What's happening
This bill allows Stony Point to discontinue certain parklands for a public golf course, with conditions to replace parkland value.
Why it matters
Ensures No Net Loss of Public Recreation Space. The bill mandates that Stony Point must replace the value of discontinued parkland by acquiring new parkland or making capital improvements to existing parks, ensuring that the community does not lose overall recreational resources.
Protects Federal Interests and Compliance. If federal funds were previously used for the parkland, Stony Point must meet all federal requirements before proceeding, including obtaining approval from the Secretary of the Interior and ensuring any replacement land is of equal value and usefulness.
Specifies Exact Land Involved. The legislation provides a detailed legal description of the 68-acre parcel to be converted, making the scope of the change clear and limiting the potential for broader parkland alienation beyond what is specified.
Enables Continued Public Benefit Use. By specifying that the land is to be used for a public golf course, the bill retains public recreational use of the property, rather than allowing it to be sold for private development or non-recreational purposes.
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Who cares
Town of Stony Point officials
The bill would let the town discontinue parkland status and transfer approximately 68 acres for continued operation as a public golf course, subject to reinvestment and any applicable federal requirements.
Public golf course users
The authorized land transfer would be for continued operation of a public golf course.
Stony Point park and recreation users
The town would have to dedicate at least the land’s fair market value to acquiring new parkland or making capital improvements to existing park and recreation facilities.
State commissioner of general services
The bill would require the commissioner to amend the state’s deed to the town to permit the authorized transfer.
Headline styles
Allow Stony Point Park Sale
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
No co-sponsors yet.
History
- Substituted by S5281B
- Rules report cal.690
- Reported
- Reported referred to rules
- Reported referred to ways and means
- Print number 7610a
- Amend and recommit to local governments
- Referred to local governments
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.
Allow Parkland for Golf Use
Signed by Governor · Sponsor James Skoufis
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
7610--A
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 14, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. SCHMITT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT alienating certain parklands in the town of Stony Point, county of Rockland conveyed to said town pursuant to chapter 851 of the laws of 1973
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subject to the provisions of this act, the town of Stony Point, in the county of Rockland, acting by and through its governing body and upon such terms and conditions as determined by such body is hereby authorized to discontinue as parklands and to alienate the lands described in section three of this act for the continued operation of a public golf course. The commissioner of general services shall amend a deed from the state to the town conveying the lands described in section three of this act, relating to the use of such lands, in order to permit the alienation authorized pursuant to this act.
§ 2. The authorization contained in section one of this act shall take effect only upon the condition that the town of Stony Point shall dedicate an amount equal to or greater than the fair market value of the parklands being discontinued towards the acquisition of new parklands and/or capital improvements to existing park and recreational facilities.
§ 3. The parklands authorized by section one of this act to be discontinued as parkland are as follows:
BEGINNING at a point at the southeast corner of lands conveyed to the Town of Stony Point recorded in Book 81 of Patents at page 634, thence the following fourteen (14) courses and distances:
1) N 74°23'00" W a distance of 1017.36 feet to a point;
2) N 08° 39' 27" W a distance of 817.69 feet to a point;
3) S 81° 11' 33" W a distance of 957.57 feet to a point;
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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4) S 00° 00' 00" E a distance of 493.17 feet to a point;
5) S 90° 00' 00" W a distance of 100.24 feet to a point;
6) N 00° 00' 00" W a distance of 863.57 feet to a point;
7) S 90° 00' 00" W a distance of 900.00 feet to a point;
8) N 00° 00' 00" W a distance of 917.21 feet to a point;
9) S 50° 56' 41" E a distance of 530.56 feet to a point;
10) N 03° 44' 23" E a distance of 221.85 feet to a point;
11) S 75° 01' 30" E a distance of 2399.62 feet to a point;
12) S 13° 14' 35" W a distance of 570.03 feet to a point;
13) S 75° 24' 47" E a distance of 650.32 feet to a point; and
14) S 14° 06' 25" W a distance of 795.62 feet to the point or place of beginning.
Being a portion of lands conveyed by the People of the State of New York to the Town of Stony Point recorded in the Department of State in Book 81 of Patents at page 634, dated January 29, 1974.
CONTAINING 68.0 acres of land more or less.
§ 4. In the event that the town of Stony Point received any funding support or assistance from the federal government for the purchase, maintenance or improvement of the parklands set forth in section three of this act, the discontinuance and alienation of such parkland authorized by the provisions of section one of this act shall not occur until the town of Stony Point has complied with any federal requirements pertaining to the alienation or conversion of such parklands, including satisfying the secretary of the interior that the alienation or conversion complies with 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 usefulness to the lands being alienated or converted.
§ 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
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