Assembly Bill A6970

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes a right of first refusal in municipalities for state land to be sold at public auction

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • 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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2023-A6970 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S59
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Public Lands Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §33, Pub Lds L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8806
2013-2014: A1226
2015-2016: A183
2017-2018: A346
2019-2020: A1598, S3681
2021-2022: A4812, S1212

2023-A6970 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a right of first refusal in municipalities for state land to be sold at public auction.

2023-A6970 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6970
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SHIMSKY -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the public lands law,  in  relation  to  establishing  a
   right  of first refusal in municipalities for state land to be sold at
   public auction
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 33 of the public lands law, as amended by chapter
 360 of the laws of 1983, subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 119 of  the
 laws  of  2000, paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 702
 of the laws of 2022, subdivision 3 as separately amended by chapters 360
 and 471 of the laws of 1983 and subdivision 5 as added by chapter 95  of
 the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
   § 33. Sale  of  unappropriated  state  lands;  RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL;
 notice and place of public sales. 1. [The] (A) PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC  SALE
 OF  UNAPPROPRIATED STATE LAND, THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES MUST FIRST
 OFFER TO SELL SUCH LAND TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN WHICH IT IS  LOCATED
 SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
   (I) IF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO USE SUCH LAND IN PERPETUITY FOR
 PARK  AND/OR  MUNICIPAL RECREATION PURPOSES, THE COMMISSIONER OF GENERAL
 SERVICES SHALL OFFER THE LAND TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR THE SUM OF ONE
 DOLLAR;
   (II) IF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO USE SUCH LAND FOR OTHER MUNIC-
 IPAL PURPOSES, THE COMMISSIONER OF GENERAL SERVICES SHALL OFFER THE LAND
 TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR A SUM EQUAL TO THE CURRENT  APPRAISED  VALUE
 DETERMINED  BY  SUCH COMMISSIONER OR FOR NO MORE THAN THE SAME CONSIDER-
 ATION FOR WHICH IT IS PROPOSED TO BE SOLD TO A PERSON OR PRIVATE ENTITY,
 WHICHEVER IS LESS;
   (III) THE DEED CONVEYING UNAPPROPRIATED STATE LAND TO A LOCAL  GOVERN-
 MENT  PURSUANT  TO  SUBPARAGRAPH  (I)  OR  (II)  OF THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL
 INCLUDE A CLAUSE SPECIFYING THE PURPOSE FOR  WHICH  THE  LAND  IS  BEING
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01530-01-3
              

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