A09569 Summary:

BILL NOA09569A
 
SAME ASSAME AS S06751-A
 
SPONSORJaffee
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Rpld Chap 349 of 1973
 
Creates the four Orangetown public library districts; modifies the boundaries; authorizes individual libraries to apply for appropriations on an individual basis.
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A09569 Actions:

BILL NOA09569A
 
03/16/2012referred to libraries and education technology
05/31/2012reported referred to ways and means
06/01/2012amend (t) and recommit to ways and means
06/01/2012print number 9569a
06/06/2012reported referred to rules
06/11/2012reported
06/11/2012rules report cal.116
06/11/2012ordered to third reading rules cal.116
06/14/2012passed assembly
06/14/2012delivered to senate
06/14/2012REFERRED TO RULES
06/19/2012SUBSTITUTED FOR S6751A
06/19/20123RD READING CAL.1307
06/19/2012PASSED SENATE
06/19/2012RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
12/05/2012delivered to governor
12/17/2012signed chap.494
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A09569 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         9569--A
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     March 16, 2012
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on  Libraries and Education Technology -- reported and referred to the
          Committee on Ways and Means --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
          ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
        AN  ACT  to create the Orangetown public library districts and to repeal

          chapter 349 of the laws  of  1973,  relating  to  creating  a  library
          district in the town of Orangetown in the county of Rockland
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Notwithstanding the  provisions  of  any  other  law,  four
     2  library  districts  are  hereby established in the town of Orangetown in
     3  the county of Rockland outside the limits of  any  incorporated  village
     4  which,  except  as  hereinafter  provided, shall be co-terminus with the
     5  area or areas served by the public library established pursuant to chap-
     6  ter 816 of the laws of 1961. The districts created by this act shall  be
     7  designated  and  consist  of  the  areas  described  in subdivisions (a)
     8  through (d)  of  this  section.  Each  district  shall  provide  library

     9  services  in its own district as well as to the residents of Sparkill as
    10  delineated in subdivision (e) of this section.
    11    (a) Blauvelt: Beginning at a point determined by the  intersection  of
    12  Western  Highway and Convent Road running thence in a westerly direction
    13  along the center line of Convent Road to  the  intersection  of  Convent
    14  Road and the Hackensack River, turning and running thence in a northerly
    15  direction along the Hackensack River to its intersection with the south-
    16  erly boundary of the Town of Clarkstown, Rockland County, New York which
    17  being  likewise  the  northerly boundary line of the Town of Orangetown,
    18  Rockland County, New York and running thence along said boundary line in
    19  an easterly direction to the Nyack, South Nyack boundary  line,  turning
    20  and  running  thence  along the South Nyack boundary line in a southerly

    21  direction to its intersection with Tweed Blvd.  thence along the easter-
    22  ly side of Tweed Blvd. to its intersection with Clausland Mountain Road,
    23  turning and running thence in a westerly direction along the center line
    24  of said Clausland Mountain Road to its intersection with Greenbush Road,
    25  turning and running in a southerly direction along the  center  line  of
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD03992-03-2

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     1  Greenbush  Road to its intersection with Mountain View Road, turning and
     2  running thence in a westerly direction along  the,  centerline  of  said
     3  Mountain  View  Road  to  Western Highway, turning and running northerly

     4  along  the centerline of Western Highway to the point or place of begin-
     5  ning; containing all the lands within the said bounds,
     6    (b) Tappan: Beginning at the New York-New Jersey  State  Line  in  the
     7  vicinity  of  Sparkill  Creek and running in a northerly direction along
     8  the said Sparkill Creek to its intersection with  the  Palisades  Inter-
     9  state  Parkway, turning and running thence in a north westerly direction
    10  along the western side of said parkway  to  its  intersection  with  the
    11  Piermont  Branch  of  the  Erie Railroad turning and running thence in a
    12  northerly direction along the center line of said Railroad  right-of-way
    13  to  its  intersection  with New York State Route 303 turning and running
    14  thence in a southerly direction along the center line of said route  303
    15  to  its  intersection with the Palisades Interstate Parkway, turning and

    16  running thence in a north westerly direction along the western or Hudson
    17  River side of said parkway to its  intersection  with  Western  Highway,
    18  turning  and  running  thence  in a southerly direction along the center
    19  line of said Western Highway to its intersection with Low Lane,  turning
    20  and  running thence in a westerly direction along the center line of Low
    21  Lane to its intersection with Stockade Road, turning and running  thence
    22  along  the center line of Stockade Road in a south westerly direction to
    23  its intersection with West Hillwood Avenue, turning and  running  thence
    24  in  a  south  westerly direction approximately 525 feet along the center
    25  line of West Hillwood Avenue and an extension thereof to a  point  where
    26  it  intersects the western boundary line of Plot 17, Block 26, Map 24-1,
    27  turning and running thence along said boundary line in a south  easterly

    28  direction  approximately  330  feet to the north east corner of Plot 54,
    29  Block 19, Map 24-1 turning and running thence in a south westerly direc-
    30  tion approximately 700 feet along the northern boundary of said plot  to
    31  its  north  west  corner, turning and running thence in a south easterly
    32  direction first along the western boundary line of Plot  54,  Block  19,
    33  Map  24-1 and secondly along the eastern boundary line of Plot 14, Block
    34  26, on Maps 9 and 10 for a total approximate  distance  of  3,300  feet,
    35  turning  and  running  thence  in  a  south westerly direction along the
    36  southern boundary lines of Plots 13 and 14, Block 26,  Map  9,  approxi-
    37  mately  385  feet to its intersection with the New York-New Jersey State
    38  Line, turning and running in an easterly direction along said State line
    39  to the point or place of beginning, containing all the lands within  the
    40  said bounds;

    41    (c)  Palisades: Beginning at the New Jersey-New York State Line in the
    42  vicinity of the Sparkill Creek and  running  in  a  northerly  direction
    43  along  the  said  Sparkill  Creek to its intersection with the Palisades
    44  Interstate Parkway, turning and running thence easterly and crossing the
    45  Palisades Interstate Parkway and running along the southerly line of the
    46  Rockland Country Club still in an easterly  direction  continuing  along
    47  the  prolongation of the southerly line of the  Rockland Country Club in
    48  an easterly direction to the Hudson River, thence  southerly  along  the
    49  west  shore  of  the  Hudson  River  to  the New York State line, thence
    50  northwesterly along the New York - New Jersey State  line  approximately
    51  11,700 feet to the point or place of beginning, containing all the lands
    52  within said bounds.
    53    (d) Orangeburg: Beginning at a point formed by the intersection of the

    54  center lines of Western Highway and Low Lane, thence running in a north-
    55  erly  direction  along  the center line of Western Highway to the inter-
    56  section with the center line of the Palisades Interstate Parkway turning

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     1  and running thence, in a south easterly direction along the center  line
     2  of the Palisades Interstate Parkway to its intersection with the easter-
     3  ly  side of Route 303, turning and running thence, in a northerly direc-
     4  tion  along  the easterly side of Route 303 to a point approximately 590
     5  feet north of the intersection of the northern  side  of  the  Palisades
     6  Interstate  Parkway  and Route 303, turning and running thence along the
     7  lot line of Plot 2, Block 13, Map 60 as follows in an easterly direction
     8  20 feet, thence in a northerly direction approximately 250 feet,  thence

     9  in  an  easterly direction approximately 465 feet, thence in a northerly
    10  direction approximately 340 feet, thence in  a  northeasterly  direction
    11  approximately  1000 feet-to the intersection of the extension of the lot
    12  line of the center line of the Erie  R.R.    right-of-way,  turning  and
    13  running  thence  in  an  easterly direction along the center line of the
    14  Erie R.R. Right-of-way to the property now or formerly belonging to  St.
    15  Agnes  Convent, turning and running thence, in a northeasterly direction
    16  along the St. Agnes property line to the center line  of  Cemetery  Lane
    17  (Kings  Hwy.), turning and running thence in an easterly direction along
    18  the center line of Cemetery Lane (Kings  Hwy.)  to  a  point  where  the
    19  southern  boundary  of Rockland Cemetery intersects Cemetery Lane (Kings
    20  Hwy.), turning and running thence, in a  northeasterly  direction  along

    21  the southern boundary of Rockland Cemetery, and as said line is extended
    22  in  the  same direction to the center line of Tweed Blvd. (also known as
    23  Highland Blvd.) turning and running  thence  in  a  northerly  direction
    24  along  the  center line of Tweed Blvd. to the intersection of the center
    25  lines of Tweed Blvd. and Clausland Mountain Road,  turning  and  running
    26  thence  in  a southwesterly direction along the center line of Clausland
    27  Mountain Road to a point, formed by the intersection of the center lines
    28  of Clausland Mountain Road, Greenbush Road and  Spruce  Street,  turning
    29  and  running  in  a  westerly  direction along the center line of Spruce
    30  Street and as said line is extended in the same direction to the  center
    31  line  of  the Right-of-Way of the West Shore Branch of the N. Y. Central
    32  R.R., turning and running thence in a southwesterly direction to a point

    33  formed by the intersection of the center lines of Convent Road and West-
    34  ern Highway turning and running thence in a westerly direction along the
    35  center line of Convent Road to a point opposite the east boundary of the
    36  Rockland State Hospital property, turning and running thence in a south-
    37  erly direction along the Rockland State Hospital property line, crossing
    38  Friel Road to a point formed by the  intersection  of  the  eastern  and
    39  southern  boundary  lines of Rockland State Hospital, (which point is on
    40  the westerly side of what is or was  formerly  known  as  West  Hillwood
    41  Avenue), running thence in a southerly direction along the westerly side
    42  of West Hillwood Avenue to its intersection with the center line of what
    43  is or was formerly known as Stockade Road, turning and running thence in
    44  a northeasterly direction along the center line of said Stockade Road to

    45  the  intersection  with the center line of what is or was formerly known
    46  as Avenue A, turning and running thence in a southerly  direction  along
    47  the center line of Avenue A, to its intersection with the center line of
    48  Low  Lane, turning and running in an easterly direction along the center
    49  line of Low Lane to the point or place of beginning, containing all  the
    50  lands within the said bounds; provided, however, that the area described
    51  in  clause  (d) hereof shall become a part of such district only at such
    52  time as a free association library is chartered by the boards of regents
    53  of the university of the state of New York to furnish library service in
    54  such area.
    55    (e) Sparkill: Beginning at the intersection of the Sparkill Creek  and
    56  the  Palisades  Interstate  Parkway  running  thence  in a northwesterly

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     1  direction along the western side of said  Parkway  to  its  intersection
     2  with the Piermont Branch of the Erie Railroad turning and running thence
     3  in a northerly direction along the centerline of said Railroad right-of-
     4  way  to  the  property  now  or formerly belonging to St. Agnes Convent,
     5  turning and running thence, in a northeasterly direction along  the  St.
     6  Agnes property line to the centerline of Cemetery Lane (King's Highway),
     7  turning and running thence in an easterly direction along the centerline
     8  of  Cemetery  Lane (King's Highway) to point where the southern boundary
     9  of Rockland Cemetery intersects Cemetery Lane (King's Highway),  turning
    10  and  running  thence,  in  a  northeasterly direction along the southern
    11  boundary of Rockland Cemetery to a point on the Piermont Boundary  Line,
    12  turning  and running thence along the Piermont boundary line in a south-

    13  erly direction approximately 800 feet, thence in a southwesterly  direc-
    14  tion  along the Piermont boundary line approximately 650 feet, thence in
    15  a southerly direction along the Piermont boundary line approximately 825
    16  feet, thence in southwesterly direction along the Piermont boundary line
    17  approximately 1930 feet, thence in a southeasterly direction  along  the
    18  Piermont boundary line approximately 1460 feet, thence in a northeaster-
    19  ly direction along the Piermont boundary line approximately 6550 feet to
    20  a point on the eastern boundary line or Hudson River side of Orangetown,
    21  turning  and  running  thence  along the eastern boundary line or Hudson
    22  River side of Orangetown in a southerly direction to a point  where  the
    23  prolongation  of  the  southerly line of the Rockland Country Club meets
    24  the easterly boundary line of Orangetown and turning and running  thence

    25  westerly  along  said prolongation of the southerly line of the Rockland
    26  County Club and continuing across the Palisades  Interstate  Parkway  to
    27  the  point  or  place  of beginning, containing all the lands within the
    28  said bounds; provided, however, that the area described in this subdivi-
    29  sion shall not be a library district but may use  the  library  services
    30  provided  by  the  four  library districts described in subdivisions (a)
    31  through (d) of this section.
    32    § 2. The town board of the town of Orangetown is hereby authorized  to
    33  raise  money  by tax for library purposes and to contract with the trus-
    34  tees of any free association library which has received a  charter  from
    35  the  board of regents of the university of the state of New York for the
    36  furnishing of library services  in  the  areas  comprising  the  library

    37  districts created by this act, under such terms and conditions as may be
    38  stated  in  such  contract.  Such tax shall be a charge upon the taxable
    39  property of the areas comprising such library districts as well  as  the
    40  Sparkill  area  delineated in subdivision (e) of section one of this act
    41  outside of the limits of any incorporated village. The town board  shall
    42  distribute  the  money  raised  by  tax in the Sparkill area to the four
    43  library districts in amounts proportionate to the use Sparkill residents
    44  make of each library as shown  by  the  number  of  residents  who  hold
    45  current library cards in each library.  Taxes voted for library purposes
    46  pursuant  to this section shall, unless otherwise directed by such vote,
    47  be considered as annual appropriations therefor until changed by further
    48  vote and shall be levied and collected yearly as are other general taxes

    49  in the town of Orangetown and shall be  subject  to  the  provisions  of
    50  section  3-c of the general municipal law, which places limits upon real
    51  property tax levies by local governments.  The amount agreed to be  paid
    52  to  a  free  association library for furnishing library services under a
    53  contract authorized by this section shall be paid directly to the treas-
    54  urer of such library.
    55    § 3. The free association libraries located in  the  areas  comprising
    56  the  library  districts created by this act shall individually submit on

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     1  or before the twentieth day of September to the supervisor of  the  town
     2  of Orangetown a request for funds for each such free association library
     3  for  the  ensuing  year,  in  such  form and containing such information

     4  including  estimates  of  revenues  and  expenditures as such supervisor
     5  shall prescribe. The procedures of sections 106, 107,  108  and  109  of
     6  article  8 of the town law shall apply to the adoption of appropriations
     7  for library purposes in the annual budget of such  town,  provided  that
     8  the  appropriations  adopted  for  any  such library and the request for
     9  funds submitted on behalf of such library shall be based on the individ-
    10  ual needs for every such library; nothing in this  act  is  intended  to
    11  make  any  free association library subject to any provision of the town
    12  law applicable to an "administrative unit" of town government; and it is
    13  further provided, that the town board shall, within  the  parameters  of
    14  the  town  law,  be permitted to exercise its discretion with respect to
    15  total amount appropriations adopted for each  library  for  the  ensuing

    16  year.    The amount appropriated for each free association library shall
    17  be paid over to the treasurer of the library and shall be expended  only
    18  under the direction of the library trustees for lawful library purposes.
    19    §  4.  If on the effective date of this act the public library created
    20  pursuant to chapter 816 of the laws of  1961  has  not  transferred  any
    21  assets it may hold to a free association library or libraries located in
    22  the  library  districts created pursuant to section one of this act, the
    23  disposition of any such assets shall  be  determined  by  the  board  of
    24  regents  of  the university of the state of New York, provided, however,
    25  that any such assets shall to the extent possible be held in  trust  for
    26  transfer  forthwith  (a)  to  any  free  association library which shall
    27  subsequently be chartered by the board of regents of the  university  of

    28  the  state  of  New  York  in the areas comprising the library districts
    29  created by section one of this act, or (b) to any public library  estab-
    30  lished  pursuant  to section 255 of the education law to serve the South
    31  Orangetown Central School District Number One.
    32    § 5. Chapter 349 of the laws of 1973, relating to creating  a  library
    33  district  in  the  town  of  Orangetown  in  the  county of Rockland, is
    34  REPEALED.
    35    § 6. This act shall take effect immediately.
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