STATE OF NEW YORK
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7859
IN SENATE
March 5, 2018
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Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
AN ACT in relation to interests or rights acquired in real property for
the preservation of agricultural lands
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, all
2 interests or rights acquired in real property for the preservation of
3 agricultural lands pursuant to section 247 of the general municipal law
4 do not and have not constituted an alienation of the owner's right to
5 use the land or to construct buildings or structures for bona fide agri-
6 cultural production and such acquisitions shall permit the use of such
7 land for bona fide agricultural production pursuant to state and local
8 law; and the granting of a permit for uses, buildings or structures on
9 such real property that are necessary for bona fide agricultural
10 production shall not constitute alienation of any interests or rights in
11 real property acquired for the preservation of agricultural lands,
12 pursuant to this section.
13 § 2. This act shall apply to all interests or rights acquired in real
14 property by any municipality for the preservation of agricultural lands,
15 pursuant to section 247 of the general municipal law, now-owned or here-
16 after acquired.
17 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14950-01-8
