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                                         1203

                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                      (PREFILED)

                                    January 7, 2009
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       Introduced  by M. of A. DESTITO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Governmental Operations

       AN ACT to amend the public lands law, in relation to  the  inventory  of
         unappropriated state land sales

         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

    1    Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 2 of section 2 of  the
    2  public  lands  law  is  designated  paragraph a and a new paragraph b is
    3  added to read as follows:
    4    B. THE COMMISSIONER OF GENERAL SERVICES SHALL ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN  AND
    5  HAVE  THE  CUSTODY  OF AN INVENTORY OF ALL STATE-OWNED REAL PROPERTY AND
    6  UNAPPROPRIATED STATE LAND THAT HAS BEEN SOLD, TRANSFERRED,  CONVEYED  OR
    7  EXCHANGED  WHICH CONTAIN A REVERTER CLAUSE, PURSUANT TO ARTICLE THREE OF
    8  THIS CHAPTER AND PURSUANT TO ANY  LAND  SALE,  TRANSFER,  CONVEYANCE  OR
    9  EXCHANGE  WHICH CONTAIN A REVERTER CLAUSE, PROVIDED FOR IN THE UNCONSOL-
   10  IDATED LAWS OF NEW YORK STATE. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL  AUDIT  EACH  LAND
   11  SALE,  TRANSFER, CONVEYANCE OR EXCHANGE WHICH CONTAIN A REVERTER CLAUSE,
   12  TO ENSURE EACH TRANSACTION HAS MET THE REQUIREMENTS OF ARTICLE THREE  OF
   13  THIS  CHAPTER  OR AS PROVIDED IN THE UNCONSOLIDATED LAW, WITHIN ONE YEAR
   14  OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH.  EACH  TRANSACTION  SHALL  BE
   15  AUDITED  EVERY  THREE  YEARS  THEREAFTER.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REPORT
   16  WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PARAGRAPH AND  ANNUALLY
   17  THEREAFTER  TO THE GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATURE A COPY OF THE INVENTORY, THE
   18  AUDIT STATUS OF EACH PARCEL OF STATE LAND  IN  THE  INVENTORY,  AND  THE
   19  AUDIT FINDING OF EACH PARCEL OF STATE LAND IN THE INVENTORY.
   20    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD03308-01-9