Bill Text: NY S06244 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes the town of Hempstead to transfer ownership of certain parkland constituting the town marina to the village of Freeport.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-05-08 - referred to local governments [S06244 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S06244-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6244

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                      April 6, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  THOMAS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

        AN ACT authorizing the  town  of  Hempstead  to  transfer  ownership  of
          certain parkland to the village of Freeport

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the  contrary,
     2  the town of Hempstead, acting by and through its governing body is here-
     3  by  authorized and empowered to convey the property described in section
     4  two of this act, which was heretofore used by such town for park  and/or
     5  recreational  purposes,  upon  terms agreed upon between the parties, to
     6  the village of Freeport for use by such village for park  and/or  recre-
     7  ational purposes, provided, however, that such village of Freeport shall
     8  continue  to provide access to such parkland and/or recreational facili-
     9  ties to all residents of the town of Hempstead and the village shall not
    10  enact any fees or charges which are higher for town  residents  who  are
    11  not  village  residents.  Any  revenues  received from the town from the
    12  transfer shall be used for capital  improvements  of  existing  park  or
    13  recreational  and/or  the acquisition of additional park or recreational
    14  facilities.
    15    § 2. The lands referred to in section one of  this  act  are  located,
    16  bounded and described as follows:
    17    ALL  that  certain  plot,  piece  or  parcel of land together with the
    18  improvements thereon, situate,  lying  and  being  in  the  Incorporated
    19  Village  of  Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New
    20  York being known and designated as and by Section 62 Block C Lot 102  on
    21  the  Land  and Tax Map of Nassau County bounded and described thereon as
    22  follows:
    23    BEGINNING at a point on the easterly side of So.  Grove  Street  a/k/a
    24  Guy  Lombardo  Boulevard,  distant 343.87 feet southerly from the corner
    25  formed by the intersection of the easterly side of So. Grove Street with

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  the southerly side of Howard Avenue, which said point  of  beginning  is
     2  also  the  corner formed by the intersection of the easterly side of So.
     3  Grove Street with the southerly side of Anchorage Way;
     4    RUNNING  THENCE the following four (4) courses and distances along the
     5  easterly side of So. Grove Street:
     6    1. Southerly, 703.92 feet, to an angle point in said easterly side  of
     7  So.  Grove Street;
     8    2.  Southeasterly, 305.76 feet to another angle point in said easterly
     9  side of So. Grove Street;
    10    3. Southeasterly, 403.71 feet to another angle point in said  easterly
    11  side of So. Grove Street;
    12    4.  Southerly,  470 feet to the northerly line of Tax Lot 151, Section
    13  62, Block 102 on the said Land and Tax Map of Nassau County;
    14    RUNNING THENCE the following three (3) courses and distances along the
    15  northerly and easterly lines of said Tax Lot 151, Section 62, Block 102:
    16    1. Easterly, along the northerly line of said tax lot, 63.0 feet to  a
    17  point on the easterly line of said tax lot;
    18    2.  Southerly, along the easterly line of said tax lot, 249.70 feet to
    19  an angle point in said easterly line of said tax lot;
    20    3. Southerly, still along the easterly line of  said  tax  lot,  70.00
    21  feet to The Narrows (Freeport River);
    22    RUNNING  THENCE  Easterly, along The Narrows, 740 feet more or less to
    23  the westerly line of Hudson Bay;
    24    RUNNING THENCE along the westerly line of Hudson Bay, 1100  feet  more
    25  or less to the southerly line of Tax Lot 103, Section 62, Block C;
    26    THENCE Westerly, along the southerly line of said tax lot, 96.39 feet,
    27  to a point on the westerly line of said tax lot;
    28    RUNNING THENCE Northwesterly, along the said westerly line of said tax
    29  and  the  westerly  lines  of  Tax  Lots 104 and 471, 294.78 feet to the
    30  northwesterly side of Anchorage Way;
    31    RUNNING THENCE the following six (6) courses and distances  along  the
    32  southwesterly and southerly sides of Anchorage Way:
    33    1.  Northwesterly,  315.69 feet to an angle point in the southwesterly
    34  side of Anchorage Way;
    35    2. Northwesterly, 300.48 feet to another angle point in the  southwes-
    36  terly side of Anchorage Way;
    37    3. Westerly, 83.70 feet, along the southwesterly and southerly side of
    38  Anchorage  Way to another angle point in the southerly side of Anchorage
    39  Way;
    40    4. Westerly, along the southerly side of Anchorage Way, 83.70 feet  to
    41  another angle point in the southerly side of Anchorage Way;
    42    5. Westerly, along the southerly side of Anchorage Way, 182.87 feet to
    43  another angle point in the southerly side of Anchorage Way;
    44    6. Westerly, along the southerly side of Anchorage Way, 272.96 feet to
    45  another angle point in the southerly side of Anchorage Way; and,
    46    7. Westerly, along the southerly side of Anchorage Way, 110.15 feet to
    47  the point or place of BEGINNING.
    48    §  3.  The  land to be transferred pursuant to this act and all struc-
    49  tures and facilities situated on such land shall  be  maintained,  owned
    50  and  operated  for  park purposes by the village of Freeport. The use of
    51  such parkland and facilities shall continue to be made available to  the
    52  general  public of the state of New York, including all residents of the
    53  town of Hempstead and the village of Freeport.
    54    § 4. Where availability of such  public  parkland  and  facilities  is
    55  limited,  the  use of such parkland and facilities must be determined by
    56  an equitable method which provides priority use to the general public of
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     1  the state of New York, including all residents of the town of  Hempstead
     2  and  the  village of Freeport, based on a reservation policy for free or
     3  for a nominal charge. Fees charged to non-residents of the town of Hemp-
     4  stead or the village of Freeport shall not exceed twice those charged to
     5  residents  of  such  town or village. Where there is no charge for resi-
     6  dents of such town or village but a fee  is  charged  to  non-residents,
     7  non-residents  fees cannot exceed fees charged for residents at compara-
     8  ble state or local public facilities. Reservation, membership or  annual
     9  permit  systems available to residents must also be available to non-re-
    10  sidents and the period of availability must be the same for  both  resi-
    11  dents and non-residents.
    12    § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.