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.
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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