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S559Senate2011-2012 SessionSame asA129

Authorizes the county of Nassau to transfer ownership of certain parklands to Conservation Partners, LLC

Sponsor Carl L. MarcellinoSD-5Affects 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
Carl L. Marcellino

Senator · Senate District 5

Chair, Investigations And Government Operations

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History

  1. Signed chap.38
  2. Delivered to governor
  3. Returned to senate
  4. Passed assembly
  5. Home rule request
  6. Ordered to third reading cal.288
  7. Substituted for A129
  8. Referred to local governments
  9. Delivered to assembly
  10. Passed senateVote 58–0
  11. Home rule request
  12. Advanced to third reading
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  1. 2nd report cal.
  2. 1st report cal.76
  3. Referred to local government

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A129Assembly

Authorizes the county of Nassau to transfer ownership of certain parklands to Conservation Partners, LLC

Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Michael Montesano

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Sponsor's memo

BILL NUMBER:S559

Title of bill

An act authorizing the county of Nassau to transfer ownership of certain parklands to Conservation Partners, LLC

Purpose

This bill authorizes Nassau County to convey a vacant parcel of open space property in the Village of Oyster Bay, which parcel is adjacent to Nassau County's Tiffany Creek Park and may constitute passive parkland, to Conservation Partners LLC.

Summary of provisions

Nassau County is authorized by this bill to convey certain park property to Conservation Partners LLC. Under the authorized transaction, the property must be kept undeveloped.

Justification

The subject property is being alienated as part of a transaction to leverage the County's open space preservation efforts and increase the acreage of open space in Nassau County. Under the proposed "swap transaction," the County will alienate fee simple title to 33.51 acres of open space property acquired under the County's 2004 Environmental Bond Act (such property, the "Northwood Estate") and, in return, will (i) retain a conservation easement on the Northwood Estate preserving the natural beauty and openness of the subject property and ensuring in perpetuity that the Northwood Estate is not developed; and (ii) acquire for open space purposes fee simple title to approximately thirty-five (35) acres of property in the Village of Old Brookville comprising a portion of the Banfi Farm.

This transaction allows the County to increase the land preserved from the County's initial outlay of $11 million, from the original 33.51 acres constituting the Northwood Estate, to an enhanced total of approximately 69 acres when the additional 35 acres of the Banfi farm are included.

Legislative history

S.8336-A/A.11562-A of 2010

Fiscal implications

None.

Effective date

This act shall take effect immediately.

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