S06244 Summary:

BILL NOS06244A
 
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Authorizes the town of Hempstead to transfer ownership of certain parkland constituting the town marina to the village of Freeport.
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S06244 Actions:

BILL NOS06244A
 
04/06/2023REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
01/03/2024REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
03/05/2024AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
03/05/2024PRINT NUMBER 6244A
04/15/20241ST REPORT CAL.804
04/16/20242ND REPORT CAL.
04/17/2024ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
05/08/2024PASSED SENATE
05/08/2024DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
05/08/2024referred to local governments
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S06244 Committee Votes:

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S06244 Floor Votes:

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S06244 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         6244--A
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                      April 6, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sen.  THOMAS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government -- recom-
          mitted to the Committee on Local Government in accordance with  Senate
          Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
          reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

        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 for  current  or
    12  future  park  or  recreational uses at the property described in section
    13  two of this act.
    14    (b) Any revenues received by the town of Hempstead from  the  transfer
    15  shall  be used for capital improvements of existing park or recreational
    16  and/or the acquisition of additional park or recreational facilities.
    17    § 2. The parklands authorized to be conveyed by the town of  Hempstead
    18  in  section  one  of  this  act  are  located,  bounded and described as
    19  follows:
    20    ALL that certain plot, piece or  parcel  of  land  together  with  the
    21  improvements  thereon,  situate,  lying  and  being  in the Incorporated
    22  Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State  of  New
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10720-05-4

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     1  York  being known and designated as and by Section 62 Block C Lot 102 on
     2  the Land and Tax Map of Nassau County bounded and described  thereon  as
     3  follows:
     4    BEGINNING  at  a  point on the easterly side of So. Grove Street a/k/a
     5  Guy Lombardo Boulevard, distant 343.87 feet southerly  from  the  corner
     6  formed by the intersection of the easterly side of So. Grove Street with
     7  the  southerly  side  of Howard Avenue, which said point of beginning is
     8  also the corner formed by the intersection of the easterly side  of  So.
     9  Grove Street with the southerly side of Anchorage Way;
    10    RUNNING  THENCE the following four (4) courses and distances along the
    11  easterly side of So. Grove Street:
    12    1. Southerly, 703.92 feet, to an angle point in said easterly side  of
    13  So.  Grove Street;
    14    2.  Southeasterly, 305.76 feet to another angle point in said easterly
    15  side of So. Grove Street;
    16    3. Southeasterly, 403.71 feet to another angle point in said  easterly
    17  side of So. Grove Street;
    18    4.  Southerly,  470 feet to the northerly line of Tax Lot 151, Section
    19  62, Block 102 on the said Land and Tax Map of Nassau County;
    20    RUNNING THENCE the following three (3) courses and distances along the
    21  northerly and easterly lines of said Tax Lot 151, Section 62, Block 102:
    22    1. Easterly, along the northerly line of said tax lot, 63.0 feet to  a
    23  point on the easterly line of said tax lot;
    24    2.  Southerly, along the easterly line of said tax lot, 249.70 feet to
    25  an angle point in said easterly line of said tax lot;
    26    3. Southerly, still along the easterly line of  said  tax  lot,  70.00
    27  feet to The Narrows (Freeport River);
    28    RUNNING  THENCE  Easterly, along The Narrows, 740 feet more or less to
    29  the westerly line of Hudson Bay;
    30    RUNNING THENCE along the westerly line of Hudson Bay, 1100  feet  more
    31  or less to the southerly line of Tax Lot 103, Section 62, Block C;
    32    THENCE Westerly, along the southerly line of said tax lot, 96.39 feet,
    33  to a point on the westerly line of said tax lot;
    34    RUNNING THENCE Northwesterly, along the said westerly line of said tax
    35  and  the  westerly  lines  of  Tax  Lots 104 and 471, 294.78 feet to the
    36  northwesterly side of Anchorage Way;
    37    RUNNING THENCE the following six (6) courses and distances  along  the
    38  southwesterly and southerly sides of Anchorage Way:
    39    1.  Northwesterly,  315.69 feet to an angle point in the southwesterly
    40  side of Anchorage Way;
    41    2. Northwesterly, 300.48 feet to another angle point in the  southwes-
    42  terly side of Anchorage Way;
    43    3. Westerly, 83.70 feet, along the southwesterly and southerly side of
    44  Anchorage  Way to another angle point in the southerly side of Anchorage
    45  Way;
    46    4. Westerly, along the southerly side of Anchorage Way, 83.70 feet  to
    47  another angle point in the southerly side of Anchorage Way;
    48    5. Westerly, along the southerly side of Anchorage Way, 182.87 feet to
    49  another angle point in the southerly side of Anchorage Way;
    50    6. Westerly, along the southerly side of Anchorage Way, 272.96 feet to
    51  another angle point in the southerly side of Anchorage Way; and,
    52    7. Westerly, along the southerly side of Anchorage Way, 110.15 feet to
    53  the  point  or  place of BEGINNING. Containing 39 acres of land, more or
    54  less.
    55    § 3. The land to be transferred pursuant to this act  and  all  struc-
    56  tures  and  facilities  situated on such land shall be maintained, owned

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     1  and operated for park purposes by the village of Freeport.  The  use  of
     2  such parkland and facilities and future park or recreational uses at the
     3  property  described in section two of this act shall continue to be made
     4  available  to the general public of the state of New York, including all
     5  residents of the town of Hempstead and the village of Freeport.    Where
     6  the  availability  of such facilities is limited, use of such facilities
     7  must be determined by an equitable method.
     8    § 4.  Should the lands described in section two of this act  cease  to
     9  be  used  for  the  purposes described in section one of this act, those
    10  lands shall revert to the town of Hempstead for public park  and  recre-
    11  ational purposes.
    12    §  5.  In  the  event  that the town of Hempstead received any funding
    13  support or assistance from the  federal  government  for  the  purchase,
    14  maintenance  or improvement of the parklands set forth in section two of
    15  this act, the discontinuance and alienation of such parkland  authorized
    16  by  the  provisions  of this act shall not occur until the town of Hemp-
    17  stead has complied with  any  federal  requirements  pertaining  to  the
    18  alienation  or  conversion of parklands, including satisfying the secre-
    19  tary of the interior that the alienation or conversion complies with all
    20  conditions which the secretary of the interior deems necessary to ensure
    21  the substitution of other lands shall be equivalent in fair market value
    22  and usefulness to the lands being alienated or converted.
    23    § 6. This act shall take effect immediately.
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