Senate Bill S8977

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the transfer of unappropriated state lands for mental health, developmental disability, park, recreation, playground, reforestation, public education, public safety, street or highway purposes

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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-S8977 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Public Lands Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §34, Pub Lds L

2021-S8977 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the transfer of unappropriated state lands for mental health, developmental disability, park, recreation, playground, reforestation, public education, public safety, street or highway purposes to political subdivisions, fire companies, and voluntary ambulance services.

2021-S8977 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8977 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8977
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 3, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  SKOUFIS  --  (at  request of the Office of General
   Services) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when  printed  to  be
   committed to the Committee on Investigations and Government Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the public lands law, in relation to the transfer of
   unappropriated state lands for mental health, developmental  disabili-
   ty,  park,  recreation,  playground,  reforestation, public education,
   public safety, street or highway purposes
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The section heading and subdivision 1 of section 34 of the
 public lands law, as amended by chapter 703 of the  laws  of  1994,  are
 amended to read as follows:
   Transfer  of  unappropriated  state  lands  for mental health, [mental
 retardation] DEVELOPMENTAL  DISABILITY,  park,  recreation,  playground,
 reforestation,  PUBLIC  EDUCATION,  PUBLIC  SAFETY,  street,  or highway
 purposes. 1. [Such] THE commissioner of general services may, from  time
 to  time,  transfer and convey to a city, incorporated village, town, or
 county, OR, AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED OF THE  GENERAL  MUNICIPAL
 LAW,  TO  A  POLITICAL SUBDIVISION, FIRE COMPANY, OR VOLUNTARY AMBULANCE
 SERVICE, in consideration of one dollar to be paid to the state  of  New
 York,  and on such terms and conditions as such commissioner may impose,
 a part or all of any parcel or parcels  of  unappropriated  state  lands
 upon  certification  that  such  parcel  or parcels are useful for local
 mental health facilities, [mental retardation] DEVELOPMENTAL  DISABILITY
 facilities,  park,  recreation, playground, reforestation, PUBLIC EDUCA-
 TION, PUBLIC SAFETY, street, or highway purposes, and that they will  be
 properly  improved  and  maintained for one or more of such purposes and
 provided that this disposition of such parcel or parcels is  not  other-
 wise  prohibited.  Certification  shall be evidenced by a formal request
 from the [board of estimate,] common council, village board, town  board
 or county board of supervisors, OR OTHER LOCAL GOVERNING BODY AUTHORIZED
 BY  LAW  TO ADOPT LOCAL LAWS OR ORDINANCES OR TO OTHERWISE INITIATE SUCH
 REQUEST AND CERTIFICATION, setting forth in detail the parcel or parcels
 to be released,  transferred  and  conveyed  and  the  availability  and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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