Relates to authorizing the city of New York to transfer and convey certain city owned property to the Bedford-Stuyvesant volunteer ambulance corps, the official text

S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   7223
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 4, 2025
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 Introduced  by  Sen. PERSAUD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1
 
 AN ACT in relation to authorizing the conveyance of certain property  by
   the  city  of  New  York to the Bedford-Stuyvesant volunteer ambulance
   corps, Inc.

   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  city  of  New  York  is
 hereby  authorized  to  transfer  and  convey  to the Bedford-Stuyvesant
 volunteer ambulance corps, Inc. (BSVAC), at no cost to BSVAC,  the  land
 owned  and  leased  continuously  to BSVAC since 1989 by the city of New
 York, at 727 Greene Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, and further described in
 section two of this act for the purpose of enabling BSVAC to establish a
 permanent facility to  support  the  continued  provision  of  emergency
 medical  care  and  ambulance services, as well as training in emergency
 medical skills, to the Bedford-Stuyvesant community  in  Brooklyn.  This
 conveyance  is  in  recognition  of BSVAC's long-standing service to the
 Bedford-Stuyvesant community.
   § 2. The lands authorized by section one of this act to be transferred
 and conveyed are designated as Block 1614, Lot #1, Lot #79 and  Lot  #80
 on  the real property tax map of the city of New York for the borough of
 Brooklyn.
   § 3. The description in section two of this act is not intended to  be
 a legal description, and is intended to identify the parcel conveyed. As
 a condition of the transfer, BSVAC may elect, but shall not be required,
 to  submit to the city of New York, for its approval, an accurate survey
 and description of the lands to be conveyed, which may be  used  in  the
 conveyance thereof.
   §  4.  The  transfer and conveyance made pursuant to this act shall be
 subject to the following use restrictions and reverter:

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   (a) The land described in this act shall be  used  primarily  for  the
 purposes of operating and maintaining a volunteer ambulance service, and
 related  services,  including,  but  not  limited  to: emergency medical
 response, first aid, patient transport, equipment maintenance, community
 health  services,  preventative  care  and  wellness initiatives, mental
 health and maternal health services, and workforce development  programs
 for  individuals  seeking  careers  in emergency medical services (EMS),
 public healthcare, and public safety.
   (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 city of New York.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.