Bill Text: NY S06838 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Authorizes the commissioner of general services to sell and convey certain lands in the borough of Manhattan, county of New York to be used for social service programs, educational programs, and affordable senior housing.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-06-03 - PRINT NUMBER 6838A [S06838 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S06838-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        6838--A
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    March 18, 2014
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  ROBACH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
         ment  Operations  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,   ordered
         reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
       AN  ACT  to  authorize  the commissioner of general services to sell and
         convey certain state lands in the borough of Manhattan, county of  New
         York to be used for social services programs, educational programs and
         affordable senior housing
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subject to the provisions of this act  but  notwithstanding
    2  any  other provision of law to the contrary, the commissioner of general
    3  services is hereby authorized and empowered to transfer  and  convey  to
    4  Acacia  Network,  a  not-for-profit  corporation  organized and existing
    5  under the laws of the state  of  New  York,  a  surplus  state  building
    6  located  at  128 East 112th Street Manhattan, New York, in consideration
    7  of one dollar and upon such other terms and conditions  as  the  commis-
    8  sioner may deem proper.
    9    S  2.  The  lands  and  improvements  authorized to be transferred and
   10  conveyed by this act are generally described as follows:
   11    All the tract of land known as  128  East  112th  Street,  located  in
   12  section  6, block 163, lot 62, in the borough of Manhattan, city, county
   13  and state of New York.
   14    S 3. The description in section two of this act of  the  lands  to  be
   15  conveyed is not intended to be a legal description, but is intended only
   16  to  identify  the  premises  to be conveyed. As a condition of purchase,
   17  Acacia Network shall submit to the commissioner of general services  for
   18  approval  an  accurate  survey  and  description  of the lands generally
   19  described in section two of this act, which may be used in  the  convey-
   20  ance thereof.
   21    S 4. The commissioner of general services shall not transfer or convey
   22  the  aforesaid land unless application is made by Acacia Network, within
   23  one year after the effective date of this act.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1    S 5. Any lands including improvements  thereon  conveyed  pursuant  to
    2  this  act  shall be used exclusively for the purposes of social services
    3  programs, educational programs,  and  affordable  senior  housing.  Upon
    4  termination  of  such use title to the lands so transferred shall revert
    5  to the state of New York.
    6    S 6. This act shall take effect immediately.