What's happening
Writing a plain-English summary… Track this bill to get it by email.
Why it matters
Albany, before your first meeting.
Every bill that moved yesterday, summarized in a sentence and ranked by impact. The Albany Scorecard follows on Sundays.
Free. Unsubscribe in one click. Want alerts on specific bills? Create an account.
Who cares
Headline styles
Sponsors
Senator · Senate District 5
No co-sponsors yet.
History
- Substituted by A5172B
- Amended on third reading 5314a
- Vote reconsidered - restored to third reading
- Returned to senate
- Recalled from assembly
- Referred to ways and means
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 61–0
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.671
- Referred to investigations and government operations
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Requires the commissioner of general services to maintain an inventory and audit of every state-owned real property or unappropriated state land that has been sold
Vetoed · Sponsor Steven Englebright
Full text
The text isn't available here yet. Check nysenate.gov.
Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S5314A
Title of bill
An act to amend the public lands law, in relation to the inventory of unappropriated state land sales
Purpose or general idea of bill
The purpose of this bill is to create an auditing system to track the disposition of state-owned and un-appropriated state land. This bill would require the Commissioner of General Services establish and maintain an inventory of all state-owned real property and un-appropriated state land that has been sold, transferred, conveyed or exchanged and contain a reverter clause pursuant to the Public Lands Law or Unconsolidated Law.
Justification
The State has a limited supply of state-owned real property and unappropriated state land. Article 2 and 3 of the Public Lands Law provides for a structure in which State real property and un-appropriated State land may be sold, transferred, conveyed and exchanged. In addition, provisions of the Unconsolidated Law permit certain state land to be sold, transferred, conveyed and exchanged.
Section 34 of the Public Lands Law and many chapters of the Unconsolidated Laws require conveyed, exchanged, sold or transferred land to be used for a specific public purpose. If the land is not used for the designated purpose, the land title reverts back to the State. There is no mechanism is in place to track if such land is being used for the designated public purpose. This presents an avenue for misuse of the land.
By requiring the Office of General Services to track and audit the land transfers permitted by the Public Lands Law and Unconsolidated Law, the State would be ensured that the conveyed land is being used for the designated purpose. If the land is not being used, it would revert back to the State.
Prior legislative history
2011-12: S. 7817 Rules/No Same As 2009-10: S. 3563 Investigations and Government Operations/A. 1203 Passed Assembly
Fiscal implications
Minimal. Some costs would be associated with establishing a registry and auditing each property every three years.
Local fiscal implications
None
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately and applies only to lands sold, transferred, conveyed or exchanged on or after January 1, 2000.
Summaries, headlines and scores are AI-generated from the official bill text. How we score bills. Source: NYS Open Legislation.