Bill Text: NY S08669 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to conveying approximately 1.2 acres of land located within the forest preserve to the town of Montague, Lewis county, in order to allow the expansion of the town's barn for public use, in exchange for 26 acres of land to be conveyed by such town to the state.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-03-28 - OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY [S08669 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S08669-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8669

                    IN SENATE

                                    February 28, 2024
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        Introduced  by  Sen. WALCZYK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

                    CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

        proposing an amendment to section 3 of article 14 of  the  Constitution,
          in  relation  to conveying land to the town of Montague, Lewis county,
          in order to allow the expansion of the town's barn for public use

     1    Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 3 of  arti-
     2  cle  14  of the constitution be amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to
     3  read as follows:
     4    3. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions and subject to legislative
     5  approval prior to actual transfer of title, the state may convey to  the
     6  town  of Montague, in the county of Lewis, for public use for the expan-
     7  sion of a town barn owned by  such  town,  approximately  1.2  acres  of
     8  forest  preserve  land  within  such town and, in exchange therefor, the
     9  town of Montague shall convey to the state for  incorporation  into  the
    10  reforestation  lands  approximately  twenty-six  acres  of  land, on the
    11  condition that the legislature shall determine that the property  to  be
    12  received  by  the  state  is  at  least equal in value to the land to be
    13  conveyed by the state.
    14    § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the  foregoing  amendment
    15  be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
    16  next  succeeding  general  election  of members of the assembly, and, in
    17  conformity with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution,  be
    18  published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.




         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD89124-04-4