Bill Text: NY A01263 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Directs the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation to take a parcel of land by the eminent domain procedure for a state park commemorating Marylander Green, America's first battle memorial.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - referred to judiciary [A01263 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-A01263-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1263 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 11, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMON, LENTOL, ARROYO, GOTTFRIED, COOK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT requiring the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation to take a parcel of land through the eminent domain procedure for a state park commemorating Marylander Green, America's first battle memorial The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The legislature hereby finds that it is necessary for a 2 public purpose to procure certain property within the city of New York. 3 To that extent, the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic pres- 4 ervation is hereby directed to take, through the use of the eminent 5 domain procedure as established under the eminent domain procedure law, 6 the parcel in the borough of Brooklyn known as 170 Eighth Street, Brook- 7 lyn, Block 1003 Lot 11, for a state park commemorating Marylander Green, 8 America's first battle memorial. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD00727-01-7
