Senate Bill S6606

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizes the attorney general to approve certain state land acquisitions made for the purposes of land conservation

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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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2023-S6606 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7372
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3-0305, En Con L; amd §3.17, Pks & Rec L; amd §63, Exec L

2023-S6606 - Summary

Authorizes the attorney general to approve certain state land acquisitions made for the purposes of land conservation, and to accept a title policy from a commercial insurer to cover any title defects that would otherwise render the title unmarketable.

2023-S6606 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6606 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6606
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 28, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law,  the  parks,  recre-
   ation  and  historic  preservation  law,  and  the  executive  law, in
   relation to authorizing the attorney general to approve certain  state
   land acquisitions made for the purposes of land conservation
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Legislative  intent.  The  legislature  hereby  finds  and
 declares  that  in order to achieve our state's land protection goals as
 promoted in the Climate Action Plan, the "30 by  30"  land  conservation
 law  (chapter  747  of  the  laws of 2022), and the financial commitment
 within the 2022 Bond Act, additional measures are needed  to  accelerate
 the  process  whereby  the state acquires land. Specifically, the review
 process by the attorney general's office can be streamlined by  enabling
 the  use  of  title insurance. This will also relieve land trusts of the
 financial burden of holding onto land, in trust, for years  at  a  time.
 Further,  it  will  reduce  the  backlog of pending acquisitions that is
 unnecessarily jeopardizing the solvency of many of these organizations.
   § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 3-0305 of the environmental conservation
 law, as added by chapter 727 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read  as
 follows:
   1. The commissioner when moneys therefor have been appropriated by the
 legislature  or  are  otherwise available, may acquire any real property
 which he OR SHE deems necessary for any of the purposes or functions  of
 the  department, by purchase or as provided in the eminent domain proce-
 dure law. Title to such real property shall be taken in the name of  and
 be vested in the people of the state of New York. No real property shall
 be  so  acquired by purchase unless the title thereto is approved by the
 attorney general. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL APPROVE ANY TITLE WHERE  IT
 HAS DETERMINED THAT THE CURRENT OWNER CAN CONVEY MARKETABLE TITLE TO THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10532-01-3
              

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2023-S6606A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7372
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3-0305, En Con L; amd §3.17, Pks & Rec L; amd §63, Exec L

2023-S6606A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the attorney general to approve certain state land acquisitions made for the purposes of land conservation, and to accept a title policy from a commercial insurer to cover any title defects that would otherwise render the title unmarketable.

2023-S6606A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6606A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6606--A
     Cal. No. 1150
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 28, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. MAY, HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental
   Conservation -- reported favorably from  said  committee,  ordered  to
   first  and  second  report,  ordered  to  a third reading, amended and
   ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law,  the  parks,  recre-
   ation  and  historic  preservation  law,  and  the  executive  law, in
   relation to authorizing the attorney general to approve certain  state
   land acquisitions made for the purposes of land conservation
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Legislative  intent.  The  legislature  hereby  finds  and
 declares  that  in order to achieve our state's land protection goals as
 promoted in the Climate Action Plan, the "30 by  30"  land  conservation
 law  (chapter  747  of  the  laws of 2022), and the financial commitment
 within the 2022 Bond Act, additional measures are needed  to  accelerate
 the  process  whereby  the state acquires land. Specifically, the review
 process by the attorney general's office can be streamlined by  enabling
 the  use  of  title insurance. This will also relieve land trusts of the
 financial burden of holding onto land, in trust, for years  at  a  time.
 Further,  it  will  reduce  the  backlog of pending acquisitions that is
 unnecessarily jeopardizing the solvency of many of these organizations.
   § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 3-0305 of the environmental conservation
 law, as added by chapter 727 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read  as
 follows:
   1. The commissioner when moneys therefor have been appropriated by the
 legislature  or  are  otherwise available, may acquire any real property
 which he OR SHE deems necessary for any of the purposes or functions  of
 the  department, by purchase or as provided in the eminent domain proce-
 dure law. Title to such real property shall be taken in the name of  and
 be vested in the people of the state of New York. No real property shall
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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