Bill Text: NY A09550 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Relates to the leasing and licensing of property by the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation for Sampson State Park.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-05-25 - enacting clause stricken [A09550 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A09550-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9550--A IN ASSEMBLY March 16, 2016 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PALMESANO, KOLB, OAKS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in relation to the leasing and licensing of property The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2-d of section 3.09 of the parks, recreation 2 and historic preservation law, as amended by chapter 263 of the laws of 3 2012, is amended to read as follows: 4 2-d. Be empowered, in addition to any other provision of law authoriz- 5 ing the leasing or licensing of property under its jurisdiction, to 6 encourage investment by the private sector for the provision of equip- 7 ment and capital improvements at historic sites, state park and recre- 8 ation facilities by entering into lease or license agreements for an 9 extended term not to exceed forty years at the following: in the first 10 park region, for services provided at the observation tower, and for 11 buildings and structures commonly known as the Cave of the Winds build- 12 ing, the Top of the Falls Restaurant, the administration building, the 13 visitor center, the Goat Island center, the snack bar at the Cave of the 14 Winds, the current police building, the original Prospect Point elevator 15 building, the lower landing snack bar and the Schoellkopf Museum, 16 including improvements to structures and facilities appurtenant thereto 17 at Niagara Reservation State Park, the site of the former casino, the 18 former commission house and the eighty-slip boat marina within the boun- 19 daries of Beaver Island state park and the structures known as the navy 20 barracks, the post theater, the officers' club and the commandant's 21 house within Fort Niagara state park, buildings and structures at 22 Deveaux Woods state park, and buildings and facilities within Knox Farm 23 state park; in the second park region, the building known as Minturn 24 Mansion within Long Point on Lake Chautauqua state park; in the third 25 park region, for buildings and structures commonly known as the Glen 26 Iris Inn, the Pioneer Museum, the Pinewood Lodge, the Prospect house, EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD14456-03-6A. 9550--A 2 1 the Lauterbrunnen house, the Lower Falls restaurant building, the pool 2 concession stands, the North Entrance visitor center, the administration 3 building, the Commission house and the Stone building, including 4 improvements to structures and facilities appurtenant thereto at Letch- 5 worth State park; in the fourth park region, the structures known as the 6 caretaker's house and garage within the Buttermilk Falls state park, and 7 the construction and operation of a full service marina and cabins at 8 Sampson state park; in the seventh park region, the structure known as 9 the brick cottage and associated outbuildings at John Jay Homestead 10 state historic site, the structure known as the Hoyt House and the barns 11 at Ogden Mills and Ruth Livingston Mills state park, the outbuildings at 12 Olana state historic site and the building commonly known as the Staats- 13 burg School in Margaret Lewis Norrie state park; in the eighth park 14 region, for buildings and structures commonly known as the Bear Mountain 15 Inn, the A. K. Morgan Overlook Lodge, the Cliff house, the Hilltop 16 lodge, the Summit lodge, the Echo lodge, the Beaver lodge and the Spring 17 lodge, including improvements to structures and facilities appurtenant 18 thereto at Bear Mountain State Park; in the ninth park region, the 19 Boardwalk Restaurant at Jones Beach state park and the buildings and 20 structures at Nissequogue state park; in the eleventh park region, the 21 structure known as La Tour house, the former bottling plant and dormito- 22 ry for adaptive reuse, and property for the development of a golf course 23 and related facilities within Saratoga Spa state park. Any such lease or 24 license may provide for reasonable rights of access, utilities and park- 25 ing located within the boundaries of the respective park or historic 26 site. Such extended term shall be for the purpose of assuring a lessee 27 or licensee adequate protection against loss of investments in develop- 28 ing, renovating, improving, furnishing and equipping such properties, 29 and the length of the term of any such lease or license shall have a 30 direct relationship to the period required to amortize the investment. 31 Any such lease or license shall be entered into only after a finding by 32 the commissioner that such action is compatible with public enjoyment 33 and participation in adjacent park facilities, and in the case of struc- 34 tures listed on or eligible for the state register of historic places, 35 that such lease or license will encourage investment by the private 36 sector in restoring, preserving and maintaining such properties. In 37 addition, such lease or license shall contain terms and conditions as 38 the commissioner shall deem necessary to address environmental concerns, 39 including any historic and recreational resources of such property; the 40 compatible uses of adjacent park lands and facilities; and otherwise to 41 protect the public interest. The bid prospectus submitted to prospective 42 bidders shall contain specific information concerning the nature of the 43 capital improvements or equipment to be provided by the successful 44 bidder. Revenues from the lease or license of property pursuant to this 45 section shall be deposited into the state park infrastructure fund 46 established pursuant to section ninety-seven-mm of the state finance 47 law. 48 § 2. No lease entered into by the office of parks, recreation and 49 historic preservation for the construction and operation of a full 50 service marina and cabins at Sampson state park shall result in the 51 displacement of any currently employed worker or the loss of position, 52 including the partial displacement such as reduction in the hours of 53 non-overtime, wages, or employment benefits, or result in the impairment 54 of existing collective bargaining agreements. 55 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
