STATE OF NEW YORK
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9809
IN SENATE
May 31, 2024
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Introduced by Sen. THOMAS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
AN ACT authorizing the town of Hempstead to transfer ownership of
certain parkland to the village of Freeport
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. (a) Subject to the provisions of this act, the town of
2 Hempstead, county of Nassau, acting through its governing body is hereby
3 authorized to discontinue the use of town parkland more particularly
4 described in section two of this act, and to convey its interest in the
5 real property to the village of Freeport upon terms agreed upon by the
6 town of Hempstead and the village of Freeport for use by such village of
7 Freeport for park and/or recreational purposes, provided, however, that
8 such village of Freeport shall continue to provide access to such park-
9 land and/or recreational facilities to all residents of the town of
10 Hempstead and the village shall not enact any fees or charges which are
11 higher for town residents who are not village residents.
12 (b) Any revenues received by the town of Hempstead from the transfer
13 shall be used for capital improvements of existing park or recreational
14 and/or the acquisition of additional park or recreational facilities.
15 § 2. The parklands authorized to be conveyed by the town of Hempstead
16 in section one of this act are located, bounded and described as
17 follows:
18 ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land together with the
19 improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated
20 Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New
21 York being known and designated as and by Section 62 Block C Lot 102 on
22 the Land and Tax Map of Nassau County bounded and described thereon as
23 follows:
24 BEGINNING at a point on the easterly side of So. Grove Street a/k/a
25 Guy Lombardo Boulevard, distant 343.87 feet southerly from the corner
26 formed by the intersection of the easterly side of So. Grove Street with
27 the southerly side of Howard Avenue, which said point of beginning is
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 also the corner formed by the intersection of the easterly side of So.
2 Grove Street with the southerly side of Anchorage Way;
3 RUNNING THENCE the following four (4) courses and distances along the
4 easterly side of So. Grove Street:
5 1. Southerly, 703.92 feet, to an angle point in said easterly side of
6 So. Grove Street;
7 2. Southeasterly, 305.76 feet to another angle point in said easterly
8 side of So. Grove Street;
9 3. Southeasterly, 403.71 feet to another angle point in said easterly
10 side of So. Grove Street;
11 4. Southerly, 470 feet to the northerly line of Tax Lot 151, Section
12 62, Block 102 on the said Land and Tax Map of Nassau County;
13 RUNNING THENCE the following three (3) courses and distances along the
14 northerly and easterly lines of said Tax Lot 151, Section 62, Block 102:
15 1. Easterly, along the northerly line of said tax lot, 63.0 feet to a
16 point on the easterly line of said tax lot;
17 2. Southerly, along the easterly line of said tax lot, 249.70 feet to
18 an angle point in said easterly line of said tax lot;
19 3. Southerly, still along the easterly line of said tax lot, 70.00
20 feet to The Narrows (Freeport River);
21 RUNNING THENCE Easterly, along The Narrows, 740 feet more or less to
22 the westerly line of Hudson Bay;
23 RUNNING THENCE along the westerly line of Hudson Bay, 1100 feet more
24 or less to the southerly line of Tax Lot 103, Section 62, Block C;
25 THENCE Westerly, along the southerly line of said tax lot, 96.39 feet,
26 to a point on the westerly line of said tax lot;
27 RUNNING THENCE Northwesterly, along the said westerly line of said tax
28 and the westerly lines of Tax Lots 104 and 471, 294.78 feet to the
29 northwesterly side of Anchorage Way;
30 RUNNING THENCE the following six (6) courses and distances along the
31 southwesterly and southerly sides of Anchorage Way:
32 1. Northwesterly, 315.69 feet to an angle point in the southwesterly
33 side of Anchorage Way;
34 2. Northwesterly, 300.48 feet to another angle point in the southwes-
35 terly side of Anchorage Way;
36 3. Westerly, 83.70 feet, along the southwesterly and southerly side of
37 Anchorage Way to another angle point in the southerly side of Anchorage
38 Way;
39 4. Westerly, along the southerly side of Anchorage Way, 83.70 feet to
40 another angle point in the southerly side of Anchorage Way;
41 5. Westerly, along the southerly side of Anchorage Way, 182.87 feet to
42 another angle point in the southerly side of Anchorage Way;
43 6. Westerly, along the southerly side of Anchorage Way, 272.96 feet to
44 another angle point in the southerly side of Anchorage Way; and,
45 7. Westerly, along the southerly side of Anchorage Way, 110.15 feet to
46 the point or place of BEGINNING. Containing 39 acres of land, more or
47 less.
48 § 3. The land to be transferred pursuant to this act and all struc-
49 tures and facilities situated on such land shall be maintained, owned
50 and operated for park purposes by the village of Freeport. The use of
51 such parkland and facilities shall continue to be made available to the
52 general public of the state of New York, including all residents of the
53 town of Hempstead and the village of Freeport. Where the availability
54 of such facilities is limited, use of such facilities must be determined
55 by an equitable method.
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1 § 4. Should the lands described in section two of this act cease to
2 be used for the purposes described in section one of this act, those
3 lands shall revert to the town of Hempstead for public park and recre-
4 ational purposes.
5 § 5. In the event that the town of Hempstead received any funding
6 support or assistance from the federal government for the purchase,
7 maintenance or improvement of the parklands set forth in section two of
8 this act, the discontinuance and alienation of such parkland authorized
9 by the provisions of this act shall not occur until the town of Hemp-
10 stead has complied with any federal requirements pertaining to the
11 alienation or conversion of parklands, including satisfying the secre-
12 tary of the interior that the alienation or conversion complies with all
13 conditions which the secretary of the interior deems necessary to ensure
14 the substitution of other lands shall be equivalent in fair market value
15 and usefulness to the lands being alienated or converted.
16 § 6. This act shall take effect immediately.
