Bill Text: NY S07739 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 7739 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Authorizes the county of Suffolk to transfer ownership of certain parkland under the James Creek to the town of Southold for management and administration.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2022-12-16 - SIGNED CHAP.711 [S07739 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-S07739-Introduced.html


                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7739

                    IN SENATE

                                    January 10, 2022
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen. PALUMBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

        AN ACT in relation to authorizing the  county  of  Suffolk  to  transfer
          ownership of certain parkland to the town of Southold

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the  contrary,
     2  the  Suffolk  county  legislature  is hereby authorized and empowered to
     3  convey the property described in section two  of  this  act,  which  was
     4  heretofore  used  by  such county for park and/or recreational purposes,
     5  upon terms agreed upon between the parties, to the town of Southold  for
     6  use by such town for park and/or recreational purposes, provided, howev-
     7  er,  that such town of Southold shall continue to provide access to such
     8  parkland and/or recreational facilities to all residents of  the  county
     9  of  Suffolk  and  the town shall not enact any fees or charges which are
    10  higher for county residents who are not  town  residents.  Any  revenues
    11  received  from  the  county  from the transfer shall be used for capital
    12  improvements of existing park or recreational and/or the acquisition  of
    13  additional park or recreational facilities.
    14    §  2.  The  lands  referred to in section one of this act are located,
    15  bounded and described as follows:
    16    All that certain plot, piece or parcel of  land,  situate,  lying  and
    17  being  in  the  town  of Southold, county of Suffolk, State of New York,
    18  acquired by Suffolk county on May 5, 1993 as Suffolk county tax map  No.
    19  1000-122-4-44.8  and recorded in Liber 11630 at Page 6, containing 12-20
    20  acres, more or less, otherwise known as the underwater  lands  of  James
    21  Creek.
    22    §  3.  The  land to be transferred pursuant to this act and all struc-
    23  tures and facilities situated on such land shall  be  maintained,  owned
    24  and  operated for park purposes by the town of Southold. The use of such
    25  parkland and facilities shall continue  to  be  made  available  to  the
    26  general  public  of  the  state  of New York, including all residents of
    27  Suffolk county and the town of Southold.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13977-01-1

        S. 7739                             2

     1    § 4. The Suffolk county executive,  the  state  department  of  parks,
     2  recreation  and  historic  preservation,  and  the department of law are
     3  hereby authorized, empowered and directed to effectuate the transfer  of
     4  real property consistent with the terms of this legislation.
     5    § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.