Assembly Bill A9007

                             
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                                   9007
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              August 13, 2025
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MORINELLO  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Local Governments
 
 AN ACT in relation to authorizing the town of Niagara  to  alienate  and
   discontinue  the use of certain parklands and to convey such parklands
   to David Gaines
 
   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 town of Niagara,
 county  of  Niagara,  is  hereby  authorized,  acting by and through its
 governing body, and upon such terms and conditions as determined by such
 governing body, to discontinue the use  as  parkland  and  alienate  the
 lands  described  in  section  three of this act, and to sell and convey
 property interests in such lands at fair market value to David Gaines.
   § 2. The authorization contained in section one of this act shall only
 be effective on the condition that  the  town  of  Niagara  dedicate  an
 amount  equal  to or greater than the fair market value of the parklands
 being alienated pursuant to section one of this act towards the acquisi-
 tion of new parklands and/or capital improvements to existing  park  and
 recreational facilities.
   § 3. The parklands authorized by section one of this act to be discon-
 tinued as parklands are described as follows:
   ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Town of Niagara, Coun-
 ty  of Niagara and State of New York, and being part of Lot No. 8, Town-
 ship 13, Range 9 of the Holland Land Purchase so  called,  more  partic-
 ularly described as follows:
   BEGINNING  at  a point which is located 242 feet east of the west line
 of Lot No. 8 and 927.7 feet south of the north line of Lot No. 8; thence
 running east along a line parallel to the north line of Lot No.   8  505
 feet; thence north along a line parallel to the west line of Lot No.  8,
 346.9  feet;  thence west along a line parallel to the north line of Lot
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 No. 8 505 feet; thence south along a line parallel to the west  line  of
 Lot No. 8 to the point of beginning;
   ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Town of Niagara, Coun-
 ty  of  Niagara, and State of New York, being a part of Lot No. 8, Town-
 ship 13, Range 5 of the Holland Land Purchase so  called,  more  partic-
 ularly described as follows:
   BEGINNING  at  a  point 66 feet east of the west line of Lot No. 8 and
 927.7 feet south of the north line of Lot No. 8; thence easterly along a
 line parallel to the north line of Lot No. 8,  681  feet;  thence  south
 along  a  line  parallel  to the west line of Lot No. 8, 66 feet; thence
 west along a line parallel to the north line of Lot  No.  8,  681  feet;
 thence north 66 feet to the point of beginning; and
   ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Town of Niagara, Coun-
 ty  of Niagara and State of New York, and being part of Lot No. 8, Town-
 ship 13, Range 5 of the Holland Land Purchase so  called,  more  partic-
 ularly described as follows:
   BEGINNING  at  a point which is located 242 feet east of the west line
 of Lot No. 8 and 927.7 feet south of the north line of Lot No. 8; thence
 running east along a line parallel to the north of Lot No. 8, 505  feet;
 thence  north along a line parallel to the west line of Lot No. 8, 346.9
 feet; thence west along a line parallel to the north line of Lot No.  8,
 505 feet; thence south along a line parallel to the west line of Lot No.
 8 to the point of beginning.
   §  4.  In  the  event  that  the  town of Niagara received any funding
 support or assistance from the  federal  government  for  the  purchase,
 maintenance,  or improvement of the parklands set forth in section three
 of this act, the discontinuance and alienation of such parklands author-
 ized by the provisions of this act shall not occur  until  the  town  of
 Niagara  has  complied  with  any federal requirements pertaining to the
 alienation or conversion of parklands, including satisfying  the  secre-
 tary of the interior that the alienation or conversion complies with all
 conditions which the secretary of the interior deems necessary to assure
 the substitution of other lands shall be equivalent in fair market value
 and usefulness to the lands being alienated or converted.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.