NY State Senate Bill 2025-S9987A

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 19, 2026	advanced to third reading amended 9987b
May 18, 2026	2nd report cal. amended 9987a
May 14, 2026	1st report cal.1122
Apr 21, 2026	referred to cities 1

Votes

- May 14, 2026 - Cities 1 Committee Vote
  S9987A
  
  Aye
  
  5
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  2
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  
  0
  - - Cities 1 Committee Vote: May 14, 2026
      
      aye (5)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Bottcher
      
      Cleare
      
      Persaud
      
      Salazar
      
      aye wr (2)
      
      Chan
      
      Lanza

Bill Amendments

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2025-S9987 - Details

Law Section:: New York City

2025-S9987 - Summary

Authorizes the city of New York to discontinue certain parkland in the borough of Queens and transfer such parkland to the metropolitan transportation authority.

2025-S9987 - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S9987

SPONSOR: SANDERS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act in relation to authorizing the city of New York to discontinue
certain parkland in the borough of Queens

 
PURPOSE OF THE BILL:

This bill would authorize the City of New York to alienate certain
parcels of land to enable the New York city transit authority (NYCTA) to
make critical resiliency improvements for the Rockaway Line in Queens.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 would authorize the City of New York to discontinue portions
of parkland at the Rockaway Park, and grant to the Metropolitan Trans-
portation Authority (MTA), for the use of the NYCTA, rights over such
areas to facilitate NYCTA construction of an urgently needed signal
tower facility and track crossover adjacent to the Beach 105 Street
transit station.

Section 2 requires that MTA provide appropriate consideration to the
City of New York in exchange for the granted easements and establishes
the relevant processes; it being the intent that such consideration will
be determined after granting of such easements by the City pursuant to
the provisions of Section 1266(12-a) of the Public Authorities Law, as
it may apply.

Section 3 identify the metes and bounds of those portions of parkland
that are proposed to be occupied by a permanent signal tower facility
and track cross over at grade and located above a certain limiting
plane, and which will be conveyed to the MTA either through transfer of
real property, lease, exclusive permanent easement, or by other means.

Section 4 provides for compliance with federal law, to the extent appli-
cable.

Section 5 provides that the bill shall take effect immediately.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The Beach 105th St Station is an NYCTA subway station in Rockaway Park,
Queens, on the Rockaway Shuttle (S) Line, which connects the Rockaway
peninsula with mainland Queens and Manhattan. The station is on an
elevated structure and is the penultimate station on the Rockaway Park
Branch of the Rockaway Line. This project will install a new signal
tower facility and track crossover to ensure that signal and communi-
cation systems serving the line can continue to operate in the event the
facilities at Rockaway Park-Beach 116th St are rendered inoperable by a
storm or flood.

The Beach 105th St Signal Tower sits above the Westbound traffic lane of
Rockaway Freeway between Beach 104th St and Beach 105th St. The parkland
provides access to both the new crossover and the Beach 105th St
Station, while minimizing impact to local residents. Certain property
rights and air rights are necessary to conduct this construction
project,Additionally, the MTA will facilitate the demapping of a portion
of Rockaway Freeway containing the parkland at Rockaway Park being
alienated for New York city transit authority use.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

None.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
The bill would take effect on March fifth, two thousand twenty six.

2025-S9987 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9987
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 21, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1
 
 AN ACT in relation to authorizing the city of New  York  to  discontinue
   certain parkland in the borough of Queens
 
   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, but  notwithstanding
 any  provision  of  state  or local law to the contrary, the city of New
 York is hereby authorized to discontinue permanently the  use  as  park-
 lands  and alienate the lands described in section three of this act and
 to transfer such land to the metropolitan transportation  authority  for
 the  purpose  of  enabling the New York transit authority to construct a
 new permanent at-grade and subsurface signal tower  facility  and  track
 crossover.  Such  conveyance shall be granted upon such terms and condi-
 tions as the city of New York and metropolitan transportation  authority
 shall  determine,  including  terms  and conditions for the metropolitan
 transportation authority to ensure that the city of New York can  comply
 with  section four of this act. The metropolitan transportation authori-
 ty, as consideration for such transfer, shall pay to  the  city  of  New
 York the fair market value of the parklands being discontinued.
   §  2.  The  authorization provided in section one of this act shall be
 effective only upon the condition that the city of New York dedicates an
 amount equal to or greater than the fair market  value  payable  by  the
 metropolitan  transportation  authority, for the parklands being discon-
 tinued towards the acquisition of new parklands or capital  improvements
 to  existing parklands and recreational facilities within the borough of
 Queens.
   § 3. The lands hereby authorized by section one  of  this  act  to  be
 discontinued permanently as parkland and designated to be transferred to
 the  metropolitan  transportation authority are located in the county of
 Queens, city and state of New York in a park known as the Rockaway Park,
 and are bounded and described as follows:
   AREA A: ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS WITHIN  TAX  LOT  10  IN  BLOCK
 16160, WITH ADDRESS OF 3-11 BEACH 104 STREET, BOROUGH OF QUEENS:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD15370-03-6
 S. 9987                             2
 
   BEGINNING  AT  THE POINT OF COMMENCEMENT, (N=152034319, E=1032672.026)
 (NAO 83 (2011), NEW YORK LONG ISLAND ZONE NUMBER (3104)  WITNESSED BY  A
 CROSS  CUT  IN  THE  CONCRETE,  WHICH IS AT THE INTERSECTION OF WESTERLY
 RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF BEACH 104TH STREET, A FIFTY  FEET  WIDTH  RIGHT  OF
 WAY,  AND  NORTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF ROCKAWAY FREEWAY, A FIFTY FEET
 WIDTH RIGHT OF WAY, RUNNING THENCE;
   AT A DISTANCE OF 190.20 FEET AND BEARING ANGLE OF S=69°-40'-23" W TO A
 POINT LOCATED ON THE NORTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY  LINE  OF  ROCKAWAY  FREEWAY
 (N=151968.247, E 1032493.671), THENCE;
   A  DISTANCE  OF  5.00  FEET  AND  ANGLE OF N=22'-11'-20" W, TO A POINT
 LOCATED ON THE BORDER OF BLOCK  16160  AND  BLOCK  16161  (N=151972.879,
 E=1032491.781), THENCE;
   A  DISTANCE OF 190.20 FEET AND ANGLE OF N=69°-40'-23" E, PARALLEL WITH
 ROCKAWAY FREEWAY RIGHT OF WAY, TO A POINT ON THE WESTERLY RIGHT  OF  WAY
 LINE OF BEACH 104TH STREET (N=152038.951, E=1032670.137), THENCE;
   A  DISTANCE OF 5.00 FEET AND ANGLE OF S=22°-11'-20" E, TO THE POINT OF
 COMMENCEMENT.
   SAID PARCEL DESCRIBED ABOVE CONTAINS 951.0 SQUARE FEET MORE OR LESS.
   § 4.  The discontinuance and alienation of such parkland authorized by
 this act shall not occur until the city of New York  has  complied  with
 any  federal  requirements pertaining to the alienation or conversion of
 parklands, including satisfying the secretary of the interior  that  the
 alienation  or  conversion complies with all conditions which the secre-
 tary of the interior  deems  necessary  to  assure  the    provision  of
 adequate  recreation  properties  and opportunities of reasonably equiv-
 alent location and usefulness.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  be  deemed  to
 have been in full force and effect on and after March 5, 2026.

2025-S9987A - Details

Law Section:: New York City

2025-S9987A - Summary

Authorizes the city of New York to discontinue certain parkland in the borough of Queens and transfer such parkland to the metropolitan transportation authority.

2025-S9987A - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S9987A

SPONSOR: SANDERS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act in relation to authorizing the city of New York to discontinue
certain parkland in the borough of Queens

 
PURPOSE OF THE BILL:

This bill would authorize the City of New York to alienate certain
parcels of land to enable the New York city transit authority (NYCTA) to
make critical resiliency improvements for the Rockaway Line in Queens.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 would authorize the City of New York to discontinue portions
of parkland at the Rockaway Park, and grant to the Metropolitan Trans-
portation Authority (MTA), for the use of the NYCTA, rights over such
areas to facilitate NYCTA construction of an urgently needed signal
tower facility and track crossover adjacent to the Beach 105 Street
transit station.

Section 2 requires that MTA provide appropriate consideration to the
City of New York in exchange for the granted easements and establishes
the relevant processes; it being the intent that such consideration will
be determined after granting of such easements by the City pursuant to
the provisions of Section 1266(12-a) of the Public Authorities Law, as
it may apply.

Section 3 identify the metes and bounds of those portions of parkland
that are proposed to be occupied by a permanent signal tower facility
and track cross over at grade and located above a certain limiting
plane, and which will be conveyed to the MTA either through transfer of
real property, lease, exclusive permanent easement, or by other means.

Section 4 provides for compliance with federal law, to the extent appli-
cable.

Section 5 provides that the bill shall take effect immediately.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The Beach 105th St Station is an NYCTA subway station in Rockaway Park,
Queens, on the Rockaway Shuttle (S) Line, which connects the Rockaway
peninsula with mainland Queens and Manhattan. The staticn is on an
elevated structure and is the penultimate station on the Rockaway Park
Branch of the Rockaway Line. This project will install a new signal
tower facility and track crossover to ensure that signal and communi-
cation systems serving the line can continue to operate in the event the
facilities at Rockaway Park-Beach 116th St are rendered inoperable by a
storm or flood.

The Beach 105th St Signal Tower sits above the Westbound traffic lane of
Rockaway Freeway between Beach 104th St and Beach 105th St. The parkland
provides access to both the new crossover and the Beach 105th St
Station, while minimizing impact to local residents. Certain property
rights and air rights are necessary to conduct this construction
project,Additionally, the MTA will facilitate the demapping of a portion
of Rockaway Freeway containing the parkland at Rockaway Park being
alienated for New York city transit authority use.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

None.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
The bill would take effect on March fifth, two thousand twenty six.

2025-S9987A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9987--A
     Cal. No. 1122
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 21, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the  Committee  on  Cities  1  --  reported
   favorably  from  said  committee,  ordered to first report, amended on
   first report, ordered  to  a  second  report  and  ordered  reprinted,
   retaining its place in the order of second report

 AN  ACT  in  relation to authorizing the city of New York to discontinue
   certain parkland in the borough of Queens
 
   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, but notwithstanding
 any provision of law to the contrary, the city of  New  York  is  hereby
 authorized,  upon such terms and conditions as the city shall determine,
 to discontinue the use as parklands and alienate the lands described  in
 section  three of this act and to transfer such land to the metropolitan
 transportation authority for the purpose of enabling the New  York  city
 transit  authority  to construct a new permanent at-grade and subsurface
 signal tower facility and track crossover.
   § 1-a. Notwithstanding the failure of the city of New York to seek and
 receive state legislative authorization to alienate certain parklands as
 described in section three of this act  prior  to  the  parklands  being
 alienated  and  transferred to the metropolitan transportation authority
 such alienation is hereby validated, legalized, ratified and confirmed.
   § 2. The authorization provided in section one of this  act  shall  be
 effective only upon the condition that the city of New York 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 parklands and recreational facilities with-
 in the borough of Queens.
   § 3. The lands hereby authorized by section one  of  this  act  to  be
 discontinued as parkland and transferred to the metropolitan transporta-
 tion  authority  are  located in the county of Queens, city and state of
 New York, and are bounded and described as follows:
   ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS WITHIN TAX LOT 10 IN BLOCK 16160,  WITH
 ADDRESS OF 3-11 BEACH 104 STREET, BOROUGH OF QUEENS:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15370-05-6
 S. 9987--A                          2
 
   BEGINNING  AT  THE POINT OF COMMENCEMENT, (N=152034319, E=1032672.026)
 (NAO 83 (2011), NEW YORK LONG ISLAND ZONE NUMBER (3104)  WITNESSED BY  A
 CROSS  CUT  IN  THE  CONCRETE,  WHICH IS AT THE INTERSECTION OF WESTERLY
 RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF BEACH 104TH STREET, A FIFTY  FEET  WIDTH  RIGHT  OF
 WAY,  AND  NORTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF ROCKAWAY FREEWAY, A FIFTY FEET
 WIDTH RIGHT OF WAY, RUNNING THENCE;
   AT A DISTANCE OF 190.20 FEET AND BEARING ANGLE OF S=69°-40'-23" W TO A
 POINT LOCATED ON THE NORTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY  LINE  OF  ROCKAWAY  FREEWAY
 (N=151968.247, E 1032493.671), THENCE;
   A  DISTANCE  OF  5.00  FEET  AND  ANGLE OF N=22'-11'-20" W, TO A POINT
 LOCATED ON THE BORDER OF BLOCK  16160  AND  BLOCK  16161  (N=151972.879,
 E=1032491.781), THENCE;
   A  DISTANCE OF 190.20 FEET AND ANGLE OF N=69°-40'-23" E, PARALLEL WITH
 ROCKAWAY FREEWAY RIGHT OF WAY, TO A POINT ON THE WESTERLY RIGHT  OF  WAY
 LINE OF BEACH 104TH STREET (N=152038.951, E=1032670.137), THENCE;
   A  DISTANCE OF 5.00 FEET AND ANGLE OF S=22°-11'-20" E, TO THE POINT OF
 COMMENCEMENT, AND CONTAINING WITHIN SAID BOUNDS 951  SQ.  FT.  OR  0.022
 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.
   §  4.  In  the  event  that the city of New York 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 parkland  author-
 ized by the provisions of this act shall not occur until the city of New
 York has complied with any federal requirements pertaining to the alien-
 ation  or  conversion of such 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.

2025-S9987B (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:: New York City

2025-S9987B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the city of New York to discontinue certain parkland in the borough of Queens and transfer such parkland to the metropolitan transportation authority.

2025-S9987B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S9987B

SPONSOR: SANDERS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act in relation to authorizing the city of New York to discontinue
certain parkland in the borough of Queens

 
PURPOSE OF THE BILL:

This bill would authorize the City of New York to alienate certain
parcels of land to enable the New York city transit authority (NYCTA) to
make critical resiliency improvements for the Rockaway Line in Queens.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 would authorize the City of New York to discontinue portions
of parkland at the Rockaway Park, and grant to the Metropolitan Trans-
portation Authority (MTA), for the use of the NYCTA, rights over such
areas to facilitate NYCTA construction of an urgently needed signal
tower facility and track crossover adjacent to the Beach 105 Street
transit station.

Section 2 requires that MTA provide appropriate consideration to the
City of New York in exchange for the granted easements and establishes
the relevant processes; it being the intent that such consideration will
be determined after granting of such easements by the City pursuant to
the provisions of Section 1266(12-a) of the Public Authorities Law, as
it may apply.

Section 3 identify the metes and bounds of those portions of parkland
that are proposed to be occupied by a permanent signal tower facility
and track cross over at grade and located above a certain limiting ò
plane, and which will be conveyed to the MTA either through transfer of
real property, lease, exclusive permanent easement, or by other means.

Section 4 provides for compliance with federal law, to the extent appli-
cable.

Section 5 provides that the bill shall take effect immediately.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The Beach 105th St Station is an NYCTA subway station in Rockaway Park,
Queens, on the Rockaway Shuttle (S) Line, which connects the Rockaway
peninsula with mainland Queens and Manhattan. The station is on an
elevated structure and is the penultimate station on the Rockaway Park
Branch of the Rockaway Line. This project will install a new signal
tower facility and track crossover to ensure that signal and communi-
cation systems serving the line can continue to operate in the event the
facilities at Rockaway Park-Beach 116th St are rendered inoperable by a
storm or flood.

The Beach 105th St Signal Tower sits above the Westbound traffic lane of
Rockaway Freeway between Beach 104th St and Beach 105th St. The parkland
provides access to both the new crossover and the Beach 105th St
Station, while minimizing impact to local residents. Certain property
rights and air rights are necessary to conduct this construction
project. Additionally, the MTA will facilitate the de-mapping of a
portion of Rockaway Freeway containing the parkland at Rockaway Park
being alienated for New York city transit authority use.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

None.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
The bill would take effect on March fifth, two thousand twenty six.

2025-S9987B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9987--B
     Cal. No. 1122
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 21, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the  Committee  on  Cities  1  --  reported
   favorably  from  said  committee,  ordered to first report, amended on
   first report, ordered  to  a  second  report  and  ordered  reprinted,
   retaining  its place in the order of second report -- reported favora-
   bly from said committee, amended on second report, ordered to a  third
   reading,  and  to  be reprinted as amended, retaining its place in the
   order of third reading
 
 AN ACT in relation to authorizing the city of New  York  to  discontinue
   certain parkland in the borough of Queens
 
   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, but  notwithstanding
 any  provision  of  law  to the contrary, the city of New York is hereby
 authorized, upon such terms and conditions as the city shall  determine,
 to  discontinue the use as parklands and alienate the lands described in
 section three of this act and to transfer such land to the  metropolitan
 transportation  authority  for the purpose of enabling the New York city
 transit authority to construct a new permanent at-grade  and  subsurface
 signal tower facility and track crossover.
   § 1-a. Notwithstanding the failure of the city of New York to seek and
 receive state legislative authorization to alienate certain parklands as
 described  in  section  three  of  this act prior to the parklands being
 alienated and transferred to the metropolitan  transportation  authority
 such alienation is hereby validated, legalized, ratified and confirmed.
   §  2.  The  authorization provided in section one of this act shall be
 effective only upon the condition that the city of New York 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 parklands and recreational facilities with-
 in the borough of Queens.
   §  3.  The  lands  hereby  authorized by section one of this act to be
 discontinued as parkland and transferred to the metropolitan transporta-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD15370-08-6
 S. 9987--B                          2
 
 tion authority are located in the county of Queens, city  and  state  of
 New York, and are bounded and described as follows:
   ACQUISITION  OF PROPERTY RIGHTS WITHIN TAX LOT 10 IN BLOCK 16160, WITH
 ADDRESS OF 3-11 BEACH 104 STREET, BOROUGH OF QUEENS:
   BEGINNING AT THE POINT OF COMMENCEMENT,  (N=152034319,  E=1032672.026)
 (NAO  83 (2011), NEW YORK LONG ISLAND ZONE NUMBER (3104)  WITNESSED BY A
 CROSS CUT IN THE CONCRETE, WHICH IS  AT  THE  INTERSECTION  OF  WESTERLY
 RIGHT  OF  WAY  LINE  OF BEACH 104TH STREET, A FIFTY FEET WIDTH RIGHT OF
 WAY, AND NORTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF ROCKAWAY FREEWAY, A  FIFTY  FEET
 WIDTH RIGHT OF WAY, RUNNING THENCE;
   AT A DISTANCE OF 190.20 FEET AND BEARING ANGLE OF S=69°-40'-23" W TO A
 POINT  LOCATED  ON  THE  NORTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF ROCKAWAY FREEWAY
 (N=151968.247, E 1032493.671), THENCE;
   A DISTANCE OF 5.00 FEET AND ANGLE  OF  N=22'-11'-20"  W,  TO  A  POINT
 LOCATED  ON  THE  BORDER  OF  BLOCK 16160 AND BLOCK 16161 (N=151972.879,
 E=1032491.781), THENCE;
   A DISTANCE OF 190.20 FEET AND ANGLE OF N=69°-40'-23" E, PARALLEL  WITH
 ROCKAWAY  FREEWAY  RIGHT OF WAY, TO A POINT ON THE WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY
 LINE OF BEACH 104TH STREET (N=152038.951, E=1032670.137), THENCE;
   A DISTANCE OF 5.00 FEET AND ANGLE OF S=22°-11'-20" E, TO THE POINT  OF
 COMMENCEMENT,  AND  CONTAINING  WITHIN  SAID BOUNDS 951 SQ. FT. OR 0.022
 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.
   § 4. Should the lands described in section three of this act cease  to
 be  used  for  the  purposes  described in section one of this act, such
 lands shall revert to the city of New York for public  park  and  recre-
 ational purposes.
   §  5.  In  the  event  that the city of New York 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 parkland  author-
 ized by the provisions of this act shall not occur until the city of New
 York has complied with any federal requirements pertaining to the alien-
 ation  or  conversion of such 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.
   § 6. This act shall take effect immediately.

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