Senate Bill S7744A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Authorizes the use of certain park lands for any school purposes

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Current Bill Status - Passed Senate & Assembly

  • 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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2025-S7744 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8342
Law Section:
Public Parks
Laws Affected:
Amd §1, add §§1-a & 2-a, Chap 885 of 1953

2025-S7744 - Summary

Authorizes the use of certain park lands alienated from a portion of the park commonly known as Lincoln Park, in the city of Albany for any school purposes.

2025-S7744 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S7744 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7744
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 2, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  FAHY  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 2
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 885 of the laws of 1953 authorizing the city  of
   Albany to discontinue the use of certain park lands for the purpose of
   using  such lands for public school purposes, in relation to authoriz-
   ing the use of such lands for any school purposes
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  1 of chapter 885 of the laws of 1953 authorizing
 the city of Albany to discontinue the use of certain park lands for  the
 purpose  of  using  such lands for public school purposes, is amended to
 read as follows:
   Section 1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent general, special or  local
 law,  the city of Albany may discontinue as park lands four and one-half
 acres of land within the hereinafter  described  bounds  and  heretofore
 acquired  and  used  by  such  city for park purposes and constituting a
 portion of the park commonly known as Lincoln Park, in the city of Alba-
 ny, for the purpose of using such lands for [public] ANY school purposes
 and the construction of [public] ANY school buildings, including streets
 for ingress and egress.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11905-01-5

2025-S7744A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8342
Law Section:
Public Parks
Laws Affected:
Amd §1, add §§1-a & 2-a, Chap 885 of 1953

2025-S7744A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the use of certain park lands alienated from a portion of the park commonly known as Lincoln Park, in the city of Albany for any school purposes.

2025-S7744A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S7744A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7744--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 2, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  FAHY  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Cities  2  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend chapter 885 of the laws of 1953 authorizing the city of
   Albany to discontinue the use of certain park lands for the purpose of
   using such lands for public school purposes, in relation to  authoriz-
   ing the use of such lands for any school purposes
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 885 of the laws  of  1953  authorizing
 the  city of Albany to discontinue the use of certain park lands for the
 purpose of using such lands for public school purposes,  is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   Section 1. [Notwithstanding any inconsistent general, special or local
 law,]  SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT, the city of Albany, ACTING
 BY AND THROUGH ITS GOVERNING BODY, may discontinue  as  park  lands  AND
 SELL  AND  CONVEY  AT  FAIR MARKET VALUE four and one-half acres of land
 within the hereinafter described bounds and heretofore acquired and used
 by such city for park purposes and constituting a portion  of  the  park
 commonly  known  as Lincoln Park, in the city of Albany, for the purpose
 of  using  such  lands  for  [public]  ANY  school  purposes   and   the
 construction  of  [public]  ANY  school buildings, including streets for
 ingress and egress.
   § 2. Chapter 885 of the laws of 1953 authorizing the city of Albany to
 discontinue the use of certain park lands for the purpose of using  such
 lands  for public school purposes, is amended by adding two new sections
 1-a and 2-a to read as follows:
   § 1-A. THE AUTHORIZATION CONTAINED IN SECTION ONE OF  THIS  ACT  SHALL
 ONLY  BE  EFFECTIVE ON THE CONDITION THAT THE CITY OF ALBANY DEDICATE AN
 AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THE PARKLANDS BEING
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11905-03-5

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