Relates to authorizing the town of Smithtown, county of Suffolk to alienate and convey certain parcels of land used as parkland and to acquire other parcels of land to replace such parkland

BILL NUMBER:S6694B

Title of bill

An act authorizing the town of Smithtown, county of Suffolk to alienate and convey certain parcels of land used as parkland and to acquire other parcels of land to replace such parkland

Purpose

This legislation is sought in order to facilitate the Town's proposed exchange of existing town parkland, parcel 800-126-1-p/o 41, with parcel 800-126-1-42, presently privately owned.

Summary of provisions

Section 1: The town of Smithtown, county of Suffolk is authorized to discontinue certain lands as parkland as described in Section 3 of this act.

Section 2: Denotes that authorization shall be effective on the condition that the town of Smithtown acquire and dedicate property as parklands, as described in Section 4 of this act.

Section 3: Describes the metes and bounds of the property to be discontinued and alienated and conveyed.

Section 4: Describes the metes and bounds of the property to be acquired and dedicated by the town of Smithtown, county of Suffolk for use as parkland.

Section 5: Describes that, in the event that the lands to be acquired, as described in Section 4 of this act, are not equal or greater in fair market value than the lands being alienated, as described in Section 3 of this act, the town of Smithtown shall dedicate the difference in the fair market value for the acquisition of additional parklands and/or for capital improvements to existing park and recreational facilities.

Section 6: Describes that, if the land that is the subject of this act has received funding pursuant to the federal land and water conservation fund, the discontinuance of parklands authorized by the provisions of this act shall not occur until the municipality has complied with the federal requirements pertaining to the conversion of parklands, including satisfying the secretary of the interior that the discontinuance will include all conditions which the secretary of the interior deems necessary to assure the substitution of other lands shall be equivalent in fair market value and recreational usefulness to the lands being discontinued.

Section 7: States that this act shall take effect immediately.

Justification

This legislation is being sought by the Town of Smithtown who would like to facilitate the Town's proposed exchange of existing town parkland, parcel 800-126-1-p/o 41, with parcel 800-126-1-42, presently privately owned. The proposal would result in the creation of one contiguous parkland/open space parcel, instead of the current configuration of two separate parcels.

Legislative history

New bill.

Fiscal implications

None

Effective date

This act shall take effect immediately.