Bill Text: NY S07761 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes the county of Saratoga to transfer and convey reforested lands on Kinns Road to the town of Clifton Park, county of Saratoga for use by the town of Clifton Park for continued park and recreational purposes.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-06-17 - referred to local governments [S07761 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S07761-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7761
                    IN SENATE
                                      May 12, 2016
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        Introduced by Sens. FARLEY, MARCHIONE -- read twice and ordered printed,
          and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
        AN  ACT authorizing the county of Saratoga to transfer and convey refor-
          ested lands on Kinns Road to the town of Clifton Park, county of Sara-
          toga
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The county of Saratoga acting through its legislative body,
     2  is  hereby  authorized  to discontinue the use of a parcel of reforested
     3  land on Kinns Road in the town of Clifton Park, described in section two
     4  of this act, and to enter into a contract to convey its interest in  the
     5  real property to the town of Clifton Park, county of Saratoga upon terms
     6  agreed  upon by the county of Saratoga and the town of Clifton Park, for
     7  use by the town of Clifton Park  for  continued  park  and  recreational
     8  purposes; provided, however, that the town of Clifton Park shall contin-
     9  ue to provide access to such parklands and/or recreational facilities to
    10  all residents of the county of Saratoga. Such lands shall be devoted for
    11  park and recreational purposes in perpetuity, and the conveyance of such
    12  lands from the county to the town shall be done without compensation and
    13  shall not require any replacement of reforested lands.
    14    §  2.  The  real  property  authorized to be conveyed by the county of
    15  Saratoga pursuant to section one of  this  act  shall  be  described  as
    16  follows:
    17    All  that  tract  of  reforested lands originally acquired by Saratoga
    18  County by deed dated June 20, 1938 and recorded in the  Saratoga  County
    19  Clerk's  Office  in Book 401 of Deeds at Page 495, said lands also being
    20  identified as Tax Parcel #265.-2-9.
    21    § 3. The land to be transferred pursuant to this act, and  all  struc-
    22  tures  and  facilities situated on such land, shall be maintained, owned
    23  and operated for park purposes by the town of Clifton Park.
    24    § 4. The use of such parkland and facilities shall be available to the
    25  general public. Where the availability of such  facilities  is  limited,
    26  the  use  of  such  facilities must be determined by an equitable method
    27  which provides priority use to the general public based on a reservation
    28  policy for free or for a nominal charge.
    29    § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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