Authorizes the town of Niagara to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parklands and to convey such parklands to David Gaines, the official text

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                                  9108--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 3, 2026
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT in relation to authorizing the town of Niagara  to  alienate  and
   discontinue  the use of certain parklands and to convey such parklands
   to David Gaines
 
   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, the town of Niagara,
 county  of  Niagara,  is  hereby  authorized,  acting by and through its
 governing body, and upon such terms and conditions as determined by such
 governing body, to discontinue the use  as  parkland  and  alienate  the
 lands  described  in  section  three of this act, and to sell and convey
 property interests in such lands at fair market value to  David  Gaines,
 for the purpose of residential improvements.
   § 2. The authorization contained in section one of this act shall only
 be  effective  on  the  condition  that  the town of Niagara dedicate an
 amount equal to or greater than the fair market value of  the  parklands
 being alienated pursuant to section one of this act towards the acquisi-
 tion  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 discon-
 tinued as parklands are described as follows:
   ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Town of Niagara, Coun-
 ty of Niagara and State of New York, and being part of Lot No. 8,  Town-
 ship  13,  Range  9 of the Holland Land Purchase so called, more partic-
 ularly described as follows:
   BEGINNING at a point which is located 242 feet east of the  west  line
 of Lot No. 8 and 927.7 feet south of the north line of Lot No. 8; thence
 running  east  along a line parallel to the north line of Lot No.  8 505
 feet; thence north along a line parallel to the west line of Lot No.  8,
 346.9 feet; thence west along a line parallel to the north line  of  Lot
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 No.  8  505 feet; thence south along a line parallel to the west line of
 Lot No. 8 to the point of beginning;
   ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Town of Niagara, Coun-
 ty  of  Niagara, and State of New York, being a part of Lot No. 8, Town-
 ship 13, Range 5 of the Holland Land Purchase so  called,  more  partic-
 ularly described as follows:
   BEGINNING  at  a  point 66 feet east of the west line of Lot No. 8 and
 927.7 feet south of the north line of Lot No. 8; thence easterly along a
 line parallel to the north line of Lot No. 8,  681  feet;  thence  south
 along  a  line  parallel  to the west line of Lot No. 8, 66 feet; thence
 west along a line parallel to the north line of Lot  No.  8,  681  feet;
 thence north 66 feet to the point of beginning; and
   ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Town of Niagara, Coun-
 ty  of Niagara and State of New York, and being part of Lot No. 8, Town-
 ship 13, Range 5 of the Holland Land Purchase so  called,  more  partic-
 ularly described as follows:
   BEGINNING  at  a point which is located 242 feet east of the west line
 of Lot No. 8 and 927.7 feet south of the north line of Lot No. 8; thence
 running east along a line parallel to the north of Lot No. 8, 505  feet;
 thence  north along a line parallel to the west line of Lot No. 8, 346.9
 feet; thence west along a line parallel to the north line of Lot No.  8,
 505 feet; thence south along a line parallel to the west line of Lot No.
 8  to  the  point  of beginning. Containing a total of approximately 5.1
 acres of land, more or less.
   § 4. In the event that  the  town  of  Niagara  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 parklands author-
 ized  by  the  provisions  of this act shall not occur until the town of
 Niagara has complied with any federal  requirements  pertaining  to  the
 alienation  or  conversion of parklands, including satisfying the secre-
 tary 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.