S3548-2011 - NY Senate Open Legislation - Provides that the borough of Staten Island shall also be known and designated as the "borough of parks"

Provides that the borough of Staten Island shall also be known and designated as the "borough of parks".

Sponsor: LANZA Committee: RULES
Law Section: New York City Administrative Code
Law: Amd S2-202, NYC Ad Cd

S3548-2011 Actions

Jun 21, 2012: COMMITTED TO RULES
Jan 23, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
Jan 19, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
Jan 18, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.76
Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO CITIES
Jun 24, 2011: COMMITTED TO RULES
Mar 10, 2011: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
Mar 9, 2011: 2ND REPORT CAL.
Mar 8, 2011: 1ST REPORT CAL.194
Feb 25, 2011: REFERRED TO CITIES

S3548-2011 Meetings

Cities: Jan 18, 2012, Cities: Mar 8, 2011

S3548-2011 Calendars

S3548-2011 Votes

VOTE: COMMITTEE VOTE: - Cities - Mar 8, 2011

Ayes (5): Lanza, DeFrancisco, Grisanti, Avella, Oppenheimer
Ayes W/R (1): Robach

VOTE: COMMITTEE VOTE: - Cities - Jan 18, 2012

Ayes (6): Lanza, DeFrancisco, Grisanti, Robach, Avella, Oppenheimer

S3548-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S3548

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to
designating
the borough of Staten Island as the "Borough of Parks"

PURPOSE:
Provides that the borough of Staten Island shall also be known and
designated as the "Borough of Parks."

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one amends subdivision 5 of section 2-202 of the
administrative code of the city of New York, to designate the borough
of Staten Island, known as Richmond county to be known as the
"Borough of Parks."

Section two is an immediate effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:
This legislation would formally recognize Staten Island as the
'Borough of Parks' in statute. This measure will promote Staten
Island parks which are comprised of over 7,400 acres of parkland.
This amount comprises of twenty-five percent of New York City's total
parkland.
The Borough of Staten Island and its parks are unique. Staten Island
has sixty-two playgrounds
and over sixty ball fields for families to throughout the year.
Staten Island is unique in that it has more park space than any of the
boroughs in the City of New York. Open space is something that Staten
Islanders value and have worked hard to preserve. This bill would
recognize this great asset and it should be known not only to the
residents of New York State but the millions of tourists who visit
New York City every year.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2010: S.512  Referred to Cities/A.2540   - Referred to Cities
2009: S.512  Referred to Cities/A.2540   - Referred to Cities
2008: S.3118 Referred to Cities/A.6084   - Referred to Cities
2007: S.3118 3rd Reading Calendar/A.6084 - Referred to Cities

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

S3548-2011 Text


                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
  ________________________________________________________________________

                                    3548

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                              I N  SENATE

                              February 25, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
    printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities

  AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
    relation  to  designating the borough of Staten Island as the "borough
    of parks"

    THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
  BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


    Section  1.  Subdivision 5 of section 2-202 of the administrative code
  of the city of New York is amended to read as follows:

    5. The borough of Staten Island shall consist of the  territory  known
  as  Richmond  county,  which shall contain all that part of the city and
  state, bounded on the north, on the west and on the south by  the  state
  boundary  line,  and  bounded on the east by the borough of Brooklyn and
  county of Kings, including Staten  Island,  Island  of  Meadows,  Pralls
  Island,  Hoffman  Island, Swinburne Island, that part of Shooters Island
  within the state of New York, and all other  islands  or  parts  thereof
  situate  within the aforedescribed bounds.  THE BOROUGH OF STATEN ISLAND
  SHALL ALSO BE KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS THE "BOROUGH OF PARKS".
    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD02720-01-1

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S3548-2011: Provides that the borough of Staten Island shall also be known and designated as the "borough of parks"