Bill Text: NY A04620 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes prior to the disposition of land by state agencies and authorities the state land acquisition advisory council shall review such land; establishes if certain criteria is met such land shall be transferred to the department of environmental conservation.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to environmental conservation [A04620 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A04620-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4620
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 6, 2013
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       Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Environmental Conservation
       AN  ACT  to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the
         sale of state lands
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
    2  new section 49-0217 to read as follows:
    3  S 49-0217. SALE OF STATE-OWNED LAND.
    4    1. PRIOR TO THE DISPOSITION OF STATE-OWNED LAND BY STATE AGENCIES  AND
    5  AUTHORITIES,  THE  STATE  LAND ACQUISITION ADVISORY COUNCIL, ESTABLISHED
    6  PURSUANT TO SECTION 49-0211 OF THIS TITLE, SHALL REVIEW ANY SUCH  STATE-
    7  OWNED LAND TO DETERMINE:
    8    (A)  IF  IT  IS WITHIN A RESOURCE PROTECTION AREA AS DESIGNATED BY THE
    9  STATE LAND ACQUISITION PLAN, PURSUANT TO SECTION 49-0207 OF THIS TITLE;
   10    (B) IF IT MEETS A CATEGORY DEFINITION  CONTAINED  IN  THE  STATE  LAND
   11  ACQUISITION PLAN, PURSUANT TO SECTION 49-0207 OF THIS TITLE; OR
   12    (C) IF IT RECEIVES A MINIMUM SCORE, ABOVE THE CUTOFF, USING THE APPRO-
   13  PRIATE  RATING  SYSTEM  AS  DEFINED  IN THE STATE LAND ACQUISITION PLAN,
   14  PURSUANT TO SECTION 49-0207 OF THIS TITLE.
   15    2. IF ANY OF THE CRITERIA, AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPHS (A), (B) AND (C)
   16  OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, ARE MET, SUCH LAND OR A  PORTION  OF
   17  SUCH LAND SHALL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE DEPARTMENT OR THE OFFICE OF PARKS,
   18  RECREATION  AND  HISTORIC PRESERVATION. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MANAGE SUCH
   19  LAND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE STATE  LAND  ACQUISI-
   20  TION PLAN, PURSUANT TO SECTION 49-0207 OF THIS TITLE.
   21    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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