Bill Text: NY A06415 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires that when the state or an organization is attempting to convert land to public use in a municipality with a population of less than one million, a hearing shall be held in such municipality where such land is located to allow for public comment and input from neighbors; requires a ten day notice of such hearing to members of the community.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to local governments [A06415 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A06415-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6415

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                      April 6, 2023
                                       ___________

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

        AN  ACT  to  amend the general municipal law, in relation to requiring a
          public hearing to be held when land is proposed to  be  converted  for
          public use

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. The general municipal  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
     2  section 96-aa to read as follows:
     3    §  96-aa.  Conversion  of  land for certain public use; public hearing
     4  required. 1. In any municipality with a  population  of  less  than  one
     5  million,  where  the  state or any organization is attempting to convert
     6  land or property owned to public use for the purposes of, including  but
     7  not  limited  to  trails,  park  areas and recreation areas, it shall be
     8  required that the state or any such organization holds a public  hearing
     9  with  the town board, planning board or zoning board of the municipality
    10  in which such land proposed to be converted is located, to  hold  public
    11  comment  and  allow  for neighbors within a five-mile radius of the land
    12  proposed to be converted and other members of  the  community  to  bring
    13  forth and address any privacy or safety concerns.
    14    2.  When  a  hearing  is scheduled pursuant to subdivision one of this
    15  section, the municipality which is conducting such hearing shall provide
    16  at least ten days' notice of such hearing to members of the community in
    17  a clear and conspicuous manner on the municipality's website  and  shall
    18  mail  notice of such hearing to all properties within a five-mile radius
    19  of the proposed location of the land to be converted.
    20    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10223-01-3