Bill Text: NY A09405 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 9405

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to conveying approximately 1.2 acres of land located within the forest preserve to the town of Montague, Lewis county, in order to allow the expansion of the town's barn for public use, in exchange for 26 acres of land to be conveyed by such town to the state.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-03-25 - opinion referred to judiciary [A09405 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A09405-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          9405

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                      March 6, 2024
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BLANKENBUSH -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Environmental Conservation

                    CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

        proposing an amendment to section 3 of article 14 of  the  Constitution,
          in  relation  to conveying land to the town of Montague, Lewis county,
          in order to allow the expansion of the town's barn for public use

     1    Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 3 of  article
     2  14  of the constitution be amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read
     3  as follows:
     4    3. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions and subject to legislative
     5  approval prior to actual transfer of title, the state may convey to  the
     6  town  of Montague, in the county of Lewis, for public use for the expan-
     7  sion of a town barn owned by  such  town,  approximately  1.2  acres  of
     8  forest  preserve  land  within  such town and, in exchange therefor, the
     9  town of Montague shall convey to the state for  incorporation  into  the
    10  reforestation  lands  approximately  twenty-six  acres  of  land, on the
    11  condition that the legislature shall determine that the property  to  be
    12  received  by  the  state  is  at  least equal in value to the land to be
    13  conveyed by the state.
    14    § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment  be
    15  referred  to  the  first regular legislative session convening after the
    16  next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
    17  conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
    18  published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.




         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD89124-04-4