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                                 8205--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            October 24, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. CORWIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on  Local Governments -- recommitted to the Committee on Local Govern-
  ments in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT  authorizing  the county of Erie to transfer certain land to the
  town of Newstead

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

  Section 1.  The county of Erie acting through its legislature is here-
by  authorized  to  transfer  the park lands described in section two of
this act to the town of Newstead, county of Erie for a sum not to exceed
$200,000 provided that such town uses such lands for continued park  and
recreational  purposes.  The revenue received by the county of Erie from
the transfer of the property described in section two of this act  shall
be used for capital improvements of existing County park land and recre-
ational  facilities.  The  town  of  Newstead  shall continue to provide
access to the parklands  and/or  recreational  facilities  described  in
section two of this act to all residents of the county of Erie and shall
not  enact any fees which are higher for the residents of the county who
are not residents of the town of Newstead.
  S 2. The lands referred to in section one of this act are more partic-
ularly described as follows:
                                Parcel A
  All that tract or parcel of land situate in the Village of Akron, Town
of Newstead, County of Erie and State of New  York, being part  of  Lots
Nos.  41  and  42,  Township  12,  Range 5 of the Tonawanda Reservation,
described as follows:
  Beginning at a point in the south line of Lot No. 42, being  also  the
north line of Lot No. 9, 350.59 feet west of the northeast corner of Lot
No.  9:  thence  west  along  the common line of Lots Nos. 9, 41 and 42,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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280.34 feet to the west line of premises of Leonard  Raykowski  recorded
in  Erie  County  Clerk's Office in liber 5127 of Deeds page 559: thence
north along said west line, 944.37 feet to the  south  line  of  Skyline
Drive:  thence  easterly  along  the south line of Skyline Drive, 159.52
feet to a point: continuing thence southeasterly, 114.23 feet along  the
southerly  bounds of Skyline Drive to the east line of Leonard Raykowski
recorded in said Clerk's Office in liber 5127 of Deeds page 559 and  the
west  line  of  Henry Raykowski recorded in said Clerk's Office of liber
4290 of Deeds page 145:  thence  southerly  along  said  boundary  line,
919.50 feet to the point or place of beginning.
                                Parcel B
  All  that  tract  or  parcel  of land situate in the Town of Newstead,
County of Erie and State of New York, being part of Lot No.  9,  Section
3,  Township 12, Range 5 of the Holland Land Company's Survey, described
as follows:
  Beginning at a point in the east line of Lot No. 9, 200 feet north  of
the  southeast  corner  of  said  Lot: thence north along said Lot line,
4385.97 feet to the northeast corner of Lot No. 9: thence west along the
north line of Lot No. 9, 1320 feet to the northwest corner of Lot No. 9:
thence south and along the west line of Lot No. 9,  2554.03  feet  to  a
point,  2040.06  feet north of the southwest corner of Lot No. 9: thence
east, 218.46 feet along the north line of lands recorded in Erie  County
Clerk's  Office  in liber 1163 of Deeds page 481 to the northeast corner
of said lands recorded in said Clerk's Office in  liber  1163  of  Deeds
page  481:  thence  south  along  the  east line of premises conveyed to
Charles Carpenter and wife by said lands recorded in said Clerk's Office
in liber 1163 of Deeds page 481, 1738.74 feet to a  point:  thence  east
and  parallel  with  the  south  line of Lot No. 9, 410 feet to a point:
thence south and parallel with the west line of Lot No. 9, 300  feet  to
the south line of Lot No. 9: thence easterly along the south line of Lot
No.  9,  being  also the north line of Main Street, 325 feet to a point:
thence north and parallel with the east line of Lot  No.  9,  200  feet:
thence  east  and parallel with the south line of Lot No. 9, 384.10 feet
to the point or place of beginning in the east line of Lot No. 9.
  Containing 131.13 acres, more or less.
  S 3. The park land to be conveyed pursuant to this act, and all struc-
tures and facilities situated on such park land,  shall  be  maintained,
owned and operated by the town of Newstead.
  S  4.  The  use of such park land and facilities shall be available to
the public. Where the availability of such facilities  is  limited,  the
use  of such facilities shall be determined by an equitable method which
provides priority use to the public based on a  reservation  policy  for
free or nominal charge.
  S 5. This act shall take effect immediately.