STATE OF NEW YORK
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9007--A
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
August 13, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. MORINELLO -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Local Governments -- recommitted to the Committee on
Local Governments in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --
committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
recommitted to said committee
AN ACT in relation to authorizing the town of Niagara to alienate and
discontinue the use of certain parklands and to convey such parklands
to David Gaines
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subject to the provisions of this act, the town of Niagara,
2 county of Niagara, is hereby authorized, acting by and through its
3 governing body, and upon such terms and conditions as determined by such
4 governing body, to discontinue the use as parkland and alienate the
5 lands described in section three of this act, and to sell and convey
6 property interests in such lands at fair market value to David Gaines,
7 for the purpose of residential improvements.
8 § 2. The authorization contained in section one of this act shall only
9 be effective on the condition that the town of Niagara dedicate an
10 amount equal to or greater than the fair market value of the parklands
11 being alienated pursuant to section one of this act towards the acquisi-
12 tion of new parklands and/or capital improvements to existing park and
13 recreational facilities.
14 § 3. The parklands authorized by section one of this act to be discon-
15 tinued as parklands are described as follows:
16 ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Town of Niagara, Coun-
17 ty of Niagara and State of New York, and being part of Lot No. 8, Town-
18 ship 13, Range 9 of the Holland Land Purchase so called, more partic-
19 ularly described as follows:
20 BEGINNING at a point which is located 242 feet east of the west line
21 of Lot No. 8 and 927.7 feet south of the north line of Lot No. 8; thence
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 running east along a line parallel to the north line of Lot No. 8 505
2 feet; thence north along a line parallel to the west line of Lot No. 8,
3 346.9 feet; thence west along a line parallel to the north line of Lot
4 No. 8 505 feet; thence south along a line parallel to the west line of
5 Lot No. 8 to the point of beginning;
6 ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Town of Niagara, Coun-
7 ty of Niagara, and State of New York, being a part of Lot No. 8, Town-
8 ship 13, Range 5 of the Holland Land Purchase so called, more partic-
9 ularly described as follows:
10 BEGINNING at a point 66 feet east of the west line of Lot No. 8 and
11 927.7 feet south of the north line of Lot No. 8; thence easterly along a
12 line parallel to the north line of Lot No. 8, 681 feet; thence south
13 along a line parallel to the west line of Lot No. 8, 66 feet; thence
14 west along a line parallel to the north line of Lot No. 8, 681 feet;
15 thence north 66 feet to the point of beginning; and
16 ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Town of Niagara, Coun-
17 ty of Niagara and State of New York, and being part of Lot No. 8, Town-
18 ship 13, Range 5 of the Holland Land Purchase so called, more partic-
19 ularly described as follows:
20 BEGINNING at a point which is located 242 feet east of the west line
21 of Lot No. 8 and 927.7 feet south of the north line of Lot No. 8; thence
22 running east along a line parallel to the north of Lot No. 8, 505 feet;
23 thence north along a line parallel to the west line of Lot No. 8, 346.9
24 feet; thence west along a line parallel to the north line of Lot No. 8,
25 505 feet; thence south along a line parallel to the west line of Lot No.
26 8 to the point of beginning. Containing a total of approximately 5.1
27 acres of land, more or less.
28 § 4. In the event that the town of Niagara received any funding
29 support or assistance from the federal government for the purchase,
30 maintenance, or improvement of the parklands set forth in section three
31 of this act, the discontinuance and alienation of such parklands author-
32 ized by the provisions of this act shall not occur until the town of
33 Niagara has complied with any federal requirements pertaining to the
34 alienation or conversion of parklands, including satisfying the secre-
35 tary of the interior that the alienation or conversion complies with all
36 conditions which the secretary of the interior deems necessary to assure
37 the substitution of other lands shall be equivalent in fair market value
38 and usefulness to the lands being alienated or converted.
39 § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
