Senate Bill S7018A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to authorizing the city of Schenectady, county of Schenectady, to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parklands

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  • 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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2021-S7018 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7809
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Parks

2021-S7018 - Summary

Authorizes the city of Schenectady, county of Schenectady, to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parklands for the purpose of relocating historic homes that are at a high risk of flooding.

2021-S7018 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S7018 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7018
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 24, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 2
 
 AN ACT authorizing the city of Schenectady to alienate  certain  parcels
   of  land  used  as  parkland  and  to provide other parcels of land to
   replace such parkland

   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 city of Schenec-
 tady,  Schenectady  county, acting by and through its governing body, is
 hereby authorized to discontinue the use of Front  Street  parkland  and
 alienate such lands more particularly described in section three of this
 act, for the purpose of relocating Stockade Historic District structures
 at  high risk from flooding, and upon such other terms and conditions as
 determined by the governing body of the city of Schenectady.
   § 2. The authorization contained in section one of this act shall take
 effect only upon the  condition  that  the  city  of  Schenectady  shall
 acquire  and dedicate an amount equal to or greater than the fair market
 value of the parkland being discontinued towards the acquisition of  new
 parkland  and/or  towards  capital  improvements  to existing waterfront
 parkland and recreational facilities.
   § 3. The parklands authorized by section one of this act to be discon-
 tinued as parkland are described as follows:  All that certain piece  or
 parcel of land located, situate and lying on the northerly side of Front
 Street  in  the City of Schenectady, County of Schenectady, State of New
 York and being bounded and described as follows:
   BEGINNING at a point on the northerly street boundary of Front  Street
 at its intersection with the property division line between lands now or
 formerly  of  City  of  Schenectady as described in Book 763 Of Deeds at
 page 300 on the East and lands now or formerly of Francis  M.  McGovern,
 Sr. as described in book 1813 of deeds at page 730 on the West.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11542-01-1
              

2021-S7018A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7809
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Parks

2021-S7018A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the city of Schenectady, county of Schenectady, to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parklands for the purpose of relocating historic homes that are at a high risk of flooding.

2021-S7018A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S7018A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7018--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 24, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Cities  2  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  authorizing the city of Schenectady to alienate certain parcels
   of land used as parkland and to  provide  other  parcels  of  land  to
   replace such parkland
 
   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 city of Schenec-
 tady, Schenectady county, acting by and through its governing  body,  is
 hereby  authorized  to  discontinue the parkland and alienate such lands
 more particularly described in  section  three  of  this  act,  for  the
 purpose of relocating Stockade Historic District structures at high risk
 from flooding, and upon such other terms and conditions as determined by
 the governing body of the city of Schenectady.
   § 2. The authorization contained in section one of this act shall take
 effect  only upon the condition that the city of Schenectady shall dedi-
 cate an amount equal to or greater than the fair  market  value  of  the
 waterfront  parkland  being  discontinued towards the acquisition of new
 waterfront parkland and/or  towards  capital  improvements  to  existing
 waterfront parkland and recreational facilities.
   § 3. The parklands authorized by section one of this act to be discon-
 tinued  as parkland are described as follows:  All that certain piece or
 parcel of land located, situate and lying on the northerly side of Front
 Street in the City of Schenectady, County of Schenectady, State  of  New
 York and being bounded and described as follows:
   BEGINNING  at a point on the northerly street boundary of Front Street
 at its intersection with the property division line between lands now or
 formerly of City of Schenectady as described in Book  763  Of  Deeds  at

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11542-03-1
              

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