Authorizes the use of certain park lands alienated from a portion of the park commonly known as Lincoln Park, in the city of Albany for any school purposes.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7744
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
May 2, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. FAHY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 2
AN ACT to amend chapter 885 of the laws of 1953 authorizing the city of
Albany to discontinue the use of certain park lands for the purpose of
using such lands for public school purposes, in relation to authoriz-
ing the use of such lands for any school purposes
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 885 of the laws of 1953 authorizing
2 the city of Albany to discontinue the use of certain park lands for the
3 purpose of using such lands for public school purposes, is amended to
4 read as follows:
5 Section 1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent general, special or local
6 law, the city of Albany may discontinue as park lands four and one-half
7 acres of land within the hereinafter described bounds and heretofore
8 acquired and used by such city for park purposes and constituting a
9 portion of the park commonly known as Lincoln Park, in the city of Alba-
10 ny, for the purpose of using such lands for [public] any school purposes
11 and the construction of [public] any school buildings, including streets
12 for ingress and egress.
13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11905-01-5
