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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5929--A
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 4, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
ment Operations -- 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 state land to the Syosset central school district; and
providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, 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 to transfer and convey to the Syosset
Central School District, located in the hamlet of Syosset, town of
Oyster Bay, county of Nassau, the state land described in section two of
this act, owned by the state of New York and being in the hamlet of
Syosset, town of Oyster Bay, county of Nassau for the purpose of build-
ing new and expanding current facilities at Berry Hill Elementary
School. 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.
§ 2. The land authorized by section one of this act to be transferred
and conveyed shall be the parcel as follows:
ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and
being in Syosset, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New
York, as shown on a map prepared by H2M architects + engineers, as
project number SYSD-2501, lasted revised January 15, 2025, bounded and
described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the northwesterly side of Syosset-Cold Spring
Road the following two courses and distances along the northwesterly
side of Syosset-Cold Spring Road from the northeasterly most end of an
arc connecting the northwesterly side of Syosset-Cold Spring Road with
the northeasterly side of Renee Road:
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1. Along an arc of a curve bearing to the right having a radius of
767.765 feet with an arc length of 280.26 feet, with a chord bearing
North 40 degrees 50 minutes 55 seconds East and chord distance of 278.70
feet.
2. North 50 degrees 50 minutes 33 seconds East, 162.22 feet to the
point or place of beginning.
Thence northwesterly along the northeasterly side of land now or
formerly of Central School District 2 and lands now or formerly of 205
Melville LLC, the following two courses and distances;
1. North 33 degrees 46 minutes 42 seconds West, 498.05 feet.
2. North 37 degrees 30 minutes 38 seconds West, 537.91 feet.
Thence northeasterly along the southeasterly side of land now or
former of 205 Melville, LLC North 44 degrees 06 minutes 55 seconds East,
170.00 feet to the southwesterly side of land now or formerly of Singh
Trust.
Thence southeasterly along the southwesterly side of land now or
formerly of Singh Trust South 45 degrees 53 minutes 05 seconds East,
174.59 feet to the northwesterly most corner of land now or formerly of
Central School District 2.
Thence southeasterly along the southwesterly side of land now or
formerly of Central School District 2 South 34 degrees 51 minutes 07
seconds East, 604.18 feet to the northwesterly side of land now or
formerly of Zukov.
Thence southwesterly along the northwesterly side of land now or
formerly of Zukov South 47 degrees 21 minutes 13 seconds West, 145.98
feet.
Thence southeasterly along the southwesterly side of lands now or
former of Zukov South 33 degrees 46 minutes 42 seconds East, 270.00 feet
to the northwesterly side of Syosset-Cold Spring Road.
Thence southwesterly along the northwesterly side of Syosset-Cold
Spring Road South 50 degrees 50 minutes 33 seconds West, 35.05 feet to
the point or place of beginning.
Containing within said bounds 149,892.19 S.F. or 3.44 acres.
§ 3. As a condition of the transfer, the Syosset Central School
District may submit to the commissioner of general services, for such
commissioner's approval, an accurate survey of the lands to be conveyed,
which may be used in the conveyance thereof.
§ 4. 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 Syosset Central School District 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
Syosset Central School District board of education acknowledging and
accepting the use restrictions set forth in section five of this act.
§ 5. 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 building new and expanding current facilities at Berry Hill
Elementary School.
(b) The conveyance of the land described in this act shall contain a
covenant and restriction requiring that the land be used for the
purposes 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.
§ 6. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
deemed repealed two years after such date.Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record.