Bill Text: NY A10643 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizes the urban development corporation, the office of general services and the department of corrections and community supervision to transfer and convey certain lands in the county of Bronx, city of New York, to the Thomas Mott Osborne Memorial Fund, Inc.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-06-19 - REFERRED TO RULES [A10643 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-A10643-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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10643
I N A S S E M B L Y
June 12, 2012
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Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Aubry, Stev-
enson) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental
Operations
AN ACT authorizing the urban development corporation, the office of
general services and the department of corrections and community
supervision to transfer and convey certain lands in the county of
Bronx, city of New York, to the Thomas Mott Osborne Memorial Fund,
Inc.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law to the
2 contrary, the urban development corporation is authorized to transfer
3 and convey to the Thomas Mott Osborne Memorial Fund, Inc. its right,
4 title, and interest in the lands and improvements known as the Fulton
5 Correctional Facility and further described in section two of this act.
6 The conveyance shall be made upon such terms and conditions, as the
7 board of directors of the urban development corporation may, in its
8 discretion, fix and determine. The commissioner of general services and
9 the commissioner of the department of corrections and community super-
10 vision are hereby empowered to enter into such contractual agreements
11 with the corporation and its subsidiaries to effect the transfer and
12 conveyance and do all things necessary to carry out the provisions of
13 this act.
14 S 2. The lands to be conveyed pursuant to section one of this act are
15 situated in the city of New York, county of Bronx, and are generally
16 described as follows:
17 Parcel I
18 All that piece or parcel of land lying and being in the Borough and
19 County of the Bronx, City and State of New York, and being all of Lot
20 No. 30, Block 2928, and being more particularly described as follows:
21 Beginning at the intersection of the northerly line of E. 171st
22 Street, and the westerly line of Fulton Avenue, thence westerly along
23 the northerly line of E. 171st Street, 115.32 feet to the easterly line
24 of Lot 33; thence northerly along the last mentioned lot line 71.90 feet
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 to the intersection of the southerly line of Lot 29; thence easterly
2 along the last mentioned lot line, 106.08 feet to its intersection with
3 the said westerly line of Fulton Ave.; thence southerly along the said
4 westerly line of Fulton Avenue 80.00 feet to the point or place of
5 beginning.
6 Parcel II
7 All that piece or parcel of land lying and being in the Borough and
8 County of the Bronx, City and State of New York, and being all of Lot
9 No. 33, Block 2928, and being more particularly described as follows:
10 Beginning at the intersection of the northerly line of E. 171st
11 Street, and the westerly line of Lot 30, said point being 115.32 feet
12 westerly from the intersection of the northerly line of E. 171st Street,
13 and the westerly line of Fulton Avenue; thence South 88 21' 50" West,
14 along the northerly line of E. 171st Street, a distance of 75.86 feet
15 to a point, said point being 175.21 feet distant easterly, measured
16 along the northerly line of E. 171st Street from the corner formed by
17 the intersection of the easterly line of 3rd Avenue and the northerly
18 line of E. 171st Street; thence North 01 11' 27" East, and parallel
19 with 3rd Avenue 141.75 feet to a point; thence North 84 03' 45" East, a
20 distance of 50.38 feet to a point; thence South 01 11' 27" West, and
21 parallel to 3rd Avenue, 25.19 feet to a point; thence North 84 03' 45"
22 East, 25.99 feet to a point; thence South 01 11' 27" West, and parallel
23 to 3rd Avenue, 122.30 feet to the point or place of beginning.
24 S 3. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the authorization to convey the
25 Fulton Correctional Facility shall be subject to the condition precedent
26 that such conveyance shall not impair or result in any diminution of the
27 obligations to holders of any bonds which financed, refinanced or are
28 secured by correctional facilities (or payments in respect thereof),
29 including the Fulton Correctional Facility, and shall not adversely
30 affect any exemption of interest on such bonds from federal income tax.
31 S 4. The description in section two of this act is not intended to be
32 a legal description but is intended to identify the parcel to be
33 conveyed. As a condition of the purchase, the Thomas Mott Osborne Memo-
34 rial Fund, Inc. may submit to the urban development corporation for
35 approval, an accurate survey and description of the lands to be
36 conveyed, which may be used in the conveyance thereof.
37 S 5. Any lands transferred pursuant to this act shall be used for the
38 purpose of providing opportunities for individuals in conflict with the
39 law through reform and rehabilitation programs, alternatives to incar-
40 ceration and re-entry, for providing services to persons affected by
41 crime and/or incarceration, and for related community activities, and
42 upon termination of such use, title to the lands so transferred shall
43 revert to the state of New York.
44 S 6. The board of directors of the urban development corporation shall
45 not transfer and convey said lands unless application is made therefor
46 by the Thomas Mott Osborne Memorial Fund, Inc. within one year after the
47 effective date of this act.
48 S 7. This act shall take effect immediately.
