Bill Text: NY S06830 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Authorizes the state to cede concurrent jurisdiction to the federal government over the Stony Lonesome and range areas at the West Point Military Reservation.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-11-21 - APPROVAL MEMO.11 [S06830 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S06830-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        6830--A
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    March 17, 2014
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  LARKIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
         ment  Operations  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,   ordered
         reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
       AN  ACT to amend the state law, in relation to cessation of jurisdiction
         of a parcel of land comprising part of the West Point Military  Reser-
         vation
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The state law is amended by adding a new  section  52-c  to
    2  read as follows:
    3    S 52-C. GOVERNOR MAY EXECUTE DEED OR RELEASE WITH SUNDRY RESERVATIONS;
    4  STONY  LONESOME  AND  RANGE  AREAS,  WEST POINT MILITARY RESERVATION. 1.
    5  NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION FIFTY-SEVEN OF THIS  ARTICLE,  THE  GOVERNOR  IS
    6  HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO CEDE TO THE UNITED STATES FULL CONCURRENT JURISDIC-
    7  TION  OVER  THE  TRACTS  OF LAND COMPRISING THE STONY LONESOME AND RANGE
    8  AREAS OUTSIDE THE STONY LONESOME AND THAYER GATES, UNITED  STATES  MILI-
    9  TARY  ACADEMY,  WEST POINT MILITARY RESERVATION, EXCLUDING U.S. ROUTE 9W
   10  AND STATE ROUTES 218 AND 293, ACQUIRED BY THE UNITED STATES FOR MILITARY
   11  PURPOSES UPON CONDITIONS THAT  THE  JURISDICTION  SO  CEDED  SHOULD  NOT
   12  PREVENT  THE EXECUTION ON SUCH TRACTS OF ANY PROCESS, CIVIL OR CRIMINAL,
   13  ISSUED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THIS STATE,  NOR  PREVENT  FROM  OPERATING
   14  WITHIN  THE  BOUNDS OF SUCH TRACTS ANY OF THE LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF THE
   15  STATE, NOT INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE FREE USE AND ENJOYMENT OF THE  PREMISES
   16  BY THE UNITED STATES OR THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH SUCH CESSION IS MADE, NOR
   17  PREVENT  FROM  OPERATING  WITHIN  THE SAME TRACTS OR PARCELS OF LAND THE
   18  LAWS OR ORDINANCES OF THE COUNTY OF ORANGE, TOWN OF  HIGHLANDS,  OR  THE
   19  VILLAGE OF HIGHLAND FALLS, NOT INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE FREE USE AND ENJOY-
   20  MENT OF THE PREMISES BY THE UNITED STATES OR THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH SUCH
   21  CESSION  IS MADE; AND THAT THE UNITED STATES SHALL RETAIN SUCH JURISDIC-
   22  TION SO LONG ONLY AS SUCH TRACTS OR PARCELS OF LAND SHALL  BE  USED  FOR
   23  MILITARY PURPOSES.
   24    2.  SECTIONS  FIFTY-TWO, FIFTY-THREE, FIFTY-FIVE AND FIFTY-SIX OF THIS
   25  ARTICLE SHALL NOT APPLY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   26    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD14088-04-4