Bill Text: NY S03495 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 3495 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

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 (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION [S03495 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S03495-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3495
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   February 23, 2011
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
         when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conser-
         vation
       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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