain and continuing northerly to  the  vicinity  of
 the village of Keeseville and the city of Plattsburgh, all of the afore-
 said taking not to exceed a total of three hundred acres of state forest
 preserve land, nor from constructing and maintaining not more than twen-
 ty-five  miles  of  ski trails thirty to two hundred feet wide, together
 with appurtenances thereto, provided that no more  than  five  miles  of
 such  trails  shall be in excess of one hundred twenty feet wide, on the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

co-Sponsors

2021-A7535A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7868
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 14 §1, Constn
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A2816, S3030

2021-A7535A - Summary

Amends the constitution to convey land to Debar Pond Institute, Inc. in order to facilitate the preservation of historic buildings.

2021-A7535A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7535--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 13, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. JONES, SIMPSON -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Environmental Conservation -- committee discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing an amendment to section 1 of article 14 of  the  Constitution,
   in  relation  to  conveying  land  to Debar Pond Institute in order to
   facilitate the preservation of historic buildings
 
   Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 1 of  article
 14 of the constitution be amended as follows:
   Section  1.  The  lands of the state, now owned or hereafter acquired,
 constituting the forest preserve as now fixed by law, shall  be  forever
 kept  as wild forest lands. They shall not be leased, sold or exchanged,
 or be taken by any corporation, public or private, nor shall the  timber
 thereon  be  sold,  removed or destroyed. Nothing herein contained shall
 prevent the state from  constructing,  completing  and  maintaining  any
 highway  heretofore specifically authorized by constitutional amendment,
 nor from constructing and maintaining to federal standards  federal  aid
 interstate  highway  route five hundred two from a point in the vicinity
 of the city of Glens Falls, thence northerly  to  the  vicinity  of  the
 villages  of  Lake  George and Warrensburg, the hamlets of South Horicon
 and Pottersville and thence northerly in a generally  straight  line  on
 the  west side of Schroon Lake to the vicinity of the hamlet of Schroon,
 then continuing northerly to the  vicinity  of  Schroon  Falls,  Schroon
 River and North Hudson, and to the east of Makomis Mountain, east of the
 hamlet  of New Russia, east of the village of Elizabethtown and continu-
 ing northerly in the vicinity of the hamlet of Towers Forge, and east of
 Poke-O-Moonshine Mountain and continuing northerly to  the  vicinity  of
 the village of Keeseville and the city of Plattsburgh, all of the afore-
 said taking not to exceed a total of three hundred acres of state forest
 preserve land, nor from constructing and maintaining not more than twen-
 ty-five  miles  of  ski trails thirty to two hundred feet wide, together
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

2021-A7535B - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7868
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 14 §1, Constn
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A2816, S3030

2021-A7535B - Summary

Amends the constitution to convey land to Debar Pond Institute, Inc. in order to facilitate the preservation of historic buildings.

2021-A7535B - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7535--B
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 13, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JONES, SIMPSON, ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to  said  committee  --  recommitted  to the Committee on Judiciary in
   accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing an amendment to section 1 of article 14 of  the  Constitution,
   in  relation  to  conveying  land  to Debar Pond Institute in order to
   facilitate the preservation of historic buildings
 
   Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 1 of  article
 14 of the constitution be amended as follows:
   Section  1.  The  lands of the state, now owned or hereafter acquired,
 constituting the forest preserve as now fixed by law, shall  be  forever
 kept  as wild forest lands. They shall not be leased, sold or exchanged,
 or be taken by any corporation, public or private, nor shall the  timber
 thereon  be  sold,  removed or destroyed. Nothing herein contained shall
 prevent the state from  constructing,  completing  and  maintaining  any
 highway  heretofore specifically authorized by constitutional amendment,
 nor from constructing and maintaining to federal standards  federal  aid
 interstate  highway  route five hundred two from a point in the vicinity
 of the city of Glens Falls, thence northerly  to  the  vicinity  of  the
 villages  of  Lake  George and Warrensburg, the hamlets of South Horicon
 and Pottersville and thence northerly in a generally  straight  line  on
 the  west side of Schroon Lake to the vicinity of the hamlet of Schroon,
 then continuing northerly to the  vicinity  of  Schroon  Falls,  Schroon
 River and North Hudson, and to the east of Makomis Mountain, east of the
 hamlet  of New Russia, east of the village of Elizabethtown and continu-
 ing northerly in the vicinity of the hamlet of Towers Forge, and east of
 Poke-O-Moonshine Mountain and continuing northerly to  the  vicinity  of
 the village of Keeseville and the city of Plattsburgh, all of the afore-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

2021-A7535C - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7868
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 14 §1, Constn
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A2816, S3030

2021-A7535C - Summary

Amends the constitution to convey land to Debar Pond Institute, Inc. in order to facilitate the preservation of historic buildings.

2021-A7535C - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7535--C
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 13, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JONES, SIMPSON, ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to  said  committee  --  recommitted  to the Committee on Judiciary in
   accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee -- again reported from said  committee  with  amendments,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing  an  amendment to section 1 of article 14 of the Constitution,
   in relation to conveying land to Debar  Pond  Institute  in  order  to
   facilitate the preservation of historic buildings
 
   Section  1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 1 of article
 14 of the constitution be amended as follows:
   Section 1. The lands of the state, now owned  or  hereafter  acquired,
 constituting  the  forest preserve as now fixed by law, shall be forever
 kept as wild forest lands. They shall not be leased, sold or  exchanged,
 or  be taken by any corporation, public or private, nor shall the timber
 thereon be sold, removed or destroyed. Nothing  herein  contained  shall
 prevent  the  state  from  constructing,  completing and maintaining any
 highway heretofore specifically authorized by constitutional  amendment,
 nor  from  constructing and maintaining to federal standards federal aid
 interstate highway route five hundred two from a point in  the  vicinity
 of  the  city  of  Glens  Falls, thence northerly to the vicinity of the
 villages of Lake George and Warrensburg, the hamlets  of  South  Horicon
 and  Pottersville  and  thence northerly in a generally straight line on
 the west side of Schroon Lake to the vicinity of the hamlet of  Schroon,
 then  continuing  northerly  to  the  vicinity of Schroon Falls, Schroon
 River and North Hudson, and to the east of Makomis Mountain, east of the
 hamlet of New Russia, east of the village of Elizabethtown and  continu-
 ing northerly in the vicinity of the hamlet of Towers Forge, and east of
 Poke-O-Moonshine  Mountain  and  continuing northerly to the vicinity of
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

2021-A7535D (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7868
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 14 §1, Constn
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A2816, S3030

2021-A7535D (ACTIVE) - Summary

Amends the constitution to convey land to Debar Pond Institute, Inc. in order to facilitate the preservation of historic buildings.

2021-A7535D (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7535--D
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 13, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JONES, SIMPSON, ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to  said  committee  -- reported and referred to the Committee on Ways
   and Means -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing  an  amendment to section 1 of article 14 of the Constitution,
   in relation to conveying land to Debar Pond Institute Inc.   in  order
   to facilitate the preservation of historic buildings
 
   Section  1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 1 of article
 14 of the constitution be amended as follows:
   Section 1. The lands of the state, now owned  or  hereafter  acquired,
 constituting  the  forest preserve as now fixed by law, shall be forever
 kept as wild forest lands. They shall not be leased, sold or  exchanged,
 or  be taken by any corporation, public or private, nor shall the timber
 thereon be sold, removed or destroyed. Nothing  herein  contained  shall
 prevent  the  state  from  constructing,  completing and maintaining any
 highway heretofore specifically authorized by constitutional  amendment,
 nor  from  constructing and maintaining to federal standards federal aid
 interstate highway route five hundred two from a point in  the  vicinity
 of  the  city  of  Glens  Falls, thence northerly to the vicinity of the
 villages of Lake George and Warrensburg, the hamlets  of  South  Horicon
 and  Pottersville  and  thence northerly in a generally straight line on
 the west side of Schroon Lake to the vicinity of the hamlet of  Schroon,
 then  continuing  northerly  to  the  vicinity of Schroon Falls, Schroon
 River and North Hudson, and to the east of Makomis Mountain, east of the
 hamlet of New Russia, east of the village of Elizabethtown and  continu-
 ing northerly in the vicinity of the hamlet of Towers Forge, and east of
 Poke-O-Moonshine  Mountain  and  continuing northerly to the vicinity of
 the village of Keeseville and the city of Plattsburgh, all of the afore-
 said taking not to exceed a total of three hundred acres of state forest
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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