Senate Bill S6721A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Authorizes the sale, lease and transfer of certain public lands owned by school districts

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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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2013-S6721 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8940
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §72-h, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S1874, A2021

2013-S6721 - Summary

Authorizes the sale, lease and transfer to certain public lands owned by a school district.

2013-S6721 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6721 - Bill Text download pdf

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

    S. 6721                                                  A. 8940

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                              March 4, 2014
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Govern-
  ment

IN  ASSEMBLY  -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Local Governments

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law,  in  relation  to  the  sale,
  lease and transfer to certain municipal corporations of certain public
  lands

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

  Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 72-h of  the  general  municipal
law,  as  amended by chapter 562 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read
as follows:
  (a) Notwithstanding any provision of any general, special or local law
or of any charter, the supervisors of a county,  the  town  board  of  a
town,  the board of trustees of a village, the board of fire commission-
ers of a fire district, the board of estimate of a city, or if there  be
none  the  local  legislative body of such city, and, in a city having a
population of one million or more, the mayor, subject to disapproval  by
the  council  within  thirty  days  following  receipt  of notice of the
approval of the mayor, may sell, transfer or lease to or  exchange  with
any  municipal  corporation  or municipal corporations, school district,
board of cooperative educational services, fire district, the  state  of
New  York,  or  the  government  of  the United States and any agency or
department thereof, either without consideration or for  such  consider-
ation  and  upon  such terms and conditions as shall be approved by such
officer or body, any real property owned by such county, town,  village,
fire  district  or  city;  and  any  municipal  corporation [or], SCHOOL
DISTRICT, BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, fire district,  THE
STATE OF NEW YORK, OR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND ANY AGENCY
OR  DEPARTMENT  THEREOF,  may  acquire  or  lease  such real property as
provided in this section. The term of any lease entered into pursuant to
the provisions of this section shall not exceed ten  years  but  nothing
herein contained shall prevent the renewal of any such lease.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

              

2013-S6721A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8940
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §72-h, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S1874, A2021

2013-S6721A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the sale, lease and transfer to certain public lands owned by a school district.

2013-S6721A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6721A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

    S. 6721--A                                            A. 8940--A

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                              March 4, 2014
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Govern-
  ment  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once  and  referred
  to  the  Committee  on Local Governments -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general municipal law, in relation to the sale,
  lease and transfer to certain municipal corporations of certain public
  lands

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  (a) of section 72-h of the general municipal
law, as amended by chapter 562 of the laws of 1990, is amended  to  read
as follows:
  (a) Notwithstanding any provision of any general, special or local law
or  of  any  charter,  the  supervisors of a county, the town board of a
town, the board of trustees of a village, the board of fire  commission-
ers  of a fire district, the board of estimate of a city, or if there be
none the local legislative body of such city, and, in a  city  having  a
population  of one million or more, the mayor, subject to disapproval by
the council within thirty  days  following  receipt  of  notice  of  the
approval  of  the mayor, may sell, transfer or lease to or exchange with
any municipal corporation or municipal  corporations,  school  district,
board  of  cooperative educational services, fire district, the state of
New York, or the government of the  United  States  and  any  agency  or
department  thereof,  either without consideration or for such consider-
ation and upon such terms and conditions as shall be  approved  by  such
officer  or body, any real property owned by such county, town, village,
fire district or  city;  and  any  municipal  corporation  [or],  SCHOOL
DISTRICT,  OR  fire  district may acquire or lease such real property as
provided in this section. The term of any lease entered into pursuant to
the provisions of this section shall not exceed ten  years  but  nothing
herein contained shall prevent the renewal of any such lease.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
              

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