Bill Text: NY S06073 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Directs the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation to take a parcel of land by the eminent domain procedure for a state park and community garden.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-12 - DEFEATED IN CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION [S06073 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6073
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   October 23, 2015
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by Sen. HAMILTON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
       AN ACT requiring the commissioner  of  parks,  recreation  and  historic
         preservation  to  take  a  parcel  of  land through the eminent domain
         procedure for a state park and community garden
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The  legislature  hereby finds that it is necessary for a
    2  public purpose to procure certain property within the city of New  York.
    3  To that extent, the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic pres-
    4  ervation  is  hereby  directed  to  take, through the use of the eminent
    5  domain procedure as established under the eminent domain procedure  law,
    6  the  parcel in the borough of Brooklyn known as 237 Maple Street, Brook-
    7  lyn, Block 5030 Lot 72, for a state park  and  community  garden  to  be
    8  managed  by  neighborhood  volunteers  through  the  New York City parks
    9  department green thumb program.
   10    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD11858-02-5
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