Bill Text: NY S06966 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Relates to the leasing and licensing of property by the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation for Sampson State Park.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-06-14 - SUBSTITUTED BY A10519 [S06966 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-S06966-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6966--B IN SENATE March 10, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. NOZZOLIO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in relation to the leasing and licensing of property The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2-d of section 3.09 of the parks, recreation 2 and historic preservation law, as amended by chapter 263 of the laws of 3 2012, is amended to read as follows: 4 2-d. Be empowered, in addition to any other provision of law authoriz- 5 ing the leasing or licensing of property under its jurisdiction, to 6 encourage investment by the private sector for the provision of equip- 7 ment and capital improvements at historic sites, state park and recre- 8 ation facilities by entering into lease or license agreements for an 9 extended term not to exceed forty years at the following: in the first 10 park region, for services provided at the observation tower, and for 11 buildings and structures commonly known as the Cave of the Winds build- 12 ing, the Top of the Falls Restaurant, the administration building, the 13 visitor center, the Goat Island center, the snack bar at the Cave of the 14 Winds, the current police building, the original Prospect Point elevator 15 building, the lower landing snack bar and the Schoellkopf Museum, 16 including improvements to structures and facilities appurtenant thereto 17 at Niagara Reservation State Park, the site of the former casino, the 18 former commission house and the eighty-slip boat marina within the boun- 19 daries of Beaver Island state park and the structures known as the navy 20 barracks, the post theater, the officers' club and the commandant's 21 house within Fort Niagara state park, buildings and structures at 22 Deveaux Woods state park, and buildings and facilities within Knox Farm 23 state park; in the second park region, the building known as Minturn 24 Mansion within Long Point on Lake Chautauqua state park; in the third EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD14456-04-6S. 6966--B 2 1 park region, for buildings and structures commonly known as the Glen 2 Iris Inn, the Pioneer Museum, the Pinewood Lodge, the Prospect house, 3 the Lauterbrunnen house, the Lower Falls restaurant building, the pool 4 concession stands, the North Entrance visitor center, the administration 5 building, the Commission house and the Stone building, including 6 improvements to structures and facilities appurtenant thereto at Letch- 7 worth State park; in the fourth park region, the structures known as the 8 caretaker's house and garage within the Buttermilk Falls state park, and 9 the construction and operation of a full service marina at Sampson state 10 park; in the seventh park region, the structure known as the brick 11 cottage and associated outbuildings at John Jay Homestead state historic 12 site, the structure known as the Hoyt House and the barns at Ogden Mills 13 and Ruth Livingston Mills state park, the outbuildings at Olana state 14 historic site and the building commonly known as the Staatsburg School 15 in Margaret Lewis Norrie state park; in the eighth park region, for 16 buildings and structures commonly known as the Bear Mountain Inn, the A. 17 K. Morgan Overlook Lodge, the Cliff house, the Hilltop lodge, the Summit 18 lodge, the Echo lodge, the Beaver lodge and the Spring lodge, including 19 improvements to structures and facilities appurtenant thereto at Bear 20 Mountain State Park; in the ninth park region, the Boardwalk Restaurant 21 at Jones Beach state park and the buildings and structures at Nisseq- 22 uogue state park; in the eleventh park region, the structure known as La 23 Tour house, the former bottling plant and dormitory for adaptive reuse, 24 and property for the development of a golf course and related facilities 25 within Saratoga Spa state park. Any such lease or license may provide 26 for reasonable rights of access, utilities and parking located within 27 the boundaries of the respective park or historic site. Such extended 28 term shall be for the purpose of assuring a lessee or licensee adequate 29 protection against loss of investments in developing, renovating, 30 improving, furnishing and equipping such properties, and the length of 31 the term of any such lease or license shall have a direct relationship 32 to the period required to amortize the investment. Any such lease or 33 license shall be entered into only after a finding by the commissioner 34 that such action is compatible with public enjoyment and participation 35 in adjacent park facilities, and in the case of structures listed on or 36 eligible for the state register of historic places, that such lease or 37 license will encourage investment by the private sector in restoring, 38 preserving and maintaining such properties. In addition, such lease or 39 license shall contain terms and conditions as the commissioner shall 40 deem necessary to address environmental concerns, including any historic 41 and recreational resources of such property; the compatible uses of 42 adjacent park lands and facilities; and otherwise to protect the public 43 interest. The bid prospectus submitted to prospective bidders shall 44 contain specific information concerning the nature of the capital 45 improvements or equipment to be provided by the successful bidder. 46 Revenues from the lease or license of property pursuant to this section 47 shall be deposited into the state park infrastructure fund established 48 pursuant to section ninety-seven-mm of the state finance law. 49 § 2. No lease entered into by the office of parks, recreation and 50 historic preservation for the construction and operation of a full 51 service marina at Sampson state park shall result in the displacement of 52 any currently employed worker or the loss of position, including the 53 partial displacement such as reduction in the hours of non-overtime, 54 wages, or employment benefits, or result in the impairment of existing 55 collective bargaining agreements. 56 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
