Senate Bill S8048

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Authorizes the county of Suffolk and the town of Smithtown, located in the county of Suffolk, to exchange 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-S8048 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9335
Law Section:
Suffolk County

2021-S8048 - Summary

Authorizes the county of Suffolk and the town of Smithtown, located in the county of Suffolk, to exchange certain parklands.

2021-S8048 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8048 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8048
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 21, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. MATTERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT authorizing the county of Suffolk  and  the  town  of  Smithtown,
   located in the county of Suffolk, to exchange certain parklands
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to  the  contrary
 the  Suffolk  county  legislature  is hereby authorized and empowered to
 convey the property described in section two  of  this  act,  which  was
 heretofore  used  by  such county for park and/or recreational purposes,
 upon terms agreed upon between the parties, to the  town  of  Smithtown,
 located  in  the county of Suffolk, for use by such town for park and/or
 recreational purposes, and the town board of the town  of  Smithtown  is
 hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to  convey the property described in
 section three of this act, which was heretofore used by  such  town  for
 park  and/or  recreational  purposes, upon terms agreed upon between the
 parties, to the county of Suffolk for use by such county for park and/or
 recreational purposes.
   § 2. The parklands authorized  by  section  one  of  this  act  to  be
 conveyed to the town of Smithtown, located in the county of Suffolk, are
 described as follows:
   ALL  that  certain  tract,  piece or parcel of land situate, lying and
 being in the town of Smithtown, county of Suffolk and state of New York,
 bounded and described as follows:
   BEGINNING at a point on the northerly side of Veterans Memorial  High-
 way distant 310.67 feet Easterly from a point where the Veterans Memori-
 al  Highway  is intersected by the division line between land now or one
 time of M. W. Platt and land of  Smithtown  Woods  Company  and  running
 thence  North  12  degrees  28 minutes 30 seconds East a distance of 700
 feet; running thence North  58  degrees  18  minutes  1  second  East  a
 distance  of  422.63  feet;  running thence North 34 degrees 3 minutes 1
 second East a distance of 396.88 feet; running thence South  89  degrees
 58  minutes 20 seconds East a distance of 643.50 feet; running thence in
 a southerly direction along an arc having a  radius  of  300.38  feet  a
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2021-S8048A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9335
Law Section:
Suffolk County

2021-S8048A - Summary

Authorizes the county of Suffolk and the town of Smithtown, located in the county of Suffolk, to exchange certain parklands.

2021-S8048A - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8048A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8048--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 21, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. MATTERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT authorizing the county of Suffolk  and  the  town  of  Smithtown,
   located in the county of Suffolk, to exchange certain parklands

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to  the  contrary
 the  Suffolk  county  legislature  is hereby authorized and empowered to
 convey the property described in section two  of  this  act,  which  was
 heretofore  used  by  such county for park and/or recreational purposes,
 upon terms agreed upon between the parties, to the  town  of  Smithtown,
 located  in  the county of Suffolk, for use by such town for park and/or
 recreational purposes, and the town board of the town  of  Smithtown  is
 hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to  convey the property described in
 section three of this act, which was heretofore used by  such  town  for
 park  and/or  recreational  purposes, upon terms agreed upon between the
 parties, to the county of Suffolk for use by such county for park and/or
 recreational purposes.
   § 2. The parklands authorized  by  section  one  of  this  act  to  be
 conveyed to the town of Smithtown, located in the county of Suffolk, are
 described as follows:
   a. Parcel A:
   All  that  certain  piece  or parcel of land, situate and being in the
 Town of Smithtown, County of Suffolk, State  of  New  York,  being  more
 particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point on the southerly
 right  of  way  line  of Jericho Turnpike, New York State Route 25, said
 point having New York State Plane Coordinate values of North 231,312.53,
 East 2,218,538.25, thence South 15 Degrees 45 Minutes 40  Seconds  West,
 for  a distance of 411.97 feet, to the northerly line of the Long Island
 Railroad; thence along said line North 55 Degrees 27 Minutes 30  Seconds
 West,  for  a distance of 95.00 feet; thence North 37 Degrees 42 Minutes
 30 Seconds East, for a distance of 25.03 feet; thence North  55  Degrees
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2021-S8048B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9335
Law Section:
Suffolk County

2021-S8048B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the county of Suffolk and the town of Smithtown, located in the county of Suffolk, to exchange certain parklands.

2021-S8048B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8048B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8048--B
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 21, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. MATTERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  authorizing  the  county  of Suffolk and the town of Smithtown,
   located in the county of Suffolk, to exchange certain parklands
 
   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:
   (a)  the county of Suffolk acting by and through its governing body is
 hereby authorized and empowered to  convey  the  property  described  in
 section  two  of  this act, which was heretofore used by such county for
 park and/or recreational purposes, upon terms agreed  upon  between  the
 parties, to the town of Smithtown, located in the county of Suffolk, for
 use by such town for park and/or recreational purposes, provided, howev-
 er, that the town of Smithtown shall continue to provide access to  such
 parkland  and/or  recreational facilities to all residents of the county
 of  Suffolk and that such town shall not enact any fees or charges which
 are higher for such access for county residents who are not  town  resi-
 dents; and
   (b)  the town of Smithtown acting by and through its governing body is
 hereby authorized and empowered to  convey  the  property  described  in
 section  three  of  this act, which was heretofore used by such town for
 park and/or recreational purposes, upon terms agreed  upon  between  the
 parties, to the county of Suffolk for use by such county for park and/or
 recreational  purposes,  provided,  however,  that the county of Suffolk
 shall continue to provide access to  such parkland  and/or  recreational
 facilities to all residents of the town of Smithtown and that such coun-
 ty shall not enact any fees or charges for such access which are  higher
 for town residents.
   §  2.  The  parklands  authorized by subdivision (a) of section one of
 this act to be conveyed to the town of Smithtown, located in the  county
 of Suffolk, are described as follows:
   a. Parcel A:
   All  that  certain  piece  or parcel of land, situate and being in the
 Town of Smithtown, County of Suffolk, State  of  New  York,  being  more
              

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