Senate Bill S10552

                             
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                                   10552
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 20, 2026
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  BASKIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 2
 
 AN ACT authorizing the city of Buffalo to alienate and  discontinue  the
   use of 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, the city of Buffalo,
 in the county of Erie, is hereby authorized, acting by and  through  its
 legislative  body,  and  upon such terms and conditions as determined by
 such body, to discontinue the use as parkland  and  alienate  the  lands
 described  in  section  three  of  this  act,  for  the  purpose  of the
 construction, operation, maintenance, and repair of  a  utility  thermal
 energy network project.
   § 2. The authorization contained in section one of this act shall only
 be  effective  on  the  condition  that the city of Buffalo dedicates an
 amount equal to or greater than the fair market value of  the  parklands
 being discontinued towards the acquisition of new parklands and/or capi-
 tal improvements to existing park and recreational facilities.
   § 3. The parklands authorized by section one of this act to be discon-
 tinued as parkland is described as follows:
   ALL  THAT  TRACT  OR  PARCEL  OF LAND, situate in the city of Buffalo,
 county of Erie and State of New York being more particularly bounded and
 described as follows:
   BEGINNING at a point at the intersection  of  the  southerly  line  of
 Seventh  Street  (66  feet  wide)  and  the westerly line of New Seventh
 Street (66 feet wide), said point also being the northeasterly corner of
 lands conveyed to the City of Buffalo as recorded  in  the  Erie  County
 Clerk's Office in Liber 11327 of Deeds at page 3650;
   THENCE N 34° 27' 26" W along the southwesterly line of Seventh Street,
 a  distance of 130.14 feet to the northeasterly corner of lands conveyed
 to  Harbor  Preservation  Housing  Development  Fund  Company,  Inc.  as
 recorded  in  the  Erie County Clerk's Office in Liber 11175 of Deeds at
 page 1302;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15973-02-6
              

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   THENCE S 16° 32' 34" W along a southeasterly line  of  said  lands  of
 Harbor  Preservation  Housing Development Fund Company, Inc., a distance
 of 192.00 feet to an angle point in said southeasterly line of lands  of
 Harbor Preservation Housing Development Fund Company, Inc.;
   THENCE  S  55°  32'  34" W along a southeasterly line of said lands of
 Harbor Preservation Housing Development Fund Company, Inc.,  a  distance
 of 49.95 feet;
   THENCE  S  18°  01' 42" W through said lands of the City of Buffalo, a
 distance of 253.06 feet to the Northerly line of lands conveyed  to  the
 City  of  Buffalo as recorded in the Erie County Clerk's Office in Liber
 11108 of Deeds at page 9287;
   THENCE S 75° 58' 37" E along the said northerly line of lands  of  the
 City of Buffalo and along the northerly line of lands conveyed to 257 W.
 Genesee LLC as recorded in the Erie County Clerk's Office in Liber 11108
 of Deeds at page 9335, a distance of 90.00;
   THENCE N 14° 00' 35" E a distance of 88.89 feet;
   THENCE  N  88° 44' 07" E a distance of 71.15 feet to the westerly line
 of New Seventh Street (66 feet wide);
   THENCE N 13° 38' 07" E along the westerly line of New Seventh  Street,
 a  distance  of  269.39  feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, containing 1.17
 acres of land, more or less.
   The described property having an area of 50,940 square  feet  or  1.17
 acres.
   §  4.  Upon  completion  of construction of the utility thermal energy
 network  project,  National  Fuel  Gas  Distribution  Corporation  shall
 restore the surface of the lands and the lands shall continue to be used
 primarily for park purposes.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.