Authorizes the use of certain park lands for any school purposes, the official text

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                                  7744--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 2, 2025
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  FAHY  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Cities  2  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend chapter 885 of the laws of 1953 authorizing the city of
   Albany to discontinue the use of certain park lands for the purpose of
   using such lands for public school purposes, in relation to  authoriz-
   ing the use of such lands for any school purposes
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 885 of the laws  of  1953  authorizing
 the  city of Albany to discontinue the use of certain park lands for the
 purpose of using such lands for public school purposes,  is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   Section 1. [Notwithstanding any inconsistent general, special or local
 law,]  SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT, the city of Albany, ACTING
 BY AND THROUGH ITS GOVERNING BODY, may discontinue  as  park  lands  AND
 SELL  AND  CONVEY  AT  FAIR MARKET VALUE four and one-half acres of land
 within the hereinafter described bounds and heretofore acquired and used
 by such city for park purposes and constituting a portion  of  the  park
 commonly  known  as Lincoln Park, in the city of Albany, for the purpose
 of  using  such  lands  for  [public]  ANY  school  purposes   and   the
 construction  of  [public]  ANY  school buildings, including streets for
 ingress and egress.
   § 2. Chapter 885 of the laws of 1953 authorizing the city of Albany to
 discontinue the use of certain park lands for the purpose of using  such
 lands  for public school purposes, is amended by adding two new sections
 1-a and 2-a to read as follows:
   § 1-A. THE AUTHORIZATION CONTAINED IN SECTION ONE OF  THIS  ACT  SHALL
 ONLY  BE  EFFECTIVE ON THE CONDITION THAT THE CITY OF ALBANY DEDICATE AN
 AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THE PARKLANDS BEING
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 DISCONTINUED PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE OF THIS ACT TOWARDS THE ACQUISITION
 OF NEW PARKLANDS AND/OR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO EXISTING PARK AND RECRE-
 ATIONAL FACILITIES.
   §  2-A.  IN  THE  EVENT THAT THE   CITY OF ALBANY RECEIVED ANY FUNDING
 SUPPORT OR ASSISTANCE FROM THE  FEDERAL  GOVERNMENT  FOR  THE  PURCHASE,
 MAINTENANCE, OR IMPROVEMENT OF THE PARKLANDS SET FORTH IN SECTION TWO OF
 THIS ACT, THE DISCONTINUANCE AND ALIENATION OF SUCH PARKLANDS AUTHORIZED
 BY  THE  PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT SHALL NOT OCCUR UNTIL THE CITY OF ALBANY
 HAS COMPLIED WITH ANY FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS PERTAINING TO THE  ALIENATION
 OR  CONVERSION  OF  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.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.