Bill Text: NY A04633 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Directs the department of environmental conservation to lease the Rogers environmental education center to the Friends of Rogers Environmental Education Center, Inc. for a term of not less than 40 years.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - referred to environmental conservation [A04633 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-A04633-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4633 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 3, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MAGEE, CROUCH, FINCH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to providing for the lease of the Rogers environmental education center in the town of Sherburne, county of Chenango, to the Friends of Rogers Environmental Education Center, Inc., and providing for certain terms of such lease The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 3-0301 of the environmental conservation law is 2 amended by adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows: 3 6. The department, by and through the commissioner, shall, in addition 4 to any other provision of law authorizing the leasing of property under 5 its jurisdiction, lease the land, and the buildings, structures and 6 improvements thereon, constituting the Rogers environmental education 7 center in the town of Sherburne, county of Chenango, to the Friends of 8 Rogers Environmental Education Center, Inc., a not-for-profit corpo- 9 ration, for a term of not less than forty years for the purpose of the 10 operation of such center to promote the understanding of environmental 11 conservation. Such extended lease term shall be for assuring the lessee 12 of adequate protection against loss of investments in renovations and 13 improvements to, and the operation and maintenance of the Rogers envi- 14 ronmental education center during the term of the lease. Such lease 15 shall require the lessee to operate such center in a manner that will 16 encourage investment by the private sector in maintaining and operating 17 the Rogers environmental education center for public use and enjoyment, 18 in furtherance of environmental education and preservation of the 19 natural resources of such center. The lessee shall have sole discretion 20 in determining which investments by the private sector, and the parties 21 making such investments shall be accepted or rejected. The lease 22 required by this subdivision shall authorize the lessee to impose and EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08829-01-7A. 4633 2 1 collect reasonable use fees for events, programs and activities 2 conducted by it upon the grounds of the Rogers environmental education 3 center including, but not limited to, such educational programs, recre- 4 ational activities, uses of such center and fundraising events as shall 5 be determined by the lessee in its discretion; provided, however, that 6 all fees and revenue collected by the lessee shall be used exclusively 7 for the operation and maintenance of the center. Such lease shall 8 contain such terms and conditions as the commissioner shall deem neces- 9 sary to protect the public interest, insure public access and protect 10 the natural resources of the center, while not restricting the lessee's 11 use and operation thereof for the benefit and enjoyment of the public. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
