What's happening
This bill authorizes the transfer of abandoned state land in Ossining to the village for use as a museum.
Why it matters
Creates opportunity for local history and tourism. By authorizing the transfer specifically for museum use, the bill allows the Village of Ossining to create a community asset that could preserve local history, draw visitors, and stimulate economic activity.
Strict use and reversion clause ensures public benefit. The land must be used exclusively for a museum; if it is not, ownership automatically reverts to the state. This prevents the land from being repurposed for private gain or unrelated development.
Protects state financial interests and bond obligations. The bill ensures that the transfer will not negatively impact any outstanding state bonds or their tax-exempt status, safeguarding state finances and compliance with federal tax laws.
Imposes time-sensitive action and local accountability. The village must apply for the transfer within one year and begin museum use within two years, with the process requiring formal approval by the Village Board of Trustees. This ensures local commitment and prevents indefinite inaction or land banking.
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Give Ossining Land for Museum
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- Referred to rules
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Home rule request
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.172
- Rules report cal.172
- Reported
- Reported referred to rules
- Reported referred to ways and means
- Print number 7767a
- Amend (t) and recommit to governmental operations
- Referred to governmental operations
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Give Land to Ossining
In Senate Committee · Investigations And Government Operations · Sponsor David Carlucci
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STATE OF NEW YORK
7767--A
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 20, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. GALEF -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations -- recommitted to the Committee on Governmental Operations in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT authorizing the commissioner of general services to transfer and convey certain unappropriated state land to the village of Ossining, county of Westchester; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
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 but notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the commissioner of general services is hereby authorized, subject to the consent of the commissioner of corrections and community supervision, to transfer and convey to the village of Ossining in the county of Westchester, the state land described in section two of this act, owned by the department of corrections and community supervision and being a part of lot 97.10-1-4, in the village of Ossining in the county of Westchester, declared to be abandoned state land by the department of corrections and community supervision. The transfer and conveyance of the land described in section two of this act shall be made in consideration of the sum of one dollar and upon such conditions as the commissioner of general services may deem proper. If the transfer and conveyance of such land shall not have taken effect within two years of the effective date of this act, then such authority to transfer and convey shall be revoked.
§ 2. The lands authorized by section one of this act to be transferred and conveyed are as follows: ALL That certain Plot Piece or Parcel of Land situated and lying in the Town of Ossining, Village of Ossining, County of Westchester, and State
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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LBD11670-09-0
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of New York and being more particularly bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point on the division line between land of the Village of Ossining on the North and the State of New York on the South Where the same is intersected by westerly side of land now or formerly Midtown Trackage Ventures formerly the New York City and Hudson River Railroad (N.Y.C. & H.R.R.R.) said point being the Northeasterly corner of land now or formerly State of New York as shown on map entitled "County of Westchester Department of Environmental Facilities" and filed in the Westchester County Clerk's office Division of Land Records as Map No. 19196. Thence running along land now or formerly Midtown Trackage Ventures formerly the New York City and Hudson River Railroad (N.Y.C. & H.R.R.R.)South 4°39'15" East 320.11 feet to a point; Thence running though Land of the State of New York the following two (2) courses and distances South 88°00'00" West 217.08 feet to a point; North 1°55'49" West 323.26 feet to the land of the Village of Ossining; Thence along said land South 82° 34' 28" East 204.54 feet to the point and place of beginning. Containing 1.6150 Acres = 70,348 Sq. Ft.
§ 3. The description in section two of this act is not intended to be a legal description, but is intended to identify the parcel to be conveyed. As a condition of the transfer, the village of Ossining may submit to the commissioner of general services, for his or her approval, an accurate survey and description of the lands to be conveyed, which may be used in the conveyance thereof.
§ 4. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the authorization to convey the above described portion of the Sing Sing Correctional Facility shall be subject to the condition precedent that such conveyance shall not impair or result in any diminution of the obligations to holders of any bonds which financed, refinanced, or are secured by correctional facilities (or payments in respect thereof), including the Sing Sing Correctional Facility, and shall not adversely affect any exemption of interest on such bonds from federal income tax.
§ 5. The office of general services shall not transfer or convey the aforesaid land unless the application is made to the office of general services by the village of Ossining within one year after the effective date of this act. Said application shall be in the form of a resolution setting forth a comprehensive statement approved by the Ossining's Village Board of Trustees acknowledging and accepting the use restrictions set forth in section six of this act.
§ 6. The transfer and conveyance made pursuant to this act shall be subject to the following use restrictions and reverter:
(a) The land described in this act shall be used exclusively for the purposes of operating and maintaining a museum.
(b) The conveyance of the land described in this act shall contain a covenant and restriction requiring that the land be used for the purpose set forth in subdivision (a) of this section. In the event the premises are not accepted and/or used for such purposes, ownership of the land shall revert to the state of New York.
§ 7. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be deemed repealed two years after such effective date.
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