Relates to the conveyance of land formerly used as an armory to the city of Rome in the county of Oneida.

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S7621-2011 Actions

• Jun 19, 2012: SUBSTITUTED BY A10627
• Jun 19, 2012: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1324
• Jun 19, 2012: COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
• Jun 7, 2012: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

S7621-2011 Meetings

Rules: Jun 21, 2012

S7621-2011 Calendars

Floor Calendar: Jun 19, 2012

S7621-2011 Votes

S7621-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S7621

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
in relation to the conveyance of land formerly used as an armory to the
city of Rome, county of Oneida

PURPOSE:
To direct the Commissioner of General Services to transfer a former
NYS Armory to the City of Rome to be used for various municipal uses
by the City.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 authorizes the commissioner of General Services to convey
a former NYS Armory to the City of Rome.

Section 2 provides a description of the property.

Section 3 requires an application within one year of the act.

Section 4 provides that the property shall be used as a recreation,
electrical and parks department. Upon termination of said use, the
land shall revert to the State.

Section 5 provides for an immediate effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:
As the use of the aforementioned property as an armory has been
discontinued, the City of Rome now desires to acquire this property
and relocate their recreation, parks and electrical departments. In
addition, the property would be utilized by the City for a variety
of other municipal uses. The large garage and storage space offered
at the armory space property is well suited for these uses and as
such, the City has requested this legislation.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediate.

S7621-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                    7621

                              I N  SENATE

                                June 7, 2012
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  Sen.  GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
    printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

  AN ACT in relation to the conveyance of land formerly used as an  armory
    to the city of Rome, county of Oneida

    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  but  notwithstanding
  any  other provision of law to the contrary, the commissioner of general
  services is hereby authorized to transfer and convey to the city of Rome
  in consideration of one dollar and upon such  other  conditions  as  the
  commissioner may deem proper land formerly used as an armory and further
  described in section two of this act.
    S  2.  The lands authorized by this act to be transferred and conveyed
  are as follows:

    ALL that certain tract, piece or parcel of  land  situate,  lying  and
  being  in the City of Rome, County of Oneida, State of New York, bounded
  and described as follows:

    BEGINNING at a point on the easterly side of  Black  River  Boulevard,
  said point being 154 feet northerly measured along the east side of said
  Black  River  Boulevard  from  the northerly side of East Locust Street;
  running thence North 26� 13' East 123.19  feet  to  a  point  and  North
  27�22'20"  East  166.81  feet along the said easterly side of said Black
  River Boulevard to a point on the southerly side of a 10 foot  strip  of
  land bounding on the south the southerly line of a Map of Section 3 John
  C.  Lynch  Sub-division  east  of Black River Boulevard, Rome, New York,
  made for Oneida Homes Inc., June 11, 1943, by Merritt & LaBella, Profes-
  sional Engineers and Surveyors,  filed  in  the  Oneida  County  Clerk's
  Office; thence South 62�47' East 677.00 feet along the southerly side of
  said  10 feet strip to an iron pin in the westerly line of land shown on
  Map of Section 4, John C. Lynch Sub-division east of Black River  Boule-
  vard,  Rome,  New  York,  made  for  Jess- Well Homes, Inc. by Merritt &
  LaBella, Professional Engineers and Surveyors, dated  August  10,  1943,
  and  filed  in  the  aforementioned  County Clerk's Office; thence South
  27�20' West 288 feet along the said westerly line  of  said  land  shown

   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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  upon said last mentioned map to an iron pin in the northerly line of the
  so-called  Burt Olney Tract; thence along said line North 78�15'30" West
  303.17 feet to a point; thence North 27�15' East 79.73 feet to a  point;
  thence  North  62�45'  West 382.44 feet to the point and place of begin-
  ning. Containing within said bounds 4.623 acres, be  the  same  more  or
  less.
    All Bearings are referred to True North.
    S 3. The commissioner of general services shall not transfer or convey
  the aforesaid land unless application is made by the city of Rome within
  one year after the effective date of this act.
    S  4. Any lands transferred pursuant to this act shall be used for the
  purposes of the city of Rome to utilize the subject property and improve
  the structures for use by the recreation, electrical and  parks  depart-
  ments  and  recreational  programs developed and operated by the city of
  Rome, and upon termination of such use title to the lands so transferred
  shall revert to the state of New York.
    S 5. This act shall take effect immediately.