Bill Text: NY A07813 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Relates to authorizing the city of Fulton to discontinue its use of certain waterfront parklands.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-06-16 - substituted by s6756a [A07813 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A07813-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Relates to authorizing the city of Fulton to discontinue its use of certain waterfront parklands.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-06-16 - substituted by s6756a [A07813 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A07813-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 27, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. BARCLAY -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Cities
AN ACT authorizing the city of Fulton to discontinue its use of certain
waterfront parklands
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. 1. Subject to the provisions of this act, the city of
2 Fulton, located in the county of Oswego, is hereby authorized, acting by
3 and through its city council, to discontinue its use of the waterfront
4 land described in section two of this act, and to enter into a contract
5 to convey its interest in such real property, along with an easement and
6 right-of-way for ingress and egress, to the town of Granby, located in
7 the county of Oswego, upon terms agreed to by the city of Fulton and the
8 town of Granby; provided that the town of Granby continue to use the
9 property as parkland, and that the town shall continue to provide access
10 to such parkland to the general public.
11 2. Any revenues received by the city of Fulton as a result of the
12 initial conveyance of property described in section two of this act
13 shall be used for capital improvements of existing park and recreational
14 facilities and/or for acquisition of additional park and recreational
15 facilities.
16 S 2. For purposes of this act, the description of the property to be
17 transferred is described as follows: 1. All that tract or parcel of
18 land, situated in the City of Fulton, County of Oswego, State of New
19 York and being part of Lot 65 in said city being more particularly
20 described as follows: Commencing at a point situate in the centerline of
21 New York State Route 48, said point being 1,651.54' northerly from the
22 south line of Lot 65 and the north line of the City of Fulton as meas-
23 ured along the centerline of New York State Route 48; thence N 78 03'
24 10" E, a distance of 33.19' to a point in the east line of New York
25 State Route 48; thence, N 17 50' 46" W along the east line of New York
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 State Route 48, a distance of 50.27' to a point; thence, N 78 03' 10"
2 E, a distance of 919.00' to a point; thence, N 06 12' 26" W, a distance
3 of 107.02' to a point; thence, northerly along a curve to the right
4 having a radius of 163.80', an arc length of 85.97'; thence, N 23 51'
5 54" E, a distance of 158.96' to a point; thence, northerly along a curve
6 to the left having a radius of 146.24', an arc length of 78.09' to a
7 point; thence, N 06 43' 47" W, a distance of 164.41' to a point;
8 thence, S 83 16' 13" W, a distance of 194.63' to a point, said point
9 being the southeast corner of Brenton (Bk. 1261/Pg. 256) and the Point
10 of Beginning of the premises conveyed herein; thence, N 17 54' 47" E
11 along the east line of said Brenton and the east line of Brannan (Bk.
12 1214/Pg. 004), a distance of 439.21' to a point being the northeast
13 corner of said Brannan and the south line of Gorman (R-2011-005902);
14 thence, N 82 59' 21" E along the south line of said Gorman and the
15 south line of Gorman (Bk. 1437/Pg. 76), a distance of 547.5' to the
16 westerly edge of the Oswego River; thence, southeasterly along the
17 westerly edge of the Oswego River as it winds and turns, a distance of
18 690.8' to a point; thence, S 83 16' 13" W, a distance of 1,266.1' to
19 the point and place of beginning containing 8.3 acres of land; and
20 2. The description for the property to be granted as an easement for
21 ingress and egress is described as follows: All that tract or parcel of
22 land, situate in the City of Fulton, County of Oswego, State of New York
23 and being part of Lot 65 in said city being more particularly described
24 as follows: Commencing at a point situate in the center line of New York
25 State Route 48, said point being 1,651.54' northerly from the south line
26 of Lot 65 and the north line of the City of Fulton as measured along the
27 centerline of New York State Route 48; thence, N 78 03' 10" E, a
28 distance of 33.19' to a point in the east line of New York State Route
29 48 and the Point of Beginning of the premises conveyed herein; thence, N
30 17 50' 46" W along the east line of New York State Route 48, a distance
31 of 50.27' to a point; thence, N 78 03' 10" E, a distance of 919.00' to
32 a point; said point being the southwest corner of a 28' wide right-of-
33 way and easement, thence, N 06 12' 26" W, a distance of 107.02' to a
34 point; thence, northerly along a curve to the right having a radius of
35 163.80', an arc length of 85.97'; thence, N 23 51' 54" E, a distance of
36 158.96' to a point; thence, northerly along a curve to the left having a
37 radius of 146.24', an arc length of 78.09' to a point; thence, N 06 43'
38 47" W, a distance of 164.41' to a point; thence, N 83 16' 13" E, a
39 distance of 28.00' to a point; thence, S 06 43' 47" E, a distance of
40 164.41'; thence, southerly along a curve to the right having a radius of
41 174.24', an arc length of 93.04'; thence, S 23 51' 54" W, a distance of
42 158.96'; thence, southerly along a curve to the left having a radius of
43 135.80', an arc length of 71.27' to a point; thence, S 06 12' 26" E, a
44 distance of 154.46' to a point; thence, S 78 03' 10" W, a distance of
45 936.94' to the point and place of beginning containing 1.46 acres of
46 land. The town of Granby shall maintain all of the 28' wide easement
47 northerly to the 8.3 acres described in subdivision one of this section.
48 S 3. The land to be transferred pursuant to this act shall be owned
49 and maintained by the town of Granby as parkland, and made available for
50 uses normally associated with waterfront parkland. Where the availabili-
51 ty of the parklands and/or facilities located thereon is limited, the
52 use of such shall be determined by an equitable method which provides
53 priority use to the general public based on a reservation policy for
54 free or nominal charge.
55 S 4. If the property described in section two of this act, and trans-
56 ferred to the town of Granby pursuant to the provisions thereof, shall
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1 ever be used for a purpose other than as public parkland, ownership of
2 such property shall revert back to the city of Fulton.
3 S 5. If the parkland that is subject of this act has received funding
4 pursuant to the federal land and water conservation fund, the discontin-
5 uance of parkland authorized by the provisions of this act shall not
6 occur until the town of Granby has complied with the federal require-
7 ments pertaining to the conversion of parklands, including satisfying
8 the secretary of the interior that the discontinuance will include all
9 conditions which the secretary of the interior deems necessary to assure
10 the substitution of other lands shall be equivalent in fair market value
11 and recreational usefulness to the lands being discontinued.
12 S 6. This act shall take effect immediately.
