Bill Text: NY S03639 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 3639 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Dedicates veterans memorials as parkland in the state of New York; requires legislative action for alienation.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 7-4)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT [S03639 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S03639-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3639
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   February 28, 2011
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  OPPENHEIMER -- read twice and ordered printed, and
         when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
       AN ACT to amend the general municipal law,  in  relation  to  dedicating
         veterans' memorials as parklands in the state of New York
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The general municipal  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
    2  section 72-s to read as follows:
    3    S  72-S.  ALIENATING  PUBLIC  PROPERTY  USED  AS A VETERANS' MEMORIAL.
    4  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF LAW, PUBLIC PROPERTY WHICH
    5  HAS BEEN DONATED TO OR HAS BEEN DESIGNATED BY ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERN-
    6  ING BODY, AND USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING OR LOCATING A MEMORI-
    7  AL TO THE VETERANS OF ANY WAR OR CONFLICT ENGAGED IN BY THE ARMED FORCES
    8  OF THE UNITED STATES, SHALL BE DEDICATED AS PARKLAND IN THE MUNICIPALITY
    9  WHEREIN SUCH PROPERTY EXISTS.  SUCH DESIGNATED PUBLIC PROPERTY SHALL NOT
   10  BE ALIENATED, DEVELOPED, LEASED, TRANSFERRED, SOLD OR  DISCONTINUED  FOR
   11  USE  AS  A MEMORIAL SITE UNLESS SUCH ACTION IS APPROVED BY AN ACT OF THE
   12  STATE LEGISLATURE.
   13    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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