Bill Text: NY S06451 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Authorizes the town of East Hampton to alienate and convey its interest in parkland, jointly owned by the towns of East Hampton and Southampton, to the town of Southampton.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-08-01 - SIGNED CHAP.314 [S06451 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S06451-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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           S. 6451--A                                            A. 9237--A
           Cal. No. 694
                             S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 9, 2012
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       IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
         ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Govern-
         ment  --  reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and
         second report, ordered to a third reading, passed by Senate and deliv-
         ered to the Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered, restored  to  third
         reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted, retaining its place in the
         order of third reading
       IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once  and  referred
         to  the  Committee  on Local Governments -- committee discharged, bill
         amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
         tee
       AN  ACT to authorize the town of East Hampton to alienate and convey its
         interest in parkland, jointly owned by the towns of East  Hampton  and
         Southampton, to the town of Southampton
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The Town of East Hampton, is hereby authorized to alienate,
    2  transfer and convey at fair market value its interest in the  parklands,
    3  jointly owned by the towns of East Hampton and Southampton, described in
    4  section  two  of this act to the town of Southampton for use by the town
    5  of Southampton for continued park and  recreational  purposes  provided,
    6  however,  that  the town of Southampton shall continue to provide access
    7  to such parklands and facilities to all residents of the  town  of  East
    8  Hampton.   An amount equal to the revenues received from the transfer of
    9  parkland pursuant to this act shall be used for capital improvements  of
   10  existing  park and recreational facilities and/or for the acquisition of
   11  additional park and recreational facilities.
   12    S 2. The lands referred to in section one of this act are described as
   13  follows:
   14    ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and
   15  improvements thereon erected, situated, lying and being at Wainscott  in
   16  the  Town  of Southampton, County of Suffolk and State of New York being
   17  bounded and described as follows:
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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       S. 6451--A                          2                         A. 9237--A
    1    BEGINNING at a point on the Westerly side  of  Wainscott  Harbor  Road
    2  distant 155.85 feet Northerly from the corner formed by the intersection
    3  of the Westerly side of Wainscott Harbor Road with the Northerly side of
    4  Montauk  Highway as measured along the Westerly side of Wainscott Harbor
    5  Road;
    6    RUNNING  THENCE  from said point of beginning along the Westerly Wain-
    7  scott Harbor Road the following two (2) courses and distances:
    8    (1) North 16  05' 00" West 1012.36 feet to a set pin;
    9    (2) North 15  20' 30" West 443.82 feet to a concrete monument and land
   10  formerly of Charles Schwenk, land now Map of Greenleaf, map number 7689;
   11    RUNNING THENCE along Map of Greenleaf the following three (3)  courses
   12  and distances:
   13    (1) South 70  51' 25" West 398.35 feet to a concrete monument;
   14    (2) South 16 04 40 East 101.83 feet to a concrete monument;
   15    (3) South 76 09 40 West 132.65 feet to a post land formerly of Hewlett
   16  Treadwell  and J. Howard Liberty, land now or formerly of Hampton Health
   17  Inc.;
   18    RUNNING THENCE along land now  or  formerly  of  Hampton  Health  Inc.
   19  South  16 17 30 East 1328.50 feet to the Northerly side of Montauk High-
   20  way;
   21    RUNNING THENCE along the Northerly side of Montauk Highway South 86 35
   22  40 East 140.00 feet to set a pin and land formerly of Bessie A. Mulford,
   23  land now or formerly of John Anderson;
   24    RUNNING THENCE along said land now or formerly of  John  Anderson  the
   25  following three (3) courses and distances:
   26    (1) North 16 15 40 West 159.30 feet to a set pin;
   27    (2) South 86 35 40 East 189.89 feet to a set pin;
   28    (3) North 89 39 30 East 217.42 feet to a set pin and the Westerly side
   29  of Wainscott Harbor Road and the point and place of BEGINNING.  Contain-
   30  ing 38.962 acres more or less.
   31    S  3.  The lands to be transferred pursuant to this act and all struc-
   32  tures and facilities situated on such land, shall be  maintained,  owned
   33  and operated by the town of Southampton.
   34    S  4.  Where  availability  of such public parkland and facilities are
   35  limited, the use of such parklands and facilities must be determined  by
   36  an  equitable  method  which provides priority use to the general public
   37  based on a reservation policy.
   38    S 5. This act shall take effect immediately.