Senate Bill S3691A

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes the city of New York to discontinue use of certain park land and convey it to the St. Michael's Protestant Episcopal Church

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S3691 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5246
Law Section:
New York City
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2768, A4317
2011-2012: S2513, A4874
2013-2014: S581, A3535

2015-S3691 - Summary

Authorizes the city of New York to discontinue use of certain park land and convey it to St. Michael's Prostestant Episcopal Church.

2015-S3691 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3691 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3691

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 13, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to authorize the city of New  York  to  discontinue  use  of  and
  convey certain park land

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

  Section 1. Subject to the provisions of this act, the city of New York
is authorized to discontinue use as park land  and  to  convey,  in  fee
simple,  the  land  described in section three of this act. Such land is
authorized to be conveyed to the  Saint  Michael's  Cemetery  upon  such
terms  and  conditions as the city council of the city of New York shall
determine to be fair and reasonable.
  S 2. The authorization provided in section one of this  act  shall  be
subject  to  the  requirement  that  the  city of New York shall use any
proceeds and/or land received in exchange for the conveyance  authorized
by  this  act  to acquire land, to be dedicated for park purposes, in an
amount equal to or greater than the fair market value of the land  being
conveyed  pursuant  to  this act and/or used for capital improvements to
existing park and recreational facilities.
  S 3. The land authorized to be discontinued as park land and  conveyed
is as follows:
  ALL  that  certain  plot,  piece  or parcel of land situate, lying and
being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of  New  York,
bounded and described as follows:
  BEGINNING at the corner formed by the intersection of the northwester-
ly  side  of 30th Avenue (80 feet wide) with the westerly side of Brook-
lyn-Queens Expressway East (also known as Boody Street) (134 feet wide)
  RUNNING THENCE northerly, the  following  nine  courses  and  distance
along the westerly side of Brooklyn-Queens Expressway East;
  1.  THENCE  North 01 degrees 17 minutes 43.9 seconds West, 730.91 feet
to a point of curvature;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07340-03-5
              

2015-S3691A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5246
Law Section:
New York City
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2768, A4317
2011-2012: S2513, A4874
2013-2014: S581, A3535

2015-S3691A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the city of New York to discontinue use of certain park land and convey it to St. Michael's Prostestant Episcopal Church.

2015-S3691A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3691A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 3691--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 13, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. GIANARIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Cities  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT  to  authorize  the  city  of New York to discontinue use of and
  convey a parcel of certain park land  consisting  of  Saint  Michael's
  Park in the borough of Queens

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

  Section 1. Subject to the provisions of this  act,  the  city  of  New
York,  acting by and through the commissioner of parks and recreation of
such city, is authorized to discontinue use as park  land  and  sell  at
fair  market  value the park land described in section three of this act
which is no longer needed for park purposes. Such land is authorized  to
be  sold and conveyed to Saint Michael's Protestant Episcopal Church for
the purpose of properly memorializing the deceased and upon  such  terms
and conditions as shall be agreed upon between the parties.
  S  2.  The  authorization provided in section one of this act shall be
subject to the requirement that the city  of  New  York  shall  use  the
proceeds  of  such  sale  authorized  by section one of this act for the
acquisition of additional park land, and/or for capital improvements  to
existing park and recreational facilities within the borough of Queens.
  S  3. The land authorized to be discontinued as park land and conveyed
is as follows:
  ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel  of  land  situate,  lying  and
being  in  the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York,
bounded and described as follows:
  BEGINNING at the corner formed by the intersection of the northwester-
ly side of 30th Avenue (80 feet wide) with the westerly side  of  Brook-
lyn-Queens Expressway East (also known as Boody Street) (134 feet wide)

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07340-05-5

              

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