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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          9809
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                      May 31, 2024
                                       ___________
 
        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.
                                                                   LBD10720-07-4
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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.