S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2430 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 15, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to create the Kings Park land redevelopment task force and to postpone the sale of property at the former Kings Park Psychiatric Center Campus THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general, special or 2 local law to the contrary, any state agency, authority or other special 3 entity empowered by the state to sell, lease or convey any real proper- 4 ties which may be available for sale, lease or conveyance at the former 5 campus of the Kings Park Psychiatric Center shall postpone any sale, 6 lease or conveyance of real property at the former Kings Park Psychiat- 7 ric Center until December 15, 2014 or thereafter or until the submission 8 of the final report and recommendations for appropriate zoning and plan- 9 ning by the Kings Park land redevelopment task force in accordance with 10 section two of this act. 11 S 2. (a) There is hereby created a Kings Park land redevelopment task 12 force. Such task force shall consist of eleven voting members to be 13 appointed by the governor as follows: one shall be appointed upon the 14 recommendation of the temporary president of the senate; one shall be 15 appointed upon the recommendation of the speaker of the assembly; one 16 shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the town supervisor of the 17 town of Smithtown; one shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the 18 town board of the town of Smithtown; two shall be residents of the Kings 19 Park central school district; two shall be members of the local chamber 20 of commerce; one shall be a local environmental representative; and two 21 shall be members of local civic associations. All members of the task 22 force shall be appointed within 30 days of the effective date of this 23 act. The chair and the vice chair of the task force shall be designated 24 by the governor and shall be members of the task force. Members in EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05379-01-3 A. 2430 2 1 general shall be selected for their expertise in land use and redevelop- 2 ment strategies, economic development knowledge and/or involvement in 3 local community issues. Eight members of the task force shall consti- 4 tute a quorum for the purposes of organizing the task force and conduct- 5 ing the meetings thereof. Members of the task force shall serve without 6 salary but shall be allowed their necessary and actual expenses incurred 7 in the performance of their duties. 8 The task force shall meet not less than once a month until a final 9 report and recommendations are submitted in accordance with subdivision 10 (d) of this section. 11 (b) Such task force shall serve to develop recommendations for the 12 potential reuse of land and buildings permitted to be developed at the 13 former Kings Park Psychiatric Center campus. All state agencies shall 14 provide their expertise and, where possible, their resources to assist 15 the task force in fulfilling its duties and responsibilities. Specif- 16 ically, the task force shall develop recommendations which include the 17 following: 18 (i) potential reuses for the land and buildings permitted to be devel- 19 oped including but not limited to reuse, rehabilitation and/or convey- 20 ance to private, commercial, governmental or not-for-profit interests 21 and an analysis of the impact of those new uses on the affected communi- 22 ties; 23 (ii) consideration of the best interests of the region and the state, 24 including employment needs of area residents; 25 (iii) community interests as embodied in local master plans including 26 the local waterfront revitalization plan, and laws or ordinances enacted 27 and in effect in community areas; and 28 (iv) direct input from the community concerning future uses of the 29 real property. 30 (c) Within six months after the appointment of the members of the task 31 force, the task force shall hold a public hearing. Thereafter, the task 32 force shall consider and incorporate the comments made at such hearing 33 into preliminary recommendations. Such preliminary recommendations shall 34 be published and made available to the public, and submitted to the 35 governor, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the 36 assembly within nine months of the effective date of this act. Following 37 the publishing and submission of such preliminary recommendations, the 38 task force shall provide at least 30 days but not more than 45 days for 39 public comment on the recommendations. 40 (d) Upon completion of assessments and evaluations for redevelopment 41 of the former Kings Park Psychiatric Center campus the task force shall 42 develop and submit a final report including but not limited to the 43 following: 44 (i) potential reuses for land and buildings at the former Kings Park 45 Psychiatric Center campus and an analysis of the impact of those new 46 uses on the affected communities; 47 (ii) the procedure used by the task force to involve and allow for the 48 participation of community residents and local governments in the iden- 49 tifying of alternate uses for land and buildings at the former Kings 50 Park Psychiatric Center campus; and 51 (iii) a final detailed recommendation for the reuse, redevelopment 52 and/or conveyance of designated available land and buildings on the 53 former Kings Park Psychiatric Center campus that are to the largest 54 extent feasible consistent with applicable state and local laws and, in 55 particular, with the town of Smithtown local waterfront revitalization 56 plan as approved by the state. The task force shall submit its final A. 2430 3 1 report of recommendations to the governor, the temporary president of 2 the senate and the speaker of the assembly on or before December 1, 3 2014. 4 S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.