Bill Text: NY S06093 | 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 the Rogers Avenue community garden.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT [S06093 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S06093-Introduced.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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           S. 6093                                                  A. 8583
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                             S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
                                   December 2, 2015
                                      ___________
       IN  SENATE  --  Introduced  by Sen. MONTGOMERY -- read twice and ordered
         printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
       IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M.  of  A.  RICHARDSON  --  read  once  and
         referred to the Committee on Judiciary
       AN  ACT  requiring  the  commissioner  of parks, recreation and historic
         preservation to take a parcel  of  land  through  the  eminent  domain
         procedure for the Rogers Avenue 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 115 Rogers Avenue, Brook-
    7  lyn, Block 1233 Lot 1, 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.
                                                                  LBD13094-01-5
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