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- Committed to rules
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- Amended 7484a
- 1st report cal.1170
- Referred to local government
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Authorizes the town of Yorktown to alienate and convey certain parcels of land used as park land and to acquire other parcels of land to replace such park land
In Assembly Committee · Local Governments · Sponsor Steve Katz
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S7484A REVISED 6/16/14
Title of bill
An act to authorize the town of Yorktown, Westchester County to alienate and convey certain parcels of land used as parkland
Purpose
This bill would allow the town of Yorktown to alienate park lands for a period of three years.
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Summary of provisions
Section One - (a) Subject to the provisions of this act, the Town of Yorktown, Westchester County, acting by and through its town board, is hereby authorized to discontinue as parklands and alienate, the lands described in section three of this act, to Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC for the purpose of a launcher and receiver above grade facility.
(b)Additionally, the town of Yorktown, Westchester County, acting by and through its town board, is hereby authorized to convey by appropriate instruments to Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, a temporary easement in town parkland as described in section four of this act, for the purpose of providing staging areas, workspace and a contractor ware yard to facilitate construction work to replace the existing pipeline with a larger one. Upon completion of construction, the surface of the lands shall be, restored and the lands shall continue to be used for park purposes.
Section Two - The authorization provided in section one of this act shall be effective only upon the condition that the town of Yorktown dedicate an amount equal to or greater than the fair market value of the conveyance and easement interest being alienated pursuant to section one of this act to the acquisition of new parklands and/or capital improvements to existing park and recreational facilities.
Section Three - The land authorized by subdivision (a) of section one of this act to be discontinued as parklands are as follows:
BEGINNING at a point on the westerly side of Stoney Street Thence, South 0258'58" East along said Stoney Street a distance of 46.88', Thence, South 0216'22" East a distance of 33.61', Thence, South 6601'21" West a distance of 380.00', Thence, North 2358'39" West a distance of 75.00', Thence, North 6601'21" East a distance of 409.02' to the POINT OF BEGINNING. Consisting of 0.68 acres more or less.
Section Four - The temporary easements to be conveyed by the town of Yorktown pursuant to the provisions of subdivision (b) of section one of this act are described as follows:
BEGINNING at a point on the easterly line of Lexington Avenue at the northerly line of an Algonquin Gas Transmission Company easement; Thence North 0853'51" West along said easterly line of Lexington Avenue a distance of 83.45 feet; Thence North 6434'02" East a distance of 10.17 feet; Thence North 8123'05" East a distance of 94.81 feet; Thence South 2525'58" East a distance of 7.57 feet; Thence North 6436'19" East a distance of 25.09 feet; Thence North 8123'05" East a distance of 115.90 feet to the northerly line of the
Algonquin Gas Transmission Company easement; Thence along the Algonquin Gas Transmission Company, South 6436'57" West a distance of 146.00 feet; Thence along the Algonquin Transmission Company easement South 6434'02" West a distance of 153.01 feet to the point of beginning. Consisting of 0.282 acres more or less.
BEGINNING at a point on the northerly line of an Algonquin Gas Transmission Company easement; Thence North 0859'03" West a distance of 46.91 feet; Thence North 6437'06" East a distance of 79.30 feet; Thence North 2522'54" West a distance of 35.00 feet; Thence North 6437'06" East a distance of 152.64 feet; Thence North 5459'24" East a distance of 200.28 feet; Thence North 8141'54"East a distance of 35.00 feet; Thence North 4630'29" East a distance of 152.64 feet' Thence North 5459'24" East a distance of 200.28 feet; Thence North 5541'28" East a distance of 990.64 feet; Thence North 8141'54" East a distance of 102,73 feet to the existing Algonquin Gas easement. Thence along the Algonquin Gas Transmission Company easement South 5541'36" West a distance of 1082.67 feet; Thence along the Algonquin Gas Transmission Company easement south 5459'24" West a distance of 199.62 feet; Thence along the Algonquin Gas Transmission Company easement South 5358'24" West a distance of 149.31 feet; Thence along the Algonquin Gas Transmission easement South 4630'29" West a distance of 245.61 feet; Thence along the Algonquin Gas Transmission Company easement South 6436'57" West a distance of 108.62 feet to the point of beginning. Consisting of 1.872 acres more or less.
BEGINNING at a point on the northerly line of an Algonquin Gas Transmission Company easement; Thence North 8141'54" East a distance of 102.73 feet; Thence North 5541'28" East a distance of 180.22 feet' Thence North 3420'20" West a distance of 34/79 feet; Thence North 5511'27" East a distance of 100.00 feet; Thence South 3448'33" East a distance of 35.00 feet; Thence North 5522'29" East a distance of 357.72 feet; Thence North 3431'35" West a distance of 35.00 feet; Thence North 5528'25" East a distanqe of 100.00 feet; Thence South 3431'35" East a distance of 35.00 feet; Thence North 5535'00" East a distance of 100.00 feet; Thence South 3425'00" East, a distance of 8.21 feet; Thence South 3729'19" West a distance of 233.41 feet to the northerly line of the Algonquin Gas Transmission Company easement; Thence along the Algonquin Gas Transmission Company easement South 5532'13" West a distance of 1003.74 feet to the point of beginning. Consisting of 1.392 acres more or less.
BEGINNING at a point on the northerly line of an Algonquin Gas Transmission Company easement; Thence North 3729'19" East a distance of 233.41 feet; Thence South 3425'00" East a distance of 26.79 feet; Thence North 5554'05" East a distance of 114.30 feet; Thence South 0712'30" East a distance of 50.04 feet to the northern line of the Algonquin Gas Transmission Company easement; Thence along the Algonquin Gas Transmission Company Easement South 5528'46" West a distance of 313.28 feet to the point of beginning, Consisting of 0.290 acres more or less.
BEGINNING at a point on the westerly side of Stoney Street Thence South 0258'58" East along said Stoney Street a distance of 139.24 feet; Thence South 6601'21" West a distance of 1104.88 feet; Thence South 5557'16" West a distance of 1264.39 feet; Thence South 8154'27" West a distance of 3.37 feet; Thence South 8152'23" West a
distance of 99.58 feet; Thence North 5557'16" East a distance of 424.35 feet; Thence North 3402'44" West a distance of 35.00 feet; Thence North 5557'16" East a distance of 204.59 feet; Thence North 3402'44" West a distance of 35.00 feet; Thence North 5557'16" East a distance of 100.00 feet; Thence South 3402'44" East a distance of 35.00 feet; Thence North 5557'16" East a distance of 536.01 feet; Thence North 6601'21" East a distance of 807.63 feet; Thence North 2358'39" West a distance of 85.00 feet; Thence South 6601'21" West a distance of 351.10 feet; to the POINT OF BEGINNING consisting of 3.323 acres more or less.
BEGINNING at a point on the westerly side of Stoney Street Thence; South 0216'22" East along said Stoney Street a distance of 10.76 feet; Thence South 6601'21" West a distance of 376.02 feet; Thence North 2358'39" West a distance of 10.00 feet; Thence South 6601'21" West a distance of 380.00 feet, to the POINT OF BEGINNING. Consisting of 0.086 acres more or less. BEGINNING at a point on the westerly side of Stoney Street Thence; South 0258'58" East along said Stoney Street a distance of 52.99 feet; Thence South 6601'21" West a distance of 351.10 feet; Thence South 2358'39" East a distance of 85.00 feet; Thence South 6601'21" West a distance of 807.63 feet; Thence South 5557'16" West a distance of 68.10 feet; Thence North 0640'32" West a distance of 1131.76 feet; Thence North 8245'53" East a distance of 410.23 feet; Thence North 8307'23" East a distance of 175.02 feet; Thence South 0444'09" East a distance 564.77 feet; Thence South 5915'30" East a distance 283.36 feet; Thence North 6601'21" East a distance of 370.51 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING. Consisting of 15.40 acres more or less.
Section 5. The conveyance authorized by the provisions of this act shall not occur until the town of Yorktown has complied with any federal requirements as applicable pertaining to the alienation or conversation of parklands, including satisfying the secretary of the interior with all conditions which the secretary of the interior deems necessary to assure that the substitution of other lands be equivalent in fair market value and recreational usefulness to the lands being alienated or converted.
Justification
Enacting this legislation is a preliminary step to an agreement between the town of Yorktown and Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC (AGT) allowing the town to relinquish ownership of land in order for the AGT to replace 26-inches of natural gas pipeline with a new 42-inch diameter natural gas pipeline along portions of its existing pipeline right-of-way from Rockland County, New York to Southern New England as long as the municipality complies with the federal requirements pertaining to the conversion of park land.
Legislative history
New Bill
Fiscal implications
To be determined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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