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S2152Senate2011-2012 SessionSame asA4986

Extends the term of the lease of certain park lands and provides for the return of such park lands to the village of Round Lake upon the occurrence of certain condit

Sponsor Roy J. McDonaldSD-43Affects Local Government
Status
Signed by Governor
Impact
Pending
Outcome
Signed into law

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Signed into law

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Primary sponsor
Roy J. McDonald

Senator · Senate District 43

Chair, Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities

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History

  1. Signed chap.324
  2. Delivered to governor
  3. Returned to senate
  4. Passed assembly
  5. Home rule request
  6. Ordered to third reading rules cal.465
  7. Substituted for A4986A
  8. Referred to ways and means
  9. Returned to assembly
  10. Repassed senate
  11. Home rule request
  12. Amended on third reading 2152a
Show 11 earlier actions
  1. Vote reconsidered - restored to third reading
  2. Returned to senate
  3. Recalled from assembly
  4. Referred to local governments
  5. Delivered to assembly
  6. Passed senateVote 62–0
  7. Home rule request
  8. Advanced to third reading
  9. 2nd report cal.
  10. 1st report cal.101
  11. Referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation

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Sponsor's memo

BILL NUMBER:S2152A

Title of bill

An act to amend chapter 542 of the laws of 1997 relating to authorizing the village of Round Lake in the town of Malta and county of Saratoga to discontinue the use as such of certain park lands no longer needed for park purposes and to lease the same, in relation to extending the provisions thereof and providing for the return of such lands upon the occurrence of certain conditions

Purpose

In 1997, the State of New York granted the Village of Round Lake the right, subject to approval by the village board, to lease a parcel of park land for use by a public utility/personal wireless facility. Pursuant to this law, the Village of Round Lake then entered into an option and lease agreement with Bell Atlantic Mobile for a term of five years. Both parties subsequently agreed to renew said lease for two additional five-year terms. Bell Atlantic Mobile expressed interest in again extending the lease for five additional five-year terms, while only one extension may be granted by the village of Round Lake pursuant to existing law. In addition to this remaining available five-year term, this legislation would grant the village board authority to renew said lease to accommodate the request by Bell Atlantic Mobile.

Summary of provisions

Section one changes the term for which park land located within the Village of Round Lake may be leased from twenty to thirty years. Further, the bill includes a provision requiring that said land be "returned substantially to its previous state" to bring the legislation in line with more recent alienation laws. To address the pier foundations required for safety and compliance, the bill adopts a standard decommissioning approach of requiring removal to at least three feet below the surface.

Existing law

Chapter 542 of the Laws of 1997.

Justification

This change will allow the village of Round Lake to continue receipt of lease revenues, which must be used exclusively for the purchase of new park land and/or the improvement of existing park land. Further, such use of this land will have no negative impact on the environment, and in fact will provide ecological benefits at the expiration of lease terms.

Legislative history

New bill.

Fiscal implications

None.

Effective date

Immediately.

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